Template:3ColumnBoxGreen

{{{header}}}
{{{left}}}
{{{center}}}
{{{right}}}


Multi-Column Box Instructions

For both 2- and 3-column boxes (collectively known as "MultiColumnBoxes"). For creating single-column boxes, please see AboutUsBasicBox.

Color Variants

There are five color variations for the MultiColumnBox templates, which use proven web-safe colors. Additionally, the {{2ColumnBoxGray}} and {{3ColumnBoxGray}} templates allows for customizing the colors via passed parameters:

2-column boxes

3-column boxes


Basic uses

There are only 3 (or 4) parameters needed to be passed in the template call:

2-column boxes

  • header = header text
  • left = text for the left column
  • right = text for the right column

3-column boxes

  • header = header text
  • left = text for the left column
  • center = text for the center column
  • right = text for the right column


2-Column Example:

{{2ColumnBoxBlue
| header = Box header here
| left = text for the left column
| right = text for the right column
}}

Result:

Box header here
text for the left column
text for the right column


3-Column Example:

{{3ColumnBoxYellow
| header = Box header here
| left = text for the left column
| center = text for the center column
| right = text for the right column
}}

Result:

Box header here
text for the left column
text for the center column
text for the right column


Intermediate uses

In addition to the basic uses, users can specify a border (border is the same color as the header), or use these boxes for list with WikiMarkup

Adding a border

2-Column Example:

{{2ColumnBoxGreen
| header = Box header here
| left = text for the left column
| right = text for the right column
| border = 2px
}}

Result:

Box header here
text for the left column
text for the right column



Advanced uses

Changing Colors

For advanced users, the {{2ColumnBoxGray}} and {{3ColumnBoxGray}} templates offers a variety of customizations, please note, for best compatibility, use web-safe colors like those found on the W3 Schools website:

  • header-color = specify color for header; defaults to dark gray if not present. Note: Supports the AboutUsColorTemplates as well as hex colors.
  • body-color = specify color for body style (can be same as header for mono-toned boxes); defaults to light gray if not present. Note: Supports the AboutUsColorTemplates as well as hex colors.

3-Column Example:

{{3ColumnBoxGray
| header = Box header here
| left = text for the left column
| center = text for the center column
| right = text for the right column
| border = 2px
| header-color = {{DarkPurple}}
| body-color = {{Purple}}
}}

Result:

Box header here
text for the left column
text for the center column
text for the right column


Working with Lists

Having your text blocks be lists is a common use for multi-column boxes. Due to the way MediaWiki interprets parameters, a very small return is needed before a list, which is provided by {{ClearList}}. NOTE: This needs to be added for EACH column.

2-Column Example:

{{2ColumnBoxGray
| header = Box header here
| left = {{ClearList}}
* first item in list...
* second item in list...
* third item in list...
| right = {{ClearList}}
* fourth item in list...
* and so on...
}}

Result:

Box header here

  • first item in list...
  • second item in list...
  • third item in list...

  • fourth item in list...
  • and so on...