Template:Infobox family event: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:15, 27 July 2025

Template: Infobox family event

This template creates a simple infobox for family history stories and events using standard wiki table formatting. It requires no external templates.

Usage

Place this at the top of a page like so:

{{Infobox family event
| title       = The Titanic Legend
| date        = February–April 1912
| location    = Sheffield, England → Renovo, Pennsylvania
| key_people  = [[Alice Swift]], [[Charles Swift]], [[Daisy Swift]]
| type        = Family legend / maritime travel
| outcome     = Avoided sailing on Titanic; emigrated safely
}}

Parameters

title: Title of the event
date: When it happened
location: Where it happened
key_people: Main people involved (can use internal links)
type: Migration, war, legend, etc.
outcome: What happened as a result

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 <includeonly>
-{{Infobox
+{| class="wikitable" style="width:320px; background:#f9f9f9; font-size:90%; float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em;"
-| bodystyle   = width: 320px; background: #f9f9f9; font-size: 90%;
+|+ style="background:#cedff2; font-size:110%; font-weight:bold; padding:0.3em;" | {{{title|Family Event}}}
-| name        = {{{title|}}}
+|-
-| title       = {{{title|Family Event}}}
+! style="width:100px;" | Date
-| titlestyle  = background:#cedff2; font-size: 110%; font-weight: bold; padding: 0.3em;
+| {{{date|Unknown}}}
+|-
-| label1      = Date
+! Location
-| data1       = {{{date|Unknown}}}
+| {{{location|Unknown}}}
+|-
-| label2      = Location
+! Key People
-| data2       = {{{location|Unknown}}}
+| {{{key_people|}}}
+|-
-| label3      = Key People
+! Type
-| data3       = {{{key_people|}}}
+| {{{type|}}}
+|-
-| label4      = Type
+! Outcome
-| data4       = {{{type|}}}
+| {{{outcome|}}}
+|}
-| label5      = Outcome
-| data5       = {{{outcome|}}}
-}}
 </includeonly>
 <noinclude>
 == Template: Infobox family event ==
-This is a custom infobox for family history articles describing specific events (e.g. emigrations, migrations, wartime stories, legends, etc.).
+This template creates a simple infobox for family history stories and events using standard wiki table formatting. It requires no external templates.
 === Usage ===
-Paste this at the top of any page about a family story or event:
+Place this at the top of a page like so:
 <pre>
@@ Line 42: / Line 39: @@
 === Parameters ===
-* '''title''': Title of the event or story
+* '''title''': Title of the event
-* '''date''': Date range or year of the event
+* '''date''': When it happened
-* '''location''': Where the event occurred
+* '''location''': Where it happened
-* '''key_people''': Main individuals involved (use internal links)
+* '''key_people''': Main people involved (can use internal links)
-* '''type''': Short descriptor (e.g. migration, war service, legend)
+* '''type''': Migration, war, legend, etc.
-* '''outcome''': What happened
+* '''outcome''': What happened as a result
 </noinclude>