Help:Infoboxes/Editing

Portable infoboxes can be edited in two basic ways: visually or via source editor mode.

The default Infobox Builder is used for basic infobox creation and visually editing an infobox. It is likely that more complex changes and customization will require source edit mode.

Visual infobox editor
The Infobox Builder (located at Special:InfoboxBuilder) is the default editor for portable infoboxes. It loads when creating a new infobox template, or editing infobox templates without complex tags. To use it, you must also select the "Infobox" template classification when editing the infobox.

In the left side of the editor pane, there is a preview version of the infobox template. The right sidebar contains buttons for adding new items. Titles, headers, images and data rows are supported.

The infobox preview's items can be configured, by clicking on them and using the options pane in the right sidebar. The items can also be rearranged by dragging them around. To remove an item, click on it and use the trash can button on the left.

There are 4 types of item in the visual infobox editor. The following table provides their full information.

Infobox source edit mode
The source edit mode for infoboxes acts very similarly to the source edit mode for the general classic editor but you will see more XML tags used by portable infoboxes. The editor supports syntax highlighting.


 * For a detailed list of all the standard options available for portable infoboxes, including samples of wikitext to use and their HTML output, see Help:Infoboxes/Tags
 * For detailed information about how to use CSS to theme an infobox, including detailed guides, see Help:Infoboxes/CSS
 * Portability Hub: Guides, examples, and personal mentoring for migrating, customizing, and theming your infoboxes

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