Template:Factionbox

This template defines the table "Factions". View table.

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A faction infobox for states, alliances, clans, religious orders, military organisations, and other groups. It matches Template:Locationbox and Template:npcbox. All fields are optional; empty fields produce no row.

Usage

{{Factionbox
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| faction =
| leader =
| fleader =
| leaders =
| fleaders =
| races =
| fraces =
| classes =
| capital =
| fcapital =
| settlements =
| fsettlements =
| base =
| fbase =
| territory =
| fterritory =
| government =
| languages =
| faiths =
| subgroups =
| fsubgroups =
| affiliation =
| faffiliation =
| status =
| source =
}}

Parameters

Use plain text or manually written Page / label links in descriptive fields. No descriptive field is automatically linked. Use commas or
for multiple entries. Use | for a literal pipe outside a link or nested template.

Parameter	Cargo field	Meaning
name	Name	Display name; omitted or empty values fall back to the page name.
image	Image	Uploaded filename only, without File: or image markup; displayed at 200px.
caption	Caption	Image caption; displayed only when an image is supplied.
faction	Faction	Header icon key for Template:FactionIcon: alliance, horde, ashen, guardians, neutral, combat, scourge, burning. This does not add a separate affiliation row.
leader	Leader	Principal leader or leaders.
fleader	Former_leader	Former principal leader; add dates where useful.
leaders	Other_leaders	Secondary leaders, officers, or council members.
fleaders	Former_other_leaders	Former secondary leaders; distinct from fleader.
races	Races	Present member races.
fraces	Former_races	Races formerly represented.
classes	Classes	Character classes associated with the faction.
capital	Capital	Principal capital or capitals.
fcapital	Former_capital	Previous capital or capitals.
settlements	Major_settlements	Other important settlements.
fsettlements	Former_settlements	Settlements formerly held or inhabited.
base	Base_of_operations	Principal headquarters or operational base.
fbase	Former_base	Former headquarters or operational base.
territory	Territory	Controlled territory or area of operations.
fterritory	Former_territory	Previous territory or area of operations.
government	Government	System of government or organisational structure.
languages	Languages	Languages used by members.
faiths	Faiths	Religions or beliefs associated with the faction.
subgroups	Subgroups	Constituent organisations, orders, clans, or divisions.
fsubgroups	Former_subgroups	Former constituent organisations.
affiliation	Affiliation	Larger organisations or allegiances; separate from the header icon.
faffiliation	Former_affiliation	Previous affiliations.
status	Status	Current condition, such as active, dissolved, or contested.
source	Source	Sources supporting the infobox information; include edition and page where appropriate.
nocargo	—	Set exactly to yes to suppress Cargo storage and automatic categorisation. Intended for examples and previews.

The leader/fleader pair covers principal leadership; leaders/fleaders covers other leadership. All accept multiple names. Historical fields are independent: a former value may appear even when its current counterpart is empty.

Cargo

The template declares and stores the Factions table. Storage and automatic Category:Factions membership occur only in the main article namespace and only when nocargo is not yes. Use one Factionbox per article.

Name and Faction are String fields; Image is a File; Caption and Source use Wikitext for longer text. All other fields use Wikitext string to preserve manually supplied links. Keep these summaries short: Wikitext string normally has a 300-character default limit unless the site's configuration changes it. Multiple entries remain one free-form value, not Cargo List fields; individual members cannot be queried with HOLDS.

Caption is stored if supplied, even when no image is supplied, but is only displayed beneath an image.

Editing with a form

The optional Form:Faction editor covers all content fields and the article's free text. Attach it through on Category:Factions, not through an unconditional default form on every page.

Preview

{{Factionbox
| name = Example order
| faction = neutral
| leader = [[Example leader]]
| base = [[Example abbey]]
| status = Active
| nocargo = yes
}}

These are synthetic examples, not Warcraft lore claims. Additional checks are in Template:Factionbox/tests.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Factionbox/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.