UESPWiki:Userboxes

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Userboxes are those little boxes you see on people's User pages, like this one:

These let fellow editors know what you're interested in, and what you're knowledgeable about. The easiest way to add Userboxes to your User page is to use one of the pre-made Userbox templates. To add a userbox, simply type the text in the Template column of the chart below to get the result in the Userbox column. Additionally, the pre-made Userboxes have a feature which will automatically add you to special User Categories if they are placed on your User page. This lets people easily find other users with similar interests by looking at the Category pages.

Template	Userbox	Category
Wiki Rank Userboxes (restricted)
{{User Admin}}	This user is an administrator on the wiki.	Administrators
This template should only be used by Administrators. Impersonating an Administrator is grounds for having your account blocked, so don't do it.
{{User Patroller}}	This user is a Recent Changes Patroller.	Patrollers
This template should only be used by Patrollers. Please see the Patroller article if you are interested in becoming one.
{{User Mentor}}	This user is a Mentor.	Mentors
This template should only be used by Mentors. Please see the Mentor Program article if you are interested in becoming one.
Wiki Activity Userboxes
{{User UESPWikian|year=2000|month=1|day=1}}	This user has been on UESPWiki for  9 years, 9 months, and 21 days.
The year, month, and day parameters in this template should use the date of your first edit to the wiki.
{{User Anniversary}}	Today is this user's anniversary of editing the UESPWiki!
{{User Cartographer}}	This user is a Cartographer.	Cartographers
Note that while there is an official site-rank of "Cartographer", you do not need to be one to use this Userbox.
{{User Artist}}	This user is an Artist.	Artists
{{User Writer}}	This user is a writer of Fanfiction.	Writers
{{User Loremaster}}	This user is a Loremaster.	Loremasters
{{User IRC|howoften}}	This user frequently visits the official UESP IRC chatroom.	Users Who Frequent the IRC chatroom
The howoften parameter in this template should be an adverb such as "frequently" (default), "sometimes", "occasionally", etc.
{{User NoPatroller}}	This user regularly watches the recent changes page, sometimes for hours each day, but is not a recent changes Patroller.	Non-Patrollers
{{User SexualityQuestioned}}	This user has had his or her sexuality questioned by vandals.	Users that have annoyed vandals
{{User Troll Hunter}}	This vigilant user has hunted down and edited a fair amount of vandalism.

See also:

• Gameplay Userboxes — Show what factions, races, and other gameplay elements you prefer.
• Personal Information Userboxes - More personal information about you as an editor

[edit] Rolling Your Own

Creating your own Userboxes is a little more complicated, but not too hard. The example at the top of page was created with the following code:

{{Userbox|#CCCCFF|#EEEEFF|[[Image:OBHealthIcon_small.png]]|This user likes hearts.}}

The two color values determine the background of the small image-box and the larger text-box, respectively. The other two fields are used to select the image and the text. There are also two other special Userbox templates, for those who want a little variety:

{{Userbox-r|#CCCCFF|#EEEEFF|[[Image:HeartIcon_small.png]]|This user also likes hearts.}}

{{Userbox-2|#CCCCFF|#EEEEFF|[[Image:HeartIcon_small.png]]|This user ''really'' likes hearts.|[[Image:OBHealthIcon_small.png]]}}

[edit] Tips

• If you want all your Userboxes to line up nicely on the page, try to keep your image to no more than 40 pixels in height and your text to no more than 3 lines. More than that will cause the Userbox to be taller than standard Userboxes, which can mess up your alignment.
• To shrink larger images down to fit, use a "|40px" command in the image declaration. (Note that the 40 in this case denotes width, not height. Vertically oriented images will need a smaller number to keep to within 40 pixels in height, and horizontal pictures can use a larger number, though it will cause the image to take a larger chunk of the Userbox than standard.)
• To change the font color of the text box, after you input the background color for the text box insert the comand info-fc= and then color you would like ending with a |.

More detailed instructions for creating your own Userboxes can be found on Wikipedia, where these templates were taken from.