Forum:Navbox has no design

Hello. I have recently updated the old navbox template in a wiki to a new one which is incorporated from Wikipedia. However, I cannot figure out how to put in designs (e.g.) color. So now my navbox is simply like this http://keroro-gunso-orikero.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Niji_Platoon. Any ideas?
 * I'm having the same problem too.


 * Just add bgcolor tags. See here for an example--
 * But is there a way to do it in the navbox template so that every navbox can have the same color by default?--Cobalt174 05:20, April 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * From what I see, the template that you copied should use css classes defined in MediaWiki:Wikia.css or MediaWiki:Common.css for styling. The easiest way would be to copy the relevant css code from Wikipedia. However I strongly suggest finding a similar but simpler template on a smaller wiki and copy it from there. Wikipedia templates are overcomplicated for the use on most Wikia wikis, which makes maintenance harder. Sovq 05:44, April 29, 2011 (UTC)
 * OK so I copied the navbox template from here but there is still no design automatically with every navbox (I have to manually design for every navbox)--Cobalt174 06:34, April 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * You are not going to get a predesigned navbox like you want. You need to get their Wikia.css as well most likely--


 * That's almost, if not exactly, the same template.. If you want it look and work (the show/hide functionality) you'll have to copy/import appropriate css and js code from: their Common.css page, their Common.js page and most likely their Wikia.css page. Due to the complexity of the template I can't give you the exact code needed to copy. Again, I strongly suggest you find a simpler navbox template. Sovq 07:11, April 29, 2011 (UTC)
 * So you suggest to just create a table and add formatting to replace a navbox like in Godisme's example?--Cobalt174 13:55, April 29, 2011 (UTC)

Yes, if you want the show/hide functionality as well, I would go to the mediawiki manual on collapsible tables (before 1.17 section), copy the css and javascript code to your wiki and then expand the table shown in the example with additional cells/rows and parameters (depending on what you want the navbox to present). Sovq 16:10, April 29, 2011 (UTC)


 * The truth is it's not just the css and the js and a single template that matters, you will need lots of templates for that. See this for an example, check our all of the templates, css, and js that were used to build it.
 * --  paul mccartney    Songpedia   Band   Blog   Chat       Contribs   02:52, April 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * Wrong, that's the same overcomplicated Wikipedia template as discussed above. For the use on small Wikia wikis, no such template is necessary and one can be build from scratch based on the regular show/hide table syntax. Sovq 06:07, April 30, 2011 (UTC)


 * Well if you have to edit the MediaWiki:Wikia.css, then that's by problem 'cause i didn't edit it.