Template:Plainlist/doc

This template provides a  WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists, per  WP:UBLIST and  WP:PLIST

Usage

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

• cat
• dog
• horse
• cow
• sheep
• pig

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.

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

{{plainlist| * [[cat]] * [[dog]] * [[horse]] * [[cow]] * [[sheep]] * [[pig]] }}

Alternative syntax

{{plainlist}} * [[cat]] * [[dog]] * [[horse]] * [[cow]] * [[sheep]] * [[pig]] {{endplainlist}}

Parameters

<syntaxhighlight lang="json">{ "params": { "1": { "label": "List content", "description": "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.", "type": "content", "suggested": true }, "class": { "label": "CSS classes", "description": "Adds a CSS class to the containing div.", "type": "string", "default": "The class \"plainlist\" is always applied." }, "style": { "label": "Custom CSS", "description": "Adds CSS style options. Complex styles should not be used in articles (per  WP:Deviations) but may be acceptable on user, project, and talk pages.", "type": "string",

           "example": "border:solid 1px silver; background:lightyellow"

}, "indent": { "label": "Indent level",

           "description": "Indents the list by a number of standard indents (one indent being 1.6em), particularly handy for inclusion in an indented discussion thread.",

"type": "number",

           "example": "2"

} }, "description": "This template provides a WCAG/ISO-standards-compliant accessible alternative to <br /> separated lists, per  WP:UBLIST and  WP:PLIST. 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." } </sntaxhighlight>

Controlling line-breaking

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

{{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 }}	Template:Nowiki2	<syntaxhighlight lang="html"> Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 </syntaxhighlight>

Redirects

• {{Startplainlist}}

See also

• {{unbulleted list}} – essentially the same but uses | ... | ... | ... instead of |* ... * ... * ...
• {{flatlist}} and {{hlist}} (replacements for comma- or dash-separated lists)
• {{bulleted list}}
• {{indented plainlist}}
• {{ordered list}}
• Template:Infobox person#Inline lists § Notes for more information on creating lists within the Infobox family of templates, with examples in the following § Notes

Flat	{{hlist}} {{hlist |item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ...	{{flatlist}} {{flatlist| * item1 * item2 * ...}} item1 item2 ...	{{cslist}} {{cslist |item1 |item2 |...}} {{bold list}} {{bold list |item1 |item2 |...}}
Bulleted and Ordered	{{bulleted list}} {{bulleted list |item1 |item2 |...}}		{{ordered list}} {{Ordered list |list_style_type=lower-alpha |first |second |...}}
Unbulleted	{{unbulleted list}} {{unbulleted list |item1 |item2 |...}} item1 item2 ...	{{plainlist}} {{plainlist| * item1 * item2 * ...}} item1 item2 ...	{{glossary}} (glossary, description, definition, association) {{glossary}} {{term|first term}} {{defn|first description}} {{term|second term}} {{defn|second description}} {{term|...}} {{defn|....}} {{glossary end}} first term Template:Defn second term Template:Defn ... Template:Defn Template:Glossary end
Other	{{flowlist}} [[File:Bad Title Example.png|left|thumb|100px]] {{flowlist| *item1 *item2 *...}}	{{columns-list}} {{columns-list|colwidth=5em| # first # second # third # ...}}