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The simplest use is to place ((wikibreak))
on your user and/or user talk pages and the above will be displayed, but with your user name in place of "Wikibreak".
To change only the message, use ((wikibreak|message=YourMessage))
, where YourMessage is the message you wish to use instead of the default above.
For more options, see below.
Any and all parameters optional.
((wikibreak | Name | back = | type = | message = | align = | bgcol = | image = | noimage = | imagesize = ))
Parameter | Description | Example and default |
---|---|---|
Name | Your username or nickname. | ((wikibreak | Joe | ...)) Default: ((BASEPAGENAME)) |
type | Type of break:
|
((wikibreak | type=long | ...)) Default: #default |
back | Replaces "soon" in the default message. Deprecated. | ((wikibreak | back=in January | ...)) Default: soon |
message | Your own message rather than the default. | ((wikibreak | message=Joe is elsewhere for now, but will check his talk page now and then. | ...)) Default: "Name is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia soon." |
align | The alignment of the message. Options are "left", "center", and "right". | ((wikibreak | message=Joe is elsewhere for now, but will check his talk page now and then. | align=left |...)) Default: center |
bgcol | The name (e.g. "beige") or HTML hex (e.g. "#97AAC4") specifying the template's background colo/ur. | ((wikibreak ...| bgcol=pink | ...)) Default: #F8EABA |
image | Filename of the image you wish to appear beside the message (omitting "Image:" prefix). |
((wikibreak ...| image=MyImage.jpg | ...)) Default: Sunset at Huntington Beach.jpg |
noimage | To display the template without a picture. | ((wikibreak ...| noimage= | ...)) Default: unused |
imagesize | Size of the image. | ((wikibreak ...| imagesize=100px | ...)) Default: 75px |
If you feel that you can't stay away for your entire wikibreak, add the following to your user page: ((Wikibreak break))