Template:Banner/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Banner.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

{{banner}} is a metatemplate for creating banner template bases, that in turn can be used to create banner templates informing on official Mozilla product releases. See the list of templates to the right for existing banner templates based on this metatemplate.

Look for existing product banner templates first!
Don't use this template unless you are making a banner base template for a Mozilla product which doesn't yet have a release banner of it own, and you explicitly have been given that assignment by a team leader for that product. See the list to the right for existing product banner templates. If you just wish to create a message box, go to #See also for template alternatives.

Parameters

There are 13 parameters in total, all named and none of which is required for the template to work.

List of parameters

Syntax

The template's syntax is

{{banner|bgcolor= |color= |logo= |product= |version= |gecko= |type= |release_date= |current_channel= |merge_date= |merge_week= |next_channel= }}

When creating a new product banner base, you should include all relevant parameters, even those you may not need to use for the base template itself. You might need the extra options in subsequent templates.

See also

• {{admon}}: four messagebox templates for four different message types.
  1. {{admon/caution}}
  2. {{admon/important}}
  3. {{admon/note}}
  4. {{admon/tip}}
• {{message}}: base template for creating a custom message box.
• {{message/box}}: a more complex, but also more versatile version of {{message}}.
• {{label}}: for important information. Use with caution!
• {{warning}}: for warning messages. Use with caution!
• {{blackboxwarning}}: for extremely important warning messages. Use only if absolutely necessary!