User talk:MWQs
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Sandboxes
are by definition not in main space - please do not activate live categories in sandbox space. I have disabled your current items. Thank you. JarrahTree 06:31, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm not sure what you mean? Did you fix it all already or do I need to do something? MWQs (talk) 21:47, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
infobox fusion
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Abu Mahmoud | |
|---|---|
| أبو محمود | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1960 London |
| Died | 19 January 2010 (aged 49) Dublin |
| Resting place | Glasgow |
| Political party | Sinn Fein |
| Parent | His father was from Melbourne |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | IRA |
| Rank | Chief Logistics Office |
How do I combine infobox thingies if none of the existing options have all the relevant fields? Like if a person had a few different careers?
MWQs (talk) 23:24, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
- Try looking at the source for the infobox on John Glenn where the
| module= {{Infoboxmethod is used to chain infoboxes. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 00:58, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmcgnh, Thank you for the example, that helped a bit. But I still can't get it to fit together, I keep getting a box in a box. I tried a few combinations of different infoboxes, the results were a bit different, I think for a few of them I managed to make the "child" parameter work to stop the name doubling up, but none of them fit together neatly like the example. MWQs (talk) 06:22, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Sometimes the child parameter works, other times you may have to use the embed parameter. Check the infobox's documentation in each case. I'm sure there is work that could be done to make the infoboxes more consistent, but they are already such a sprawling mess that you just have to adapt rather than wait for everything to be rationalized.
- You should also be careful about how the different infoboxes handle similar data to avoid repetitions or odd-looking placements. For instance, the parameters for birthplace and burial place (resting place) from the outer infobox should be used instead of the ones from the child infobox. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 08:09, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. @Jmcgnh The key details just ended up that way around because I kept swapping the nesting trying to make it work. MWQs (talk) 07:11, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- How difficult is it to add one extra parameter to a box? If I find a box that has all except one, can I just add the missing field myself somehow? MWQs (talk) 07:12, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
- I doubt it's all that difficult, technically, but it may require permissions or getting consensus. You would need to look carefully at the documentation for Template:Infobox to see how your new field could be made to fit in. And, sometimes, your need has already been anticipated, it's just in an infobox template that you haven't found yet. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 03:12, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmcgnh is there anything in particular I need to watch out for with "need to look carefully to see how it would be made to fit"? MWQs (talk) 08:07, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- That's just me looking at the documentation and being impressed by how much I don't know about how the infobox module works. Without trying it, I don't know what stumbling blocks one is likely to encounter. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 15:01, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmcgnh is there anything in particular I need to watch out for with "need to look carefully to see how it would be made to fit"? MWQs (talk) 08:07, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- I doubt it's all that difficult, technically, but it may require permissions or getting consensus. You would need to look carefully at the documentation for Template:Infobox to see how your new field could be made to fit in. And, sometimes, your need has already been anticipated, it's just in an infobox template that you haven't found yet. — jmcgnh(talk) (contribs) 03:12, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Jmcgnh, Thank you for the example, that helped a bit. But I still can't get it to fit together, I keep getting a box in a box. I tried a few combinations of different infoboxes, the results were a bit different, I think for a few of them I managed to make the "child" parameter work to stop the name doubling up, but none of them fit together neatly like the example. MWQs (talk) 06:22, 12 May 2024 (UTC)