Template:Wikibreak

Wikibreak is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia soon.

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Usage

The simplest use is to place {{wikibreak}} on your user and/or user talk pages and the above will be displayed, but with your user name in place of "Wikibreak".
To change only the message, use {{wikibreak|message=YourMessage}}, where YourMessage is the message you wish to use instead of the default above.
For more options, see below.

Syntax

Any and all parameters optional.

{{wikibreak
| Name
| back      =
| type      =
| message   =
| align     =
| bgcol     =
| image     =
| noimage   =
| imagesize =
}}

Parameter	Description	Example and default
Name	Your username or nickname.	{{wikibreak | Joe | ...}} Default: {{BASEPAGENAME}}
type	Type of break: exams (changes image and message) attempting (changes message) long (changes message) wikibreak, normal, short (the default message)	{{wikibreak | type=long | ...}} Default: #default
back	Replaces "soon" in the default message. Deprecated.	{{wikibreak | back=in January | ...}} Default: soon
message	Your own message rather than the default.	{{wikibreak | message=Joe is elsewhere for now, but will check his talk page now and then. | ...}} Default: "Name is taking a short wikibreak and will be back on Wikipedia soon."
align	The alignment of the message. Options are "left", "center", and "right".	{{wikibreak | message=Joe is elsewhere for now, but will check his talk page now and then. | align=left |...}} Default: center
bgcol	The name (e.g. "beige") or HTML hex (e.g. "#97AAC4") specifying the template's background colo/ur.	{{wikibreak ...| bgcol=pink | ...}} Default: #F8EABA
image	Filename of the image you wish to appear beside the message (omitting "Image:" prefix).	{{wikibreak ...| image=MyImage.jpg | ...}} Default: Sunset at Huntington Beach.jpg
noimage	To display the template without a picture.	{{wikibreak ...| noimage= | ...}} Default: unused
imagesize	Size of the image.	{{wikibreak ...| imagesize=100px | ...}} Default: 75px

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If you feel that you can't stay away for your entire wikibreak, add the following to your user page: {{Wikibreak break}}