Template:ForumStamp/doc

The templates ForumStamp and ForumStamp/subst are used to automatically embed the username and timestamp of a certain post/reply on wikistyle forums.   The template   should be substitued in a forum post or reply. It's task is to embed the formatter template   into the code, along with the name of the user who made that certain post and the timestamp of it, using the magic words   and.

The substitution can be included in the preloaded text for a new post or reply in the forum, by this form:

Or in case the preloaded text is already in an &lt;includeonly&gt; section:

It can also be added handly to an edit:

The result of both will be embedding a code similar to this:



 The template   expects the user and time parameters. It's tasks are to format the parameters' data, to link it, to add custom classes that allow further styling by site CSS, and to embed a user avatar picture. (This last bit uses the script User Avatar Finder, and it has to be installed on the wiki for the avatar pictures to show up. There is also currently an issue with the default avatar pictures like an earth or a goldfish).

The result of the sample embedded code (see above) will be:

The actual result on a forum page may look different, though, due to applied CSS.  