Template:Msgbox

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Basic usage

{{msgbox
| title = This is a normal message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}

Will result in:

This is a normal message box With helpful and descriptive subtext

Types

To change a message boxes's connotation use the type parameter.

Warning

| type = warning

{{msgbox
| type = warning
| title = This is a warning message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}

Will result in:

This is a warning message box With helpful and descriptive subtext

Error or danger

| type = error

{{msgbox
| type = error
| title = This is an error message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}

Will result in:

This is an error message box With helpful and descriptive subtext

Success

| type = success

{{msgbox
| type = success
| title = This is a green message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}

Will result in:

This is a green message box With helpful and descriptive subtext

Information

Leaving out the type parameter will give you the default information alert.

{{msgbox
| title = This is a normal message box
| text = With helpful and descriptive subtext
}}

Will result in:

This is a normal message box With helpful and descriptive subtext

Mini usage

{{msgbox
| mini = 1
| icon = icon-upload
| text = This is a mini message box with an information icon using [[Help:Icons|Icons]]
}}

Will result in:

This is a mini message box with an information icon using Icons

Advanced CSS usage

{{msgbox
| type = success
| title = This is a green message box
| text = It has a discuss link and some custom CSS.
| discuss = 1
| css = -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px #888; -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px #888;
}}

Will result in:

This is a green message box Discuss It has a discuss link and some custom CSS.

{{msgbox
| type = success
| title = This is a green message box

| text = It has a discuss link, some custom CSS and a custom image
| discuss = 1
| css = -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px #888; -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 6px #888;
}}

Will result in:

This is a green message box Discuss It has a discuss link, some custom CSS and a custom image