* <code>icon size</code>: Size of the icon displayed. Default is 60px.
* <code>icon size</code>: Size of the icon displayed. Default is 60px.
* <code>label</code>: Displays a label that can be used for alerts. Useful if an emoji is used as an icon instead of an image. In this case:
* <code>label</code>: Displays a label that can be used for alerts. Useful if an emoji is used as an icon instead of an image. In this case:
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=== Types and examples ===
=== Types and examples ===
{{Mbox|text=Messagebox of '''delete''' type. Typically used for pages whose content is deprecated or to be deleted.|type=delete}}
{{Mbox|text=Messagebox of '''delete''' type. Typically used for pages whose content is deprecated or to be deleted.|type=delete}}
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{{Mbox|text=Messagebox of '''protection''' type. Denotes pages that are protected from editing.|type=protection}}
{{Mbox|text=Messagebox of '''protection''' type. Denotes pages that are protected from editing.|type=protection}}
=== Technical notes ===
This template uses MediaWiki's <code><nowiki>{{#tag: }}</nowiki></code> parser function to dynamically load the stylesheet based on parameters.
Normally, TemplateStyles are loaded using a literal tag such as:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
<templatestyles src="mbox/styles.css" />
</syntaxhighlight>
However, the <code>src</code> attribute of <code><nowiki><templatestyles></nowiki></code> does not accept template parameters when written directly (e.g. <code><nowiki><templatestyles src="{{{class}}}/styles.css" /></nowiki></code>), as it will produce an "Invalid title for TemplateStyles' <code>src</code> attribute" error.
To work around this limitation, the <code>{{#tag:}}</code> parser function can be used instead:
This allows the stylesheet source to be constructed dynamically from template parameters. For example, when <code>class=alert</code> is passed, the template will load the stylesheet for <code>Template:Alert/styles.css</code> rather than the default Mbox styles.
This approach is required whenever TemplateStyles must be selected conditionally or via parameters.
=== See also ===
=== See also ===
* [[Template: Alert]]
* [[Template: Alert]]
Revision as of 21:11, 3 February 2026
This template is a metatemplate. It is used to build other templates and should not be used standalone, except for testing or simple usage.
The Mbox template is a metatemplate which is used to create message boxes which are placed at the top of a page. It is intended to be used in other templates for messages which are expected to be used on multiple pages.
Usage
The template accepts the following parameters:
class: Defines the "class" of the message box ("mbox" for a standard message box, "alert" for alerts, etc.)
type: Defines the color of the left border; the type should be chosen according to context, not for aesthetic reasons. Types are described in the next section.
text: Message to be displayed in the box.
icon: Icon to be displayed in the box, if provided. Icons appear on the left side of the message box.
icon size: Size of the icon displayed. Default is 60px.
label: Displays a label that can be used for alerts. Useful if an emoji is used as an icon instead of an image. In this case:
Types and examples
Messagebox of delete type. Typically used for pages whose content is deprecated or to be deleted.
Messagebox of content type. Typically used for pages whose content requires verification or rewriting.
Messagebox of style type. Typically used for pages whose writing deviates from the wiki's standards.
Messagebox of ready type. Used to denote wiki features (such as templates) that are ready for use.
Messagebox of notice type. Used to denote general notices. Most messageboxes are of this type.
Messagebox of move type. Denotes pages that are to be moved.
Messagebox of protection type. Denotes pages that are protected from editing.
