Help:Userboxes

Instructions
User info boxes, or user boxes, are small tags that can be placed on your user page to denote affiliations, hobbies, achievements, etc. They can be either public (in the Template namespace), or private (in the User namespace).

Existing User Boxes: User Info Boxes

It's not polite to use unlisted user boxes without permission!

Note: When at all possible, please use user info boxes that have already been created.

Using a User Info Box
Using a user box is as simple as adding the template to your user page. For example, the TF2 Junky userbox can be found at Template:User TF2 junky.

To add a public user box to your page, you include the template like so:

The above example produces the following on your user page:

To add a private user box, you must use the full path to the template, as follows:

The above example produces the following user box:

Note: Note that when including a user box from the User namespace, you MUST include the Template prefix.

Creating a User Info Box
Very widely used user boxes (such as Template:User TF2 junky) should be created in the Template namespace. All other user boxes should be in the User namespace (such as User:Firestorm/Template:User Example).


 * 1. Navigate to the page you wish to use for your userbox.


 * The naming convention for user boxes is:
 * Template:User Name of user box


 * ALL user boxes should be prefixed with "User" to avoid any conflicts with articles.


 * 2. Copy the code below. Do NOT edit the global user box template.




 * 3. Edit everything to the right of the = sign as desired.
 * Note: The maximum text size for the id is 24! Do not exceed this value, or the box will stretch.


 * 4. (Optional) If you want your user box to be listed as public, go to User Info Boxes and add the following (Replace USERBOX NAME with the name of your user box):