Draft:Template:Article

Article Template Documentation

This template creates a beautifully formatted article page with:

• Custom display title (supports Malayalam)
• Colored introduction section
• Optional left sidebar for key points
• Optional right sidebar for highlights
• Support for multiple images/charts within content
• Source attribution section for translations/republished content
• Author bio section
• Automatic categorization

Usage

{{Draft:Template:Article
|DisplayTitle=പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ലേഖനം
|Title=Important-Article
|Author=രചയിതാവിന്റെ പേര്
|Date=2026-01-13
|Category=Politics
|Thumbnail=Example.jpg
|ThumbnailCaption=Main image description
|Introduction=ലേഖനത്തിന്റെ ആമുഖം...
|Content=പ്രധാന ഉള്ളടക്കം...
|Image1=Chart1.png
|Image1Caption=First chart description
|Image2=Photo2.jpg
|Image2Caption=Second photo description
|Author_Bio=രചയിതാവിനെക്കുറിച്ച്...
|KeyPoint1=ആദ്യ പോയിന്റ്
|Highlight1=പ്രത്യേക ശ്രദ്ധയ്ക്ക്
|SourceName=The Hindu
|OriginalAuthor=Original Author Name
|OriginalDate=2026-01-10
|SourceURL=https://example.com/original-article
|TranslationType=Translation
|PermissionNote=Published with permission from the publisher
}}

Parameters

Basic Information:

• DisplayTitle (required): Title as displayed on page (Malayalam supported)
• Title (required): Simple page name (English/numbers)
• Author (required): Author/Translator name
• Date (required): Publication date
• Category (required): Article category

Content:

• Thumbnail (optional): Main featured image filename
• ThumbnailCaption (optional): Caption for main image
• Introduction (required): Brief introduction with colored background
• Content (required): Main article text

Additional Images:

• Image1 (optional): First additional image/chart
• Image1Caption (optional): Caption for first image
• Image2 (optional): Second additional image/chart
• Image2Caption (optional): Caption for second image
• Image3 (optional): Third additional image/chart
• Image3Caption (optional): Caption for third image

Sidebars:

• KeyPoint1-4 (optional): Left sidebar key points
• Highlight1-3 (optional): Right sidebar highlights

Source Attribution (for translations/republished content):

• SourceName (optional): Name of original publication
• OriginalAuthor (optional): Original article author
• OriginalDate (optional): Original publication date
• SourceURL (optional): Link to original article
• TranslationType (optional): Type (Translation, Adaptation, Reprint, etc.)
• PermissionNote (optional): Note about permission obtained

Author Information:

• Author_Bio (optional): Information about the author