Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Trait formatting
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This article will explain the formatting practices and processes with regards to the documentation of traits.
Trait infobox[edit]
- Primary article: Template:Trait infobox
Traits are described using the {{Trait infobox}}. Basic parameters are outlined below; please refer to the template for a more detailed guide.
{{Trait infobox
| name = <!-- Optional. Name of the trait. Only include if the name differs from the article name. Defaults to {{PAGENAME}}. -->
| icon = <!-- Optional. Icon of the trait. Only include if the icon differs from the article name. Defaults to File:{{PAGENAME}}.png -->
| description = <!-- Trait description, copied verbatim from the game, including errors. -->
| facts = <!-- Use {{skill fact}} for each fact, if applicable. See "Skill facts" section below for details on how to use this. -->
| line = <!-- The trait line. -->
| tier = <!-- The tier of the trait: Adept, Master, Grandmaster. -->
| type = <!-- Trait type: Minor or Major. -->
| position = <!-- The vertical position of the trait within the main trait selection panel. (0 for Minor traits, 1 for the top Major trait, 2 for the middle Major trait, and 3 for the bottom Major trait). -->
| recharge = <!-- The trait's recharge time, if applicable. -->
| id = <!-- The trait's internal ID. Generates a game link in the infobox. Leave blank if unsure. -->
| requires = <!-- Optional. Used to mark if a trait is from a specific expansion or living world season. -->
| status = <!-- Optional. Used to mark if a trait is temporary or historical and does not exist in the current state of the game -->
}}
Skill facts[edit]
- Primary article: Template:Skill fact
The "facts" parameter is filled in using the {{Skill fact}} template, calling the template once for each fact. Please refer to the template documentation for details on using it for standard facts, as well as how to document non-standard facts.
- Whenever possible, use the standard options provided by the fact template. Avoid cluttering skill facts with non-standard formatting.
- The Structured PvP or WvW version of the trait may have differences to the PvE version. These are documented by introducing the trait infobox parameter split which indicates the split with commas (for example "split = pve, wvw pvp") and the skill fact parameter game mode (for example "game mode = pve" for the PvE fact and "game mode = wvw pvp" for the WvW and PvP fact).
Other templates[edit]
- {{Related skills}} — Automatically lists all related skills which are affected by this trait. This information comes from this article that has to use an improves parameter in the {{trait infobox}}.
- {{Related traits}} — Automatically lists all related traits which are affected by this trait or affect this trait. This information comes from this article or from another trait article respecitively that has to use an improves parameter in the {{trait infobox}}.
- {{Version history table header}} and {{Version history table row}} — Used to display patch notes pertaining to the trait. Descriptions of any changes are copied from the official patch notes, which can be found at Game updates.
Copy-paste layout[edit]
This is a suggested layout for a trait page, based on current conventions; editors should feel free to alter it as they see fit.
{{Trait infobox
| description =
| facts =
| line =
| tier =
| type =
| position =
| recharge =
| id =
| requires =
}}
== Related [[skill]]s ==
<!-- Optional section. List of skills which are affected by this trait. -->
{{related skills}}
== Related [[trait]]s ==
<!-- Optional section. List of traits which are affected by this trait or affect this trait. -->
{{related traits}}
== Notes ==
<!-- Optional section. Any relevant notes can go here. -->
*...
== Version history ==
<!-- Required. Leave blank if unsure. -->
{{Version history table header|<!--Profession-->}}
{{Version history table row|<!--yyyy-mm-dd-->|<!--Profession--> }}
* <!--Description of changes, copied from the official patch notes.-->
{{Version history table row|release|r=y}} <!-- Change "release" to a date if trait was not introduced with the release of Guild Wars 2 on 2012-8-28. -->
|}
== Trivia ==
<!-- Optional section. Any trivial information can go here. -->
*...
Trait line order[edit]
Lists of profession trait pages and navigations are done in in-game order.
