Template:Africa topic/sandbox

Template documentation

This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.

To change this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used:

• {{Africa topic|state=collapsed}} will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.
• {{Africa topic|state=expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.

General documentation on continent-topic templates

This documentation is transcluded from Template:About continent and region topic templates.

The continent/region-topic templates allow quick creation of a navigational template for groups of articles about a common topic in different countries of a continent/region. It uses Template:Navbox to create the navigation box.

The lists of countries included in the "Continent topic" templates are broadly those found in the "Countries of" templates. Discussions on which countries to include are best conducted on the talk pages of these latter templates.

For example, Oceania generally includes Australia and the nations of the Pacific and islands in the Pacific Ocean that have closer ties to Asia or the Americas are usually grouped accordingly.

Usage

1st parameter (prefix)

The most basic usage of template is with a single unnamed parameter in the format {{Continent/region topic |Topic [of/in]}}, replacing Continent/region with the name of a continent or region and Topic with the name of a topic followed by "of" or "in". For example, {{Africa topic |Geography of}} generates a navigation box titled "Geography of Africa" with a list of country names linked to articles such as Geography of Angola, etc.

Code

{{Africa topic |Geography of}}

Result

The named parameter prefix can be used in place of the unnamed 1st parameter.

Code

{{Asia topic |prefix=Geography of}}

Result

2nd parameter (suffix)

The template accepts a second unnamed parameter for text to be placed after the country name. There is no space between the country name and the suffix, to allow for links to articles such as List of Spain-related topics.

Code

{{Europe topic |List of |-related topics}}

Result

An underscore can be used to place a space between the country name and the text:

Code

{{North America topic |List of basic | topics}}

Result

Note that in the above example the links work but the underscore is displayed in the title. This can be fixed by specifying a title (see next section) or by using the named parameter suffix which always places a space between the country name and text.

Code

{{South America topic |prefix=List of basic |suffix=topics}}

Result

Changing the title

The title parameter is used to specify text which appears in the title bar at the top of the navigation box. This is optional because the use of prefix, suffix or both will automatically generate a title, as shown in the previous examples. This title is not automatically wiki-linked, so add brackets as needed.

The following shows a navigation box with links to articles such as Flag of Australia, but replaces the default title "Flag of Oceania" with the specified title "Flags of Oceania".

Code

{{Oceania topic |Flag of |title=[[Flags of Oceania]]}}

Result

Displaying template in show mode

These navigation boxes are set to autocollapse when there is more than one on a page. To force it into collapsed or expanded mode use the state parameter. If set to collapsed, the navbox will always start out in a collapsed state. If set to blank or anything other than autocollapse or collapsed, the navbox will always start out in an expanded state.

Code

{{Africa topic |prefix=Geography of |state=expand}}

Result

Disabling dependencies and other territories

Not all dependencies or similar territories have their own articles on particular topics. To disable the inclusion of such territories in a template (that would otherwise appear as red links), include the parameter "countries_only=yes".

Code

{{Europe topic |prefix=Islam in |state=expanded |countries_only=yes}}

Result

Creating a new template

Although these templates can be used in an article, they can also be used to create a new template. The name parameter is mandatory when creating a new template, because it allows the "V T E" links to work properly. The following example shows code that could be used to create Template:Flags of Europe.

{{Europe topic
 | name = Flags of Europe
 | state = {{{state|{{{1|}}}}}}
 | title = [[Flags of Europe]]
 | prefix = Flag of
}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Europe templates]]
</noinclude>

The template can then be added to articles using {{Flags of Europe}} or {{Flags of Europe |state=expand}}.

When to use the templates

1. Before implementing these templates in a topic, check for red links. If there are several red links, consider whether a separate article in the topic for each country is warranted.
2. Some topics may use a different navigational scheme. In general, don't use this template if there are already navigational templates in several of the articles of a topic.

Examples of appropriate articles for these templates are {{Africa topic |Culture of}} or {{North America topic |List of airports in}}, both of which have a number of blue links, and where the majority of red links could have a reasonable article written about them.

Examples of inappropriate articles for these templates are {{North America topic |Maya in}}, where articles could only be written for a small number of nations and {{Oceania topic |Music of}}, where articles already have templates which use a different navigational scheme.

Redirects

When there are a small number of links for which an article is not appropriate, consider making a redirect to the broader article in which the topic is included. For example, Hinduism in Cambodia redirects to Hinduism in Southeast Asia and Geography of Christmas Island redirects to Christmas Island#Geography.

Notes

Navigational templates are usually placed at the end of an article.

Additional documentation for Template:Africa topic

Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and Ascension Island

For some topics, these 3 islands have separate articles while for other topics everything goes into one article. Whether these islands are shown as 1, 2 or 3 links depends on the topic in question. If you need to change this behavior for a particular topic (due to an article split or merger), you will need to edit this template.

List of wrapper templates using Template:Africa topic

• {{Abortion in Africa}}
• {{Africa templates}}
• {{Cabinets of Africa}}
• {{Capitals in Africa}}
• {{Child soldiers in Africa}}
• {{Coats of arms of Africa}}
• {{Constitutions of Africa}}
• {{Crime in Africa}}
• {{Culture of Africa templates}}
• {{Education in Africa}}
• {{Extreme points of Africa}}
• {{Football in Africa}}
• {{Foreign relations of Africa}}
• {{Geography of Africa}}
• {{Government of Africa}}
• {{History of Africa}}
• {{History of Africa templates}}
• {{Judiciaries of Africa}}
• {{Languages of Africa}}
• {{Languages of Africa (category)}}
• {{List of football stadiums in Africa}}
• {{List of radio stations in Africa}}
• {{Lists of newspapers in Africa}}
• {{Lists of schools in Africa}}
• {{Mining in Africa}}
• {{Music of Africa}}
• {{Politics of Africa}}
• {{Politics of Africa templates}}
• {{Sport deaths in Africa (category)}}
• {{Sport in Africa}}
• {{Tourism in Africa}}
• {{Wildlife of Africa}}
• {{Women's football in Africa}}

See also

No description.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	name	no description	Unknown	optional
state	state	no description Auto value	Unknown	suggested
title	title	no description	Unknown	optional
Subject	1	subject used as a prefix in the template Example "Climate change in"	Unknown	required
prefix	prefix	no description	Unknown	optional
2	2	no description	Unknown	optional
suffix	suffix	no description	Unknown	optional
border	border	no description	Unknown	optional
navbar	navbar	no description	Unknown	optional
titlestyle	titlestyle	no description	Unknown	optional
groupstyle	groupstyle	no description	Unknown	optional
liststyle	liststyle	no description	Unknown	optional
article	article	no description	Unknown	optional
countries_only	countries_only	no description	Unknown	optional

Data table

Code	Display name [link name]	Switch	Hidden?
	Sovereign states
DZ	Algeria
AO	Angola
BJ	Benin
BW	Botswana
BF	Burkina Faso
BI	Burundi
CM	Cameroon
CV	Cape Verde
CF	Central African Republic [the]
TD	Chad
KM	Comoros
CD	Democratic Republic of the Congo [the]
CG	Republic of the Congo [the]
DJ	Djibouti
EG	Egypt
GQ	Equatorial Guinea
ER	Eritrea
ET	Ethiopia
GA	Gabon
GM	The Gambia [the Gambia]
GH	Ghana
GN	Guinea
GW	Guinea-Bissau
CI	Ivory Coast
KE	Kenya
LS	Lesotho
LR	Liberia
LY	Libya
MG	Madagascar
MW	Malawi
ML	Mali
MR	Mauritania
MU	Mauritius
MA	Morocco
MZ	Mozambique
NA	Namibia
NE	Niger
NG	Nigeria
RW	Rwanda
ST	São Tomé and Príncipe
SN	Senegal
SC	Seychelles
SL	Sierra Leone
SO	Somalia
ZA	South Africa
SS	South Sudan
SD	Sudan
SZ	Swaziland
TZ	Tanzania
TG	Togo
TN	Tunisia
UG	Uganda
ZM	Zambia
ZW	Zimbabwe
	States with limited recognition
XSR	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic [the]
XSL	Somaliland
	Dependencies and other territories	countries_only
YT	Mayotte
RE	Réunion
SH	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha		Depends on existence
	Subgroup	SAT
XAC	Ascension Island
XHL	Saint Helena	SHTC
XTA	Tristan da Cunha	SHTC
XST	Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha	SHTC	Yes
EH	Western Sahara

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