Infoboxes hold important points of a topic of a specific character, a world, etc. And they're common on 95% of articles. Some infoboxes such as {{Reviews}} hold information about reviews and ratings about the game, and the character and group infoboxes contains a complex set of parameters and layout, and formatting changes as it is subject to vandalism and only admins are allowed to make changes to it.
Adding an infobox
To add an infobox on Visual Editor, simply click on "Insert", then "Infobox", there are three infoboxes for characters, worlds, soundtracks, games, and more. The most common ones are characters.
Alternatively on Source Editor, copy the source code on its template documentation and start filling in the correct parameters.
Adding multiple images
You can add multiple images on an infobox by using the <gallery>
tag. Although it can be possible on Visual Editor, it its recommended to add this when you're in Source Editor.
You can do this using this format:
<gallery> Image.png|Title 1 Image2.png|Title 2 Image3.png|Title 3 Image4.png|Title 4 </gallery>
Formatting
Commonly used templates in an infobox are {{color}}, {{small}}, and {{infolist}} or {{plainlist}}. Templates can be placed inside of templates.
Small
{{small}} does exactly what it does, it shrinks text by 80% and it's used for additional context or data.
Infolist and Plainlist
{{flatlist}} is used to replace the usage of <br/>
tag per line or empty gaps in each line. The template always starts as a bulleted list and will display as one line. Otherwise, it wouldn't work.
{{plainlist}} is similar to infolist, but its key difference is it has a wide range of customization and is specifically used on the colors
parameter.
{{flatlist| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 }}
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- Item 1
- Item 2
- Item 3
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{{infolist| * Item 1 * Item 2 * Item 3 }} Example:
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Item 1<br> Item 2<br> Item 3 ... or this...
Example:
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Color
{{Color}} is used and specifically in the colors
parameter, requires to be placed under the {{plainlist}} template that doesn't require an indent. This can get confusing since it nests templates on top of other templates. Your key note is when nesting multiple templates, you'll notice a purple highlight getting darker. So don't forget to close them with a }}
closing double brackets. See example.
Icons
Not to be confused with icons that appear on the top-right on the page. Icons that appear such as obtainable clovers, medals, coins, etc. These are the templates that can be used into infoboxes:
- {{Clover icon}}
- {{Medal icon}}
- {{Coin icon}}
- {{Platform icons}}
- {{Streaming icons}}
- {{Flags}}
Complicated infobox parameters
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