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).

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

Note: When 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 Aperture Science Employee userbox can be found at Template:User Aperture Science Employee.

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

The above example produces the following userbox:

Displaying several User Info Boxes
Userboxes cannot be simply piled onto a user page, as this causes them to stack diagonally. The simplest way to display them is to use a table, which will arrange them into a grid.

The above example produces the following:

This code can be used to display between 1 and 4 columns of userboxes. More rows can be added by inserting  into the table:

The above example produces the following:

Parameters
Some userboxes require additional parameters to work properly. A parameter is added to the template with a | symbol separating it from the template title: will generate:

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

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 Aperture Science Employee) should be created in the Template namespace. All other user boxes should be in the User namespace (such as User:CountDOODOO/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 Portal Wiki:Userboxes and add the following (Replace USERBOX NAME with the name of your user box):