Guild Wars 2 Wiki:Effect formatting
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This article will explain the formatting practices and processes with regards to the documentation of effects.
Effect infobox[edit]
- Primary article: Template:Effect infobox
Effects are described using the {{Effect infobox}}. Basic parameters are outlined below; please refer to the template for a more detailed guide.
{{Effect infobox | name = <!-- Optional. Name of the effect. Only include if the name differs from the article name. Defaults to {{PAGENAME}}. --> | icon = <!-- Optional. Icon of the effect. Only include if the icon differs from the article name. Defaults to File:{{PAGENAME}}.png --> | description = <!-- Effect description, copied verbatim from the game, including errors. --> | type = <!-- Type of effect, e.g. achievement, aura, boon, condition, control effect, effect. Defaults to "effect". --> | story = <!-- Only used for story achievement effects. Specify the story instance this effect shows up in. --> | stacking = <!-- Required: Describe if/how effect stacks. If yes, use either intensity, duration, or charge. If no, then put no. --> | id = <!-- The effect's internal ID. Generates a game link in the infobox. Leave blank if unsure .--> | requires = <!-- Optional. Used to mark if a skill is from a specific expansion or living world season. --> | status = <!-- Optional. Used to mark if a skill is temporary or historical and does not exist in the current state of the game. --> }}
Copy-paste layout[edit]
This is a suggested layout for an effect page, based on current conventions; editors should feel free to alter it as they see fit.
{{Effect infobox | name = | icon = | description = | type = | stacking = | id = | requires = }} <!-- Short description of the effect (acquisition, related NPCs, etc) goes here. Optional, but recommended. --> [[{{subst:pagename subst}}]] is an effect that ... == Acquisition == <!-- Optional section. Describe acquisition method if too complicated to fit into the description. --> *... == Notes == <!-- Optional section. Any relevant notes can go here. --> *... == Trivia == <!-- Optional section. Any trivial information can go here. --> *...