Template:Automatic taxobox/doc/all parameters

Available parameters and how to use them
Available parameters (note that all parameters are optional, although to produce the desired results, many may be required):

taxon

name

authority

display_parents

italic_name

edit_link

fossil_range

oldest_fossil

youngest_fossil

display_parents

parent_authority

grandparent_authority

greatgrandparent_authority

color

status

status_system

status_ref

image

image_width

image_alt

image_caption

image2

image2_width

image2_alt

image2_caption

classification_status

diversity

diversity_link

binomial

binomial_authority

trinomial

trinomial_authority

type_genus

type_genus_authority

type_species

type_species_authority

subdivision

subdivision_ranks

display_children

type_strain

range_map

range_map_width

range_map_alt

range_map_caption

binomial2

binomial2_authority

range_map2

range_map2_width

range_map2_alt

range_map2_caption

binomial3

binomial3_authority

range_map3

range_map3_width

range_map3_alt

range_map3_caption

binomial4

binomial4_authority

range_map4

range_map4_width

range_map4_alt

range_map4_caption

synonyms

synonyms_ref

In the following sections, parameters used by taxobox will not be covered. Usage for those parameters has not changed.

Parameter taxon
The name of the taxon the article is about. In the taxobox, this parameter is the one that is bolded. To bold multiple taxa, see #Bolding multiple taxa.

When moving an article to another title, always check to see that the taxon parameter is present, to ensure the taxonomy continues to display properly. Additionally, you will need to update the display link on the taxonomy template. See for instructions on how to do this.

Parameter name
If the title of the taxobox should be different from the value entered in the taxon parameter, enter it here. This is most commonly used for common names. If, for whatever reason, the title should be italicized, do not use name. Instead, use italic_name.

Parameter italic_name
This parameter duplicates the functionality of name except that it italicizes the title. This parameter should never be used in conjunction with name.

Parameter authority
This parameter is similar to the authority parameters in the taxobox. The only difference is that you don't have to specify the rank this authority matches up with-- it will pair it with the taxon listed in the taxon parameter.

Parameter authority_ref
This parameter DOES NOT exist, just add the reference to the end of the data for the authority parameter.

Parameter fossil_range
The automatic taxobox has a couple of enhancements over the conventional taxobox; if you specify a geological period in fossil range, then Template:Geological range will automatically display that period in the geological timescale. Unsupported periods can be added at Template:Geological range. As before, more complex cases can still be handled by specifying geological range.

Parameter edit_link
In most cases, there is no reason to use this parameter. If used, whatever is entered here will display in single brackets in place of the letter "e". This is the "edit taxonomy" link which allows readers to easily access the taxonomy for quick, universal edits.

Parameter oldest_fossil
Deprecated.

Parameter youngest_fossil
Deprecated. Replace with fossil range.

Parameter display_parents
If you need to display a certain number of parent taxa, adding a number here will force that many parent taxa to appear.

Parameter parent_authority
This functions just like authority, except it matches up with the parent taxon.

Parameter grandparent_authority
This functions just like authority, except it matches up with the grandparent taxon.

Parameter greatgrandparent_authority
This functions just like authority, except it matches up with the great-grandparent taxon.

Parameter display_children
This is a new feature that takes the place of the subdivision parameter. It displays a list of all the taxa whose taxonomy templates list the current taxon as the immediate parent. You may fill this in with 1, 2, 3, 2 collapse, or 3 collapse. The "collapse" causes daughters past the first generation to remain hidden unless the reader clicks "show" next to one of the daughter taxa.