Template:Plainlist/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Plainlist (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Plainlist/styles.css

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists.

Usage[edit]

{{plainlist}} starts a plain (i.e. unbulleted) list, such as:

It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with <br />..

This template can be used with or without {{endplainlist}}. It is an alternative to {{unbulleted list}}, which performs the same function in a more concise but less wiki-style manner. Note that {{unbulleted list}} will work inside image captions, whereas {{plainlist}} does not.

Examples[edit]

Markup	Renders as
{{plainlist\| * [[Linda]] * [[Blanche]] * [[Prince]] * [[Merddin Emrys]] * [[Taliesin]] * [[Welsh Pony]] }}	Linda Blanche Prince Merddin Emrys Taliesin Welsh Pony

Alternative syntax[edit]

Markup	Renders as
{{plainlist}} * [[Linda]] * [[Blanche]] * [[Prince]] * [[Merddin Emrys]] * [[Taliesin]] * [[Welsh Pony]] {{endplainlist}}	Linda Blanche Prince Merddin Emrys Taliesin Welsh Pony

Parameters[edit]

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

TemplateData for Plainlist

This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists. It uses proper HTML list markup, which is more standards-compliant and more accessible than separating list items with <br />. Detailed reasons for using this template can be found at WP:UBLIST.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
List content	`1`	If supplied, the list, as a normal bulleted list. (Every line should start with an asterisk. No blank lines between lines.) See template page for how this works otherwise.	Content	suggested
CSS classes	`class`	Adds a CSS class to the containing div. Default The class "plainlist" is always applied.	String	optional
Custom CSS	`style`	Adds CSS style options. Complex styles should not be used in articles but may be acceptable on user, project, and talk pages. Example border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow	String	optional
Indent level	`indent`	Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread. Example 2	Number	optional

Controlling line-breaking[edit]

Template {{nbsp}} may be used with {{wbr}} and {{nowrap}} to control line-breaking in bulletless lists, to prevent wrapped long entries from being confused with multiple entries. See Template:Wbr/doc#Controlling line-breaking in infoboxes for details.

Technical details[edit]

{{Plainlist}} works by constructing a div with the CSS class "plainlist" which has the styles listed in Template:Plainlist/styles.css.

Wikitext

Expanded template

HTML

{{Plainlist|
* Example 1
* Example 2
* Example 3
}}

'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000013-QINU`"'<div class="plainlist " >
* Example 1
* Example 2
* Example 3

</div>

<div class="plainlist">
<ul>
<li>Example 1</li>
<li>Example 2</li>
<li>Example 3</li>
</ul>
</div>