Template:Infobox WorldScouting/doc

{{Infobox WorldScouting}} is meant to be used for all Scouting organizations, associations, sections, sites, etc. It may be added to an article by copy-pasting and completing the blank syntax given below:

Usage

{{Infobox WorldScouting
| name = 
| image = 
| imagesize =  <!-- defaults to 140px -->
| alt = 
| caption = 
| image2 = 
| imagesize2 = 
| alt2 = 
| caption2 = 
| namelabel1 = 
| name1 = 
| namelabel2 = 
| name2 = 
| namelabel3 = 
| name3 = 
| theme = 
| number = 
| totem = 
| owner = 
| age = 
| headquarters = 
| location = 
| map = 
| mapsize =    <!-- defaults to 140px -->
| mapname = 
| country = 
| coords = 
| campsize = 
| type = 
| f-date = <!-- Consider using {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| defunct = <!-- Consider using {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| founders =   <!-- Set as "yes" to convert the label "Founder" to "Founders" -->
| founder = 
| award-for = 
| members = 
| chiefscouttitle = 
| chiefscout = 
| chiefscouttitle2 = 
| chiefscout2 = 
<!--......-->
| chiefscouttitle5 = 
| chiefscout5 = 
| affiliation = 
| governance = 
| prev = 
| next = 
| website = 
| portal =     <!-- Use to omit portal link by setting to "omit", "off", etc -->
}}

Uniform

For uniform options, see c:Category:Scouting uniform templates.

To add a uniform image, use

| gender =
| color_body = 
| pattern_body = 
| color_head = 
| pattern_head = 
| color_legs = 
| pattern_legs = 
| uniform_caption = 

To add two uniform images, use

| gender1 =
| color_body1 = 
| pattern_body1 = 
| color_head1 = 
| pattern_head1 = 
| color_legs1 = 
| pattern_legs1 = 
| uniform_caption1 = 

| gender2 =
| color_body2 = 
| pattern_body2 = 
| color_head2 = 
| pattern_head2 = 
| color_legs2 = 
| pattern_legs2 = 
| uniform_caption2 = 

To add a third uniform image, use

| gender3 =
| color_body3 = 
| pattern_body3 = 
| color_head3 = 
| pattern_head3 = 
| color_legs3 = 
| pattern_legs3 = 
| uniform_caption3 = 

Prefilled samples

BSA council

 {{Infobox WorldScouting
  | name = 
  | image = 
  | type = council
  | number = 
  | owner = [[Boy Scouts of America]]
  | headquarters = 
  | location = 
  | country = United States
  | coords = 
  | f-date = 
  | defunct = 
  | founder = 
  | members = 
  | chiefscouttitle = President
  | chiefscout = 
  | chiefscouttitle2 = Council Commissioner
  | chiefscout2 = 
  | chiefscouttitle3 = Scout Executive
  | chiefscout3 = 
  | website = 
 }}

BSA camp — used in council article

 {{Infobox WorldScouting
  | name = 
  | image = 
  | type = campsite
  | location = 
  | coords = 
  | campsize = 
  | f-date = 
  | defunct = 
  | founder = 
  | members = 
  | chiefscouttitle = Ranger
  | chiefscout = 
  | chiefscouttitle2 = 
  | chiefscout2 = 
  | chiefscouttitle3 = 
  | chiefscout3 = 
  | website = 
  | portal = omit
 }}

BSA lodge — used in council article

 {{Infobox WorldScouting
  | name = 
  | image = 
  | totem = 
  | location = 
  | coords = 
  | f-date = 
  | defunct = 
  | founders = 
  | founder = 
  | members = 
  | chiefscouttitle = Lodge Chief
  | chiefscout = 
  | chiefscouttitle2 = Lodge Adviser
  | chiefscout2 = 
  | chiefscouttitle3 = Staff Adviser
  | chiefscout3 = 
  | website = 
  | portal = omit
 }}

Parameters

name

Name of the Scout organization, event, campsite or award. Defaults to the current page name if not supplied.

image

Image name; File:Scout logo3.svg may be used for universal articles, but should never be used for organizations where there is a proper logo.

imagesize

Image size; default is 140px.

alt

Image alt text; defaults to name.

caption

Image caption; format per Wikipedia:Captions.

image2

Image using full image markup or a template such as {{multiple image}}.

caption2

image2 caption; format per Wikipedia:Captions.

namelabel1

Optional label for name1.

name1

Alternate name1; may be an officially used translation or a full legal name; centered if namelabel is not used.

namelabel2

Optional label for name2.

name2

Alternate name2.

namelabel3

Optional label for name3.

name3

Alternate name3.

theme

Theme.

totem

Totem of the lodge or camp; may be wikilinked.

owner

Name of owner; may be wikilinked.

age

Age range; generally used with program type; use {{frac}} for fractions.

headquarters

Headquarters name or location; may be wikilinked.

location

City or place; may be wikilinked.

map

Map image name.

mapsize

Map size; default is 140px.

mapname

Map caption; format per Wikipedia:Captions.

country

Name of the country; may be wikilinked; do not use flag icons.

coords

Coordinates of the location, normally the entrance, the main building or the geographic center; format using {{coord}}.

campsize

Physical size of the camp; format using {{convert}}.

type

organization (default), event, campsite, award, emblem, section, program, council, county, area, region; modifies the f-date and members labels.

f-date

Date of foundation; use {{start date}}; the label is set by the type parameter :event shows "Date", events shows "Dates", award and emblem show "Created", all others show "Founded".

defunct

Date of dissolution; use {{end date}}.

founders

If set as "yes", the label used to identify the founder field is "Founders"; default is blank and the label "Founder".

founder

Name of the founder or founders.

award-for

Award criteria.

members

Number of members, recipients, or attendees; may include separate numbers for youth and adults; a reference is encouraged.

The chiefscout fields are for primary leaders; do not include assistants, deputies, etc.:

chiefscouttitle

Title of organizational head; may be wikilinked; defaults to Chief Scout.

chiefscout

Name of organizational head; may be wikilinked; use only for the key leaders, not assistants or the leaders of subgroups.

chiefscouttitle2

Title of organizational head; may be wikilinked.

chiefscout2

Name of organizational head.

......

chiefscouttitle5

Title of organizational head; may be wikilinked.

chiefscout5

Name of organizational head.

affiliation

Name of affiliated Scouting national federation or international association. International associations include:

• Confederation of European Scouts
• International Union of Guides and Scouts of Europe
• Order of World Scouts
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
• World Organization of Independent Scouts
• World Federation of Independent Scouts
• World Organization of the Scout Movement

prev

Previous section or event; should be wikilinked.

next

Next section or event; should be wikilinked.

website

Official website only; use {{URL}}. Unofficial websites should be placed in the article's "External links" section.

number

The council number.

portal

Set to "omit", "off", etc. to suppress the portal link at the bottom of the template (e.g. when it appears more than once within an article).

Multiple entries

When a field such as founder or chiefscout requires multiple entries use one of these methods:

Markup	Renders as

Horizontal list

Markup	Renders as

Bulleted list

Markup	Renders as

Portal

This template adds the Scouting portal to the end of the infobox; do not include {{portal|Scouting}} in articles that use this template.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

• Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
• Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• adr
• agent
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• fn
• geo
• label
• latitude
• locality
• longitude
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox WorldScouting with unknown parameters (0)