Template:Shard

Purpose

1. Attach your article to one (or more) Shard Communities categories (e.g., Atlantic, Chesapeake, Great Lakes).
2. Optionally attach your article to a sub-category within that Shard Community (e.g., Atlantic|Guild, Chesapeake|Auction House, Sonoma|Character).

• Note that after adding a sub-category, go to the sub-category page you entered and look at the description and it's category at the bottom. The description should have the text [[Category:name of the shard]], e.g., [[Category:Chesapeake]]. If it doesn't, then manually add it; if you don't, the sub-category won't show up in the Shard category list.

PREVIEW your article before saving! ... the Shard category (and sub-category if entered) will show up at the bottom of your preview. This template also checks if you entered a valid shard name. If not valid, your category at the bottom will show up in the Category Shard template name not recognized.

Usage

Typically place this template on the first line of your article.

{{Shard|shardname|sub=sub-category|ShardLine=OFF}}

where:

• shardname (required) is the name of the shard.
• sub=sub-category (optional) is a sub-category in the shard community on this wiki.
• ShardLine=ON (optional, OFF by default) adds the one-line of text at top of page showing what shard this article relates to.

Examples

Usage	Syntax	Examples
One shard	{{Shard|shardname}}	{{Shard|Pacific}}
More than one shard (if article pertains to multiple shards)	{{Shard|shardname1}}{{Shard|shardname2}} ... {{Shard|shardnameN}}	{{Shard|Atlantic}}{{Shard|Europa}}{{Shard|Sonoma}}
One shard and a sub-category	{{Shard|shardname|sub=sub-category}}	{{Shard|Pacific|<nowiki>sub=Guild}}</nowiki>
Many variations	{{Shard|Pacific|sub=Guild}}{{Shard|Pacific|sub=Auction House}}{{Shard|Sonoma|sub=Auction House}}

Usage without sub-category

(copy one or more of the following as the first line of your article)

{{Shard|Arirang}}

{{Shard|Asuka}}

{{Shard|Atlantic}}

{{Shard|Baja}}

{{Shard|Balhae}}

{{Shard|Catskills}}

{{Shard|Chesapeake}}

{{Shard|Drachenfels}}

{{Shard|Europa}}

{{Shard|Formosa}}

{{Shard|Great Lakes}}

{{Shard|Hokuto}}

{{Shard|Izumo}}

{{Shard|Lake Austin}}

{{Shard|Lake Superior}}

{{Shard|Legends}}

{{Shard|Mizuho}}

{{Shard|Mugen}}

{{Shard|Napa Valley}}

{{Shard|Oceania}}

{{Shard|Origin}}

{{Shard|Pacific}}

{{Shard|Sakura}}

{{Shard|Siege Perilous}}

{{Shard|Sonoma}}

{{Shard|Wakoku}}

{{Shard|Yamato}}

{{Shard|ALL}} - use this only if an article partains to ALL shards, such as a UO All-Shards event or quest.

• Note: If the Shard name is not recognized or spelled properly, the default category is Shard template name not recognized.

Some typical shard community sub-categories

You can add and use more sub-categories if you like, but try to stay consistent between shards if possible.

Alliance

Arena

Auction House

Book Library

Character

Community

Community Center

Event

Establishment

Guild

Museum

News

News Service

Player Town

Regular Event

Rune Library

Tavern

Unique Location

To understand the internal coding for this template, see also:

• MediaWiki ParserFunctions extension
• Parser Functions in Templates