Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Newsroom/Formatting/Cheatsheet

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{{Wikipedia:Signpost/Template:Signpost-article-start|{{{1|A quick reference for Signpost layout code}}}|By Evad37|27 January 2016}}

This is a quick reference of how to accomplish various formatting styles in Signpost articles. For further information, see the formatting guide.

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Description !Code !Notes
Sub-article headlings \|===Introduction to layout=== \|Articles can have multiple subheadings
rowspan=2\|High-res, wide-format images \|{{Signpost inline image\|image=File:Foo.jpg\|caption=Your caption.}} \|Place before article headings; only use sparingly within articles
{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Inline image resizable\|width=600\|image=File:Foo.jpg\|caption=Your caption.}} \|Adjust width number to suit.
Image in the right-hand column \|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler image-v2\|image=File:Foo.svg\|caption=Some caption}} \|Default size is `300x300px`, specify a manual size using the {{para\|size}}
Interactive poll \|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler poll-v2\|option1=Yes\|votepage=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Voter/Issues/Test Poll/Votes\|option2=No\|question=An open poll.}} \|To set up a votepage: save the page, then follow the link in the error message; polls with fewer than ten responses will not display results
Quotation \|{{Signpost quote\|Your quote}} \|
Lengthy quotation \|{{Signpost inline quote\|Your quote\|source=Attribution}} \|Displayed with a green background
Right-hanging quote \|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler quote-v2\|Your quote}} \|Can also specify {{para\|author}} and {{para\|source}}
Graph or chart \|{{Graph:Chart}} \|See template documentation; set {{para\|width\|800}} to take up the full width, or preferably embed on the right-hand side (see Filler frame)
Filler frame: embed any content on the right-hand side \|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler frame-v2\|1=Your stuff\|caption=A caption}} \|`300px` wide by default, or set {{para\|width}} parameter
Article tag inline ("For more Signpost coverage on [tag] see our [tag] series") \|{{Signpost series\|type=inline\|tag=your tag}} \|Place at the very end of a section or article
Article tag sidebar ("RELATED ARTICLES: [SERIESTITLE]") \|{{Signpost series\|type=sidebar-v2\|tag=gendergap\|seriestitle=Gender gap}} \|`tag` – tag to be used; `seriestitle` – name of the tag as it will appear;
In brief images \|{{Signpost brief filler image\|image=\|caption=\|size=}} \|
Link to a specific place in a previous article (e.g. an "in brief" item) \|{{anchor\|Linkname}} \|Place at the point to be linked to in previous article); then you can use link text to link to that point
Citing Signpost coverage from the same issue \|(see Signpost coverage) \|Less common
Citing Signpost coverage from a previous issue \|(see previous Signpost coverage) \|More common
Asserting authorship \|– {{small\|R}} \|Placed at the end of the piece / section

Description

!Code

!Notes

Sub-article headlings

|===Introduction to layout===

|Articles can have multiple subheadings

rowspan=2|High-res, wide-format images

|{{Signpost inline image|image=File:Foo.jpg|caption=Your caption.}}

|Place before article headings; only use sparingly within articles

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Inline image resizable|width=600|image=File:Foo.jpg|caption=Your caption.}}

|Adjust width number to suit.

Image in the right-hand column

|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler image-v2|image=File:Foo.svg|caption=Some caption}}

|Default size is 300x300px, specify a manual size using the {{para|size}}

Interactive poll

|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler poll-v2|option1=Yes|votepage=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Voter/Issues/Test Poll/Votes|option2=No|question=An open poll.}}

|To set up a votepage: save the page, then follow the link in the error message;
polls with fewer than ten responses will not display results

Quotation

|{{Signpost quote|Your quote}}

Lengthy quotation

|{{Signpost inline quote|Your quote|source=Attribution}}

|Displayed with a green background

Right-hanging quote

|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler quote-v2|Your quote}}

|Can also specify {{para|author}} and {{para|source}}

Graph or chart

|{{Graph:Chart}}

|See template documentation; set {{para|width|800}} to take up the full width, or preferably embed on the right-hand side (see Filler frame)

Filler frame: embed any content on the right-hand side

|{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler frame-v2|1=Your stuff|caption=A caption}}

|300px wide by default, or set {{para|width}} parameter

Article tag inline

("For more Signpost coverage on [tag] see our [tag] series")

|{{Signpost series|type=inline|tag=your tag}}

|Place at the very end of a section or article

Article tag sidebar

("RELATED ARTICLES: [SERIESTITLE]")

|{{Signpost series|type=sidebar-v2|tag=gendergap|seriestitle=Gender gap}}

|tag – tag to be used;
seriestitle – name of the tag as it will appear;

In brief images

|{{Signpost brief filler image|image=|caption=|size=}}

Link to a specific place in a previous article (e.g. an "in brief" item)

|{{anchor|Linkname}}

|Place at the point to be linked to in previous article); then you can use link text to link to that point

Citing Signpost coverage from the same issue

|(see Signpost coverage)

|Less common

Citing Signpost coverage from a previous issue

|(see previous Signpost coverage)

|More common

Asserting authorship

|– {{small|R}}

|Placed at the end of the piece / section

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