Editing Template:Expand section/doc (section)

==Examples==

'''or inline short form'''

{{tlx|Expand section |1{{=}}''what and why'' |small{{=}}'''no''' |talk{{=}}''Talk_section'' find{{=}}''Article title or search terms'' |find2{{=}}''Section title or more terms'' |section{{=}}''n'' |date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

;date=
:The current month and year can be used in the {{para|date}} parameter. This will add the page to a sub-category sorted by date used (see the [[#Categorisation|Categorisation]] section of this page for more information:

:{{Tlx|Expand section|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

:or

:{{Tlx|Expand section|<nowiki>{{subst:DATE}}</nowiki>}}

:results in:

{{Expand section|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}


;section=
:The {{para|section}} parameter is used to link to the edit screen of the article's section in which this template is placed. If this template is placed in the second section after the TOC, then use {{para|section|2}}:

:{{Tlx|Expand section|section{{=}}2|<nowiki>{{subst:DATE}}</nowiki>}}

:results in:

{{Expand section|section=2|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

:and links to the edit screen for the ''second section'' of the page ''after the TOC''.


;1=, with=, or for=
:An unnamed parameter, {{para|1}} (or one of the named parameters, {{para|with}} or {{para|for}}), may be used to explain what expansion is needed in the section:

:{{Tlx|Expand section|1{{=}}examples and additional citations|section{{=}}1|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}

:results in:

{{Expand section|1=examples and additional citations|section=1|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|talksection=Template talk:Expand section#When should this template be used? }}

:When multiple expansion issues need to be raised, explain them in a new section on the article's [[wikipedia:WP:Talk page|discussion page]], and use the next two parameters for reader convenience.


;small= 

Specify {{para|small|no}} to generate a wide box, and enable param {{para|talksection}}.

;talksection=

Prerequisite: requires {{para|small|no}}, otherwise presence and values of {{para|talksection}} are ignored.

:{{Tlx|Expand section|1{{=}}examples and additional citations|section{{=}}1|date{{=}}{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|small{{=}}no|talksection{{=}}Template talk:Expand section#When should this template be used?}}

:results in:

:{{Expand section|1=examples and additional citations|section=1|date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|small=no|talksection=Template talk:Expand section#When should this template be used?}}