Draft:Template:Article

Article Template Documentation

This template creates a beautifully formatted article page with:

• Custom display title (supports Malayalam)
• Prominent metadata line showing original author (for translations) or author
• Colored introduction section
• Optional left sidebar for key points
• Optional right sidebar for highlights
• Support for multiple images/charts within content (Image1 appears in middle of content)
• Compact source attribution line for translations
• Translator/Author bio section
• Automatic categorization (original author for translations, translator for translations)

Usage

{{Draft:Template:Article
|DisplayTitle=പ്രധാനപ്പെട്ട ലേഖനം
|Title=Important-Article
|Author=പരിഭാഷകന്റെ പേര് (for translations) or രചയിതാവിന്റെ പേര് (for originals)
|OriginalAuthor=യഥാർത്ഥ ലേഖകൻ (only for translations)
|Date=2026-01-14
|Category=Politics
|Thumbnail=Example.jpg
|ThumbnailCaption=Main image description
|Introduction=ലേഖനത്തിന്റെ ആമുഖം...
|Content=പ്രധാന ഉള്ളടക്കം...
|Image1=Chart1.png (appears in middle of article)
|Image1Caption=First chart description
|Image2=Photo2.jpg (appears at end)
|Image2Caption=Second photo description
|Author_Bio=പരിഭാഷകനെക്കുറിച്ച് or രചയിതാവിനെക്കുറിച്ച്...
|KeyPoint1=ആദ്യ പോയിന്റ്
|Highlight1=പ്രത്യേക ശ്രദ്ധയ്ക്ക്
|SourceName=The Hindu (for translations)
|OriginalDate=2026-01-10
|SourceURL=https://example.com/original-article
|TranslationType=Translation
|PermissionNote=Published with permission
}}

Key Changes

• Page title (H1) appears only once at top (from MediaWiki default)
• Blue styled title removed
• Metadata line is larger (1.1em) and more prominent with background
• Original Author shows in metadata line for translations
• Translator name shows as "Translated by" in metadata
• Image1 appears in middle of content
• Source attribution is compact single line
• Author bio changes to "About Translator" for translations
• Categories show original author for translations
• Category display shows DISPLAYTITLE, not page name

Parameters

Basic Information:

• DisplayTitle (required): Title as displayed
• Title (required): Page name
• Author (required): Translator name (for translations) or Author (for originals)
• OriginalAuthor (optional): Original author name (only for translations)
• Date (required): Publication date
• Category (required): Article category

Content:

• Thumbnail (optional): Main image
• Introduction (required): Brief intro
• Content (required): Main text
• Image1 (optional): Appears mid-article
• Image2-3 (optional): Appear at end

Source (translations only):

• SourceName, OriginalDate, SourceURL, TranslationType, PermissionNote

Sidebars:

• KeyPoint1-4, Highlight1-3

Bio:

• Author_Bio (changes to translator bio if OriginalAuthor is set)