Template:Smallrefs/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Smallrefs.
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

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To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Smallrefs/styles.css

Usage

{{smallrefs}}
{{smallrefs|10pt}}
{{smallrefs|columns=2}}

Use in place of <references/> when a smaller type size is desired, with optional control over the specific type size and the number of columns rendered (in browsers that implement CSS columns).

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

first parameter (unnamed): Font size; this sets the CSS font-size attribute ("12px", "10pt", "0.8em", etc.; default is "83%")
columns (or second parameter): number of columns for references; this sets the CSS column-count attribute
rule: yes to add a rule above the references
group (needs to be called by name): for named groups as per reference group
refx (needs to be called by name): for including texts within <references /> where named reference only appears specifically in the body text itself. See Cite.

No description.

Template parameters
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	`1` `fs`	Size of references	String	optional
columns	`2` `columns`	Number of columns to display references or footnotes as.	Number	suggested
rule	`rule`	Adds or removes a rule above the references Suggested values `yes, no`	Unknown	optional
lh	`lh`	no description	Unknown	optional
refs	`refs`	Add (named) references directly in the smallrefs template, which can be referenced directly in a page.	Content	optional
refx	`refx`	for including texts within <nowiki><references /></nowiki> where named reference only appears specifically in the body text itself. See [[mw:Extension:Cite/Cite.php#List-defined references\|Cite]].	Unknown	optional
group	`group`	for named groups as per [[w:Wikipedia:Footnotes#Footnotes: groups\|reference group]]	String	optional