Template talk:Infobox Wikipedia WikiProject

message: This template suffers from a number of flaws.  Changes to fix them could include
* Making it possible to specify multiple parents and categories -- not one at a time, but all together
* What you're calling a "notice" should be changed to "article scope banner" or something; everyone else is calling them "banners"
* Generalising the box so that it can replace the navigation templates -- some sections should only appear on the main page, though
** Make a "main page" option; some items are not displayed unless it's true
** Make sections for listing departments and SIGs (task forces, work groups, whatever)
Some changes are being discussed at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject reform#New Approach.  
-- TimNelson 07:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Changes

message: Hi. Funandtrvl and I just finished a reworking of this template. Very little of the original template code remains, but I checked over 100 WikiProjects, and I couldn't see any indication that my modifications broke any existing implementations (I worked very hard to make sure of that). If I broke something for your WikiProject, please let me know on my talk page, so I can fix it. The new template includes a lot more parser function logic, and it takes someone pretty experienced with templating not to mess it up now (the trade-off of trying to add new features while supporting older implementations).
There is a similar template,  that accomplishes much of the same thing using similarly named parameters. Unfortunately, identically named parameters did not work identically (especially in the 'userbox' section). I standardized between the two templates. In addition, the way that different editors implemented parameters was inconsistent (usually because they didn't read the instructions or the instructions were unclear). The template can now tell if someone includes "Category:" in the category parameter or not (and adapt accordingly). The same is true for all namespaces other than Portal. Portals support custom images (instead of the default Portal.svg image. Assessment had no default value, though there is a standard location for it; it now defaults to that location if you set Assessment to "yes". Many projects did not fill in all the parameters, but the headings still showed up; they now are suppressed for omitted or blank parameters. Shortcuts, userboxes, categories, and portals have been improved in how they accept and display when multiple items are included.
You should be aware that I changed the way a few things default. 'helps-organise-children' and 'has-goals' used to have default values, but they now default to blank. They can also accept a free-form comment, such as text linked to a page with a more detailed explanation than will fit in an infobox. (The old defaults were 'helps-organise-children=no' and 'has-goals=yes'.)
I have also tried to make the template much more portable to other wikis and languages by using namespace magic words ("" instead of "User"). This helps ease translation and adapts to variations in other wiki projects. It's not yet fully independent of the English Wikipedia, but it's a lot closer than it was. I applaud Thumperward's earlier conversion to using the standard  template. There are some things it limits us in (like the lack of a configurable width discussed above), but it really helps to make things more portable and maintainable.
I hope everyone likes the changes and considers them improvements. If not, speak out below, and let's figure out how to make this template even better. Remember, for problems that need fixing quickly, please leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! --Willscrlt (→“¡¿Talk?!”) 08:51, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Major renovation with new features

message: For some reason, portals seem to have an excessive left margin in this template, and do not correctly line up with the other (text-only) lines. Neither this template, nor  seem to contain a margin that could be responsible. Any ideas? --NetRolller 3D 20:04, 24 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Portals don't line up with other entries 

message: Can someone fix this so that if you mark csb=yes, you can optionally specify a sort key to be appended so that these projects will sort properly in ? Sorry I'm not a template expert...  --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 03:00, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure how to do this, but you could try contacting someone in :Category:Wikipedians willing to assist with templates. APerson (talk!) 21:17, 21 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Aren't they already sorted by the name parameter?  What else do you want to happen? Jackmcbarn (talk) 03:01, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: As Jackmcbarn said, there already is a sort key, the "name=" parameter of the template. That name should not include the "WikiProject" prefix; then, say, WikiProject Chad is sorted under "Chad" in :Category:WikiProjects relevant for countering systemic bias. Nothing needs to be done here. Huon (talk) 10:24, 22 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  sort parameter 

message: I have a project that actually has 4 parents, but I've only been able to list 3 of them.  Would anyone have an objection if I added code to support a 4th one?  I'm fairly experienced working on template code. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 20:03, 9 December 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Seems reasonable to me. Sizeofint (talk) 06:25, 10 December 2015 (UTC)

text: this was a simple addition.  I also updated the documentation. Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 17:51, 10 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  4 parents