Template:Event/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Event.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original Template page.

Usage

This template offers a unified way to present basic information about events.

As part of a calendar (table)

This template can also be used to list several events assembled into a calendar, in conjunction with {{event header}} and {{table footer}}:

{{Event header}}
{{event
| date = 
| enddate = (optional)
| type = pick among: IRL, meeting, QA-features, QA-browser, QA-freshbugs, QA-oldbugs, other
| description = 
| contact = 
}}
{{Table footer}}

Example

{{Event header}}
{{event
| date = 2013-08-07
| enddate = 2013-08-11
| type = IRL
| description = [[wm2013:|Wikimania 2013]] (Hong Kong, China)
| contact = [[wm2013:Contact|Wikimania 2013 team]]
}}
{{event
| date = 2013-09-12
| type = QA-freshbugs
| description = Triage of fresh bugs
| contact = [[User:AKlapper (WMF)|Andre Klapper]]
}}
{{Table footer}}

will show:

[edit or add events] [refresh table] [view credits]

Date	Type	Event	Contact
7 August 2013–11 August 2013		Wikimania 2013 (Hong Kong, China)	Wikimania 2013 team
12 September 2013		Triage of fresh bugs	Andre Klapper

Parameters

Supported times: This template supports any time supported by the {{#time:}} parser function.

Supported event types: The icons are part of the Project:Visual identity set.

Type code	Icon	Used for
`IRL`		Physical meetings, conferences, workshops
`meeting`		Online meetings and chats
`QA-features`		Features testing
`QA-browser`		Browser testing
`QA-freshbugs`		Fresh bugs
`QA-oldbugs`		Old bugs
`other`		Other events

Usage

As part of a calendar (table)

Parameters

See also