Board Thread:New on Baldurs Gate Wiki/@comment-1883569-20170607202244

Hello everyone,

With help from the fandom staff member JoePlay, I have updated all the nabox template on this wiki, which allows us to make more advanced navbox templates, like this one. The improvement will allow us to improve navigation on this wiki. As a consequence of this update, it means that the older navboxes are no longer functional, like the navboxes on the chapter pages of the games.

Some ideas for navbox templates
With the update, we can create navboxes for:


 * Weapons


 * Weapons (Baldur's Gate), creating groups for the weapon proficiencies which were used only in the original Baldur's Gate.


 * Potions


 * Spells


 * Areas and the buildings and dungeons in an area


 * Abilities


 * Classes and the class kits

And many more I haven't thought about yet.

How to make a new navbox template
Like any normal page, you can create a template by clicking on the Contribute button and then selection the option Add a Page in the dropdown menu. The name of the new template has to start with: Template:

Otherwise, the software won't recognize the page as a template and then it will not work. After that, enter the name of the template. For example: Template:Body armor. Before you edit the page, you have to select which type of template it is. Select navbox.

After you have made the page, it is best to copy the codes from the template mentioned above to your template. Then you have a functioning template and you only have to make some adjustments according to the content of the template. Use the preview edit button to see how your template looks like while making one.

When you are pleased with the result, save the result like any other edit.

What to do if the template doesn't work or works as intended
In the case the template doesn't work, leave a message here or on my talk page.

How to add the template to the page
You can add the template on a page by clicking Add other template, then enter the name of the template and finally click on the template or entering the following line in the source code mode. For example:

Improving this templates and standard practices
If you have ideas on improving some existing templates or have some ideas for standards for this type of templates, leave a post on this forum.

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I hope that I have given enough information for now and that you can make some navbox templates yourself!

23dutch45man, Bureaucrat of this wiki 