Help:Wiki University Wikitext--Infobox - Placing

How to place an infobox

 * Given that infoboxes are a templates, they are placed like templates with double opening and closing curly brackets like so:

The big difference is when you embed the infobox template you must add the parameter coding as shown below:


 * NOTICE each parameter is now substituted with a:
 * | parameter=

Here is the final product:
 * You add the information after the = sign. Here is the coding example for a fictitious organization:


 * NOTICE the name of the organization and the image is centered. We built these attributes into the infobox when we created it.  It is also floated to the right side.

Edit an infobox
When you need to edit the infobox, you edit the page where the infobox is embedded as normal. The infobox coding will show up in the page coding. Then you make whatever changes you want to the infobox coding. The ability to make changes or add to other pages with different information makes infoboxes very useful tools.

Customize infoboxes

 * Be creative when creating these infoboxes. Try different background colors, different kinds of borders, etc.

Existing infoboxes

 * There are hundreds of infoboxes already created. Please check to see if there is one that might apply to your needs.
 * Be careful with these existing infoboxes. Some of them have built in features not covered in this chapter.
 * Many only require the image name without the square brackets or the word "File" to place the image: Missouri.png not [[File:Missouri.png]]
 * If you see the brackets in the infobox, you will know you can leave them out.

Try these out


 Exercises Here is an existing infobox. Copy and paste this coding in your sandbox and fill out the information for the county you were born in: Check your answers
 * This an existing infobox for US Counties. You will not need the square brackets and the word "File:" to place the required images.

 Quick Quiz
 * Once the information after the equal signs is entered and saved, there is no changing the parameters.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes can only be used on county pages.
 * A. True
 * B. False


 * Infoboxes are limited just to genealogical organizations.
 * A. True
 * B. False

Check your answers