This Xy trio of templates can create an example table to help document the use of a userbox template.

The Xy template trio comprises the following three templates:

Each of these templates may be invoked without the Template: prefix and in lower case.

Template:Xytop

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Template:Xytop always comes first to create the table headings.

{{xytop|cat}}

where:

  • cat is an optional category column.

Examples

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{{xytop}} creates:

Place this Wikitext on your user page to create this userbox

{{xytop|cat}} creates:

Place this Wikitext on your user page to create this userbox and add your user page to:

Template:Xy

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Template:Xy creates a single table row with the template Wiki markup, the template box, and a link to the list of pages that link to the called template.

{{xy|template|par1|...|par12|cat1=|...|cat6=|link=}}

where:

  • template is the required template name without the Template: prefix.
  • par1|...|par12 are up to 12 optional template parameters.
  • cat1=|...|cat6= are up to 6 optional categories without the Category: prefix.
  • link= is an optional template link. (default=no)

A zero-width space   may be used to represent a missing parameter.

Examples

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{{xy|User lives in}} creates:

{{User lives in}}
This user currently resides on
Planet Earth
.

{{xy|User visited|Nunavut}} creates:

{{User visited|Nunavut}}
This user has visited the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

{{xy|User coord|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W|link=yes}} creates:

{{User coord|51|28|40.12|N|0|0|5.31|W}}
This user is currently near geocoordinates
51°28′40.12″N 0°0′5.31″W / 51.4778111°N 0.0014750°W / 51.4778111; -0.0014750

{{xy|User in Ethiopia|5|cat1=Wikipedians in Ethiopia}} creates:

{{User in Ethiopia|5}}
This user is a student in Ethiopia.
Category:Wikipedians in Ethiopia

Template:Xyend

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Template:Xyend always comes last and completes the table.

{{xyend}}

Template:Xyend is interchangeable with Template:Yyend or the Wikitext |}.

Example table

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The following Wiki markup:

{{xytop|cat}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|USA|valor|1|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Army}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|USAF|merit|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Air Force}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|USCG|merit|3|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Coast Guard}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|USMC|valor|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Marine Corps}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|USN|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Navy}}
{{xy|User Com Medal|JS|&#82​03;|2|cat1=Wikipedians who served in the United States Armed Forces}}
{{xyend}}

creates the following example table:

Place this Wikitext on your user page to create this userbox and add your user page to:
{{User Com Medal|USA|valor|1}}
This user was awarded the U.S.
Army
Commendation Medal for Valor
with one oak leaf cluster.
Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Army
{{User Com Medal|USAF|merit|2}}
This user was awarded the U.S.
Air Force
Commendation Medal
with two oak leaf clusters.
Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Air Force
{{User Com Medal|USCG|merit|3}}
This user was awarded the U.S.
Coast Guard
Commendation Medal
with three stars.
Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Coast Guard
{{User Com Medal|USMC|valor}} Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Marine Corps
{{User Com Medal|USN}}
This user was awarded the U.S.
Navy
and Marine Corps Commendation Medal
.
Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Navy
{{User Com Medal|JS|​|2}}
This user was awarded the U.S.
Joint Service
Commendation Medal
with two oak leaf clusters.
Category:Wikipedians who served in the United States Armed Forces

See also

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