This template is a metatemplate for the creation of sidebar templates, i.e. boxes that are vertically aligned navigation templates. Sidebars, like infoboxes, are usually positioned on the right-hand side of a page.
{{Sidebar with collapsible lists}} is a version of {{Sidebar}} that adds collapsibility to its sections, i.e. the means to show or hide sections by clicking links beside their headings.
No parameters are required unless {{navbar}} links ("v·d·e") are to appear at the bottom of the sidebar, in which case the parameter name is needed (see entry in the table immediately below).
Principal
Parameter
Explanation
name
The sidebar's name, i.e. the name following "Template:" in the page's name. Required for the {{navbar}} links at the bottom of the sidebar to function correctly, unless these are omitted (see navbar at the bottom of this table). It is recommended to use {{subst:PAGENAME}} for this field.
outertitle
Use to place a title for the sidebar immediately above the sidebar.
topimage
Use to place an image at the top of the sidebar, i.e. above any title included. Full wikisyntax expected (i.e. [[Image:...]]). To add a caption below the image, use topimagecaption.
pretitle
Use to place a line such as "Part of the X series on" before the title.
title
Use to place a title for the sidebar at the top of the sidebar (immediately below the topimage, if used).
image
Use to place an image between the title (if used) and first section. As with topimage, full wikisyntax expected (i.e. [[Image:...]]). To add a caption below the image, use imagecaption.
headingstyle
Use to alter the default CSS styling set for section headings. To alter the CSS styling for a specific section's heading, use headingNstyle, where N is the number of the section.
contentstyle
Use to alter the default CSS styling set for section content. To alter the CSS styling for a particular section's content, use contentNstyle, where N is the number of the section.
heading1
First section's heading (if needed).
content1
First section's content (required).
heading2
Second section's heading (if needed).
content2
Second section's content (if needed).
heading3
Third section's heading (if needed).
content3
Third section's content (if needed).
...... etc ......
heading35
Currently, the last possible section heading and/or content (if needed).
content35
navbar
Set to "none" (without the quotes) to remove the {{navbar}} links appearing at the bottom of the sidebar.
Other parameters
Parameter
Explanation
above
Corresponds to above parameter offered by {{Navbox}}.
class (or bodyclass) outertitleclass topimageclass titleclass imageclass
Microformat classes for the corresponding parameters. (class / bodyclass applies to the sidebar as a whole.)
below
Use to e.g. add one or more portal links to the bottom of the template (by default in bold).
Use to alter default CSS styling for the corresponding parameters. (style / bodystyle applies to the sidebar as a whole.)
cellspacing
Use to amend the default cellspacing set for the infobox-class table with which the sidebar is built.
cellpadding
Ditto the default cellpadding.
navbaroptions
Use to specify more options for the navbar at the bottom of the sidebar (see {{navbar}} for options available).
Handling long links
{{normalwraplink}} may be used to handle links that should wrap within the sidebar or otherwise need to be made to wrap in order to prevent the sidebar becoming too wide. Use {{normalwraplink|longlinkname}}, where longlinkname is the long link without its square brackets.
Use the wraplinks parameter to turn link wrapping off for the whole template.
