Help:Development box legend
Subversive Technologies & Countermeasures
The Development box is a visual status tool to give a quick reference to readers, and contributors as to the current state of the page they are viewing. This tool is intended to inform readers about any relevant caveats in the content they are viewing, and to inspire contributors to add and develop the content to provide the most robust information possible.
Contents |
[edit] Interpreting
The development box uses icons as a visual short hand to describe the fields within the box. These fields provide a quick reference guide to the page it is displayed on.
 | This field displays the contributing authors to the page. The MediaWiki software already provides this mechanism in the form of a history tab, but this method provides higher visibility for those who want their works noticed. |
| This field displays the information type the page content is conveying. Some possible types are proof of concept, informative articles, etc. |
| This field displays the current development status of the page content. It is used to convey to the reader any caveats or lack of completeness, and as a signal to contributors that work is needed on this page. |
| This field displays the current status of the page. This is primarily used for assertions that the work is a copyright infringement, hoax, factually inaccurate, or other type of dispute. The associated talk page should be where the dispute is discussed and some type of agreement is reached. |
[edit] Implementing
Adding a development box to your page is just like adding any other template. Examples of syntax and use can be seen by viewing the source of any page that has implemented one, or viewing the development box template itself.
Below is an excerpt from the kdl pages development box.
{{development box
|author = [[user:Jason Todd|Jason Todd]]
|information = Proof of concept
|maturity = Stable release [[media:KDL1.0.4.zip|KDL1.0.4.zip]]
|status = [[talk:{{PAGENAME}}|No disputes]]
}}
