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

Mozilla product banner templates
FIREFOX
{{FxBanner}} (base)
{{FxBannerRelease}}
{{FxBannerBeta}}
{{FxBannerAurora}}
{{FxBannerNightly}}
FIREFOX OS
{{FxOSBanner}} (base)
{{FxOSBannerRelease}}
{{FxOSBannerBeta}}
{{FxOSBannerAurora}}
{{FxOSBannerNightly}}
SEAMONKEY
{{SMBanner}} (base)
{{SMBannerRelease}}
{{SMBannerBeta}}
{{SMBannerAurora}}
{{SMBannerNightly}}
THUNDERBIRD
{{TbBanner}} (base)
{{TbBannerRelease}}
{{TbBannerBeta}}
{{TbBannerAurora}}
{{TbBannerNightly}}

{{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

Template parameters
Element	Parameter	Description	Default value
Box	bgcolor	Background colour	#ccc
	color	Text colour	black
Image	logo	Product logotype	null
Text	product	Mozilla product	null
	version	Product version	null
	gecko	Gecko version	null
	type	Product release type	merge
	release_date	Release date	null
	merge_date	Date of merging	null
	merge_week	Week of merging	null
	current_channel	Current channel in the development chain	null
	next_channel	Next channel in the development chain	another

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!