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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Template:Sequence

This template is used to navigate through a sequence of articles, allowing an article of a series to link to the article before it and the one after it.

Usage

Use as follows

{{Sequence
| prev = 
| list = 
| curr = 
| next = 
}}

Parameters

  • |prev= - The previous page in the series. Can be wiki-linked. Optional.
  • |list= - The name of the series. Can be wiki-linked. Required.
  • |curr= - The current page in the series. Optional.
  • |next= - The next page in the series. Can be wiki-linked. Optional.

Examples

Example 1
{{Sequence
| prev = [[Timeline of United States history (1860–1899)|1860–1899]]
| list = [[History of the United States]]
| curr = 1900–1929
| next = [[Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)|1930–1949]]
}}

produces

Preceded by
1860–1899
History of the United States
1900–1929
Succeeded by
1930–1949
Example 2
{{Sequence
| prev = [[List of Kosmos satellites (2251–2500)|2251–2500]]
| list = [[List of Kosmos satellites]]
| curr = 2501–2750
}}

produces

Preceded by
2251–2500
List of Kosmos satellites
2501–2750
Succeeded by

Not for depicting succession

DO NOT use this template for the purpose of depicting succession, for example in biographies of officeholders. Instead of

{{Sequence
| list = [[Minister of Defence]]
| curr = 1940–1945
| next = [[Clement Attlee]]
}}

{{Sequence
| prev = [[Neville Chamberlain]]
| list = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the British Conservative Party]]
| curr = 1940–1955
| next = [[Anthony Eden|Sir Anthony Eden]]
}}

use

{{Start box}}

{{S-new}}
{{S-ttl|title=[[Secretary of State for Defence|Minister of Defence]]|years=1940–1945}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Clement Attlee]]}}

{{S-bef|before=[[Neville Chamberlain]]}}
{{S-ttl|title=[[Leader of the Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the Conservative Party]]|years=1940–1955}}
{{S-aft|after=[[Anthony Eden]]}}

{{End box}}

This template may still be useful for other sequences, especially simple ordered lists of articles without associated spans of times.

Template Data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Sequence in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Sequence

Template is used to navigate through a sequence of articles.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Previousprev

The previous page in the series, can be wiki-linked.

Default
Example
[[Timeline of United States history (1860–1899)|1860–1899]]
Stringsuggested
Listlist

The title of the series, can be wiki-linked.

Example
[[History of the United States]]
Stringrequired
Currentcurr

The range for the current article.

Example
1970–1989
Stringsuggested
Nextnext

The following page in the series, can be wiki-linked.

Default
Example
[[Timeline of United States history (1930–1949)|1930–1949]]
Stringsuggested

See also