Wiki143:WikiProject Aviation/Templates/General

Table of templates

Templates relevant to this Project

Template link	Type	What it's for / Where it goes	Syntax / parameters / actions
Article templates (content related)
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Display lead image and caption	action: Adds box with presized image at top right of page
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Basic information on type	action: Adds information/navigation box on right of page below image.
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Standard specifications template.	action: Displays specifications in consistent format and values are displayed in both metric and imperial.
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Provides link to aviation portal on right side of page.	action:
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Provides link to wikimedia commons category related to page.	action: Template:Sister project
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: Necessary for footnotes to appear.	action: Tells page where to display footnotes generated by cite template
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: cite book for referencing.	action: standardized citation.
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: cite magazines and academic journals for referencing.	action: standardized citation.
Template:Tl	Template	purpose: cite online sources for referencing.	action: standardized citation.
Meta-templates (not content related)
Template:Tl	Banner	purpose: Project banner template; identifies in-scope articles, alerts other editors to this WikiProject. Also used for recording article assessments per the rating scheme via its parameters, as well as portal flags. placement: On the talk page of relevant articles, at the top. See also: Template:WikiProjectBannerShell	{{WPAVIATION | class= }}
Template:Tl	To-do list	purpose: A to-do list of aviation articles needing attention. placement: Somewhere in your user space or your user talk page, on project talk pages.	action: Places the to-do box across the page.
Template:Tl	To-do list	purpose: List of aviation articles undergoing various reviews. placement: Somewhere in your user space or your user talk page, on project talk pages.	action: Places the alert box across the page.
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Navigation}}	Banner	purpose: A navigation aid to project departments and sub-pages. placement: On project pages, or user pages.	action: Directory list on right side of page.
Template:Tl	Toolbar	purpose A toolbar for quick navigation to project pages. placement On user pages.	action: Places a short project navigation box on the page.
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Outreach/User WPAVIATION}}	Userbox	purpose: Self-identifies project members. placement: Somewhere in your user space or your user talk page.	action: Produces a standard "userbox" and places user page in Category:WikiProject Aviation participants.
Template:Tl	Userbox	purpose: Self-identifies project members. placement: Somewhere in your user space or your user talk page.	action: Produces a standard "userbox" and places user page in Category:WikiProject Aviation participants.
Meta-templates (not content related)
Template link	Type	Category	Number of articles/Date
Template:Tl	aviation stubs	Aviation stubs