Template:Seriesbox/Documentation

The {{Seriesbox}} template is used on the appropriate series page below the Series: namespace. Creating a Series:Name page is the same process as creating a game article, simply type in Series:Name of the series in the search field and hit ↵ Enter, and select to create a new page. Then follow the instructions that appears with the help of the below documentation.

Syntax

{{Seriesbox|entries=
{{Seriesbox/parent|My Little Parent Series|}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[The Game]]|2000}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[Game 2: Electric Boogaloo]]|2004}}
{{Seriesbox/row|[[Game 3: Not Game 2]]|2014}}
{{Seriesbox/child|The Electric Boogaloo Spin-off}}
}}

Example

See Series:Game, Series:Halo, Series:Lego, or Series:Lego Batman.

The table is where the actual information is stored. It consists of two or more parts:

The header. Besides holding the table together, the title of the sidebar resides here:

{{Seriesbox|entries=
(content goes here)
}}

Main game row. A row meant for full game releases in the series:

{{Seriesbox/row|[[The Game]]|2000}}

Child series row. Defines a child series of the current series, such as a spin-off series or subseries that connects specific titles:

{{Seriesbox/child|Name of the child series}}

Parent series row. Defines a parent series of the current series:

{{Seriesbox/parent|Name of the parent series}}

General rules

Games should be ordered on first PC release date (oldest to newest).
If an expansion is standalone (i.e. does not require the base game to function), it should be considered a separate game and listed as a full title.
Use the full title of the game when adding it to the list.
Some franchises are too large to fit onto one table (ex. Star Wars). Narrow in on what sub-series a collection of games follow.
A new game in a series should only be added in if it has been confirmed that it will be released on the PC (either Windows, OS X, or Linux).
While not common, fan games and major mods for a series can be added in if it is worth mentioning. Ask a mod before editing it in.

Common issues

Issue: Cover thumbnail is listed as text in the series table.

Solution: Refresh the cache for the series page (More -> Refresh).
Description: This is caused by PCGW not having generated and cached the thumbnail of the cover yet, which might take a couple of minutes. A refresh of the cache might help.

Issue: Game includes a cover that isn't listed as a thumbnail nor as text in the series table.

Solution: Refresh the cache for the game page (More -> Refresh), and then the cache for the series page.
Description: This is caused by the game page not having updated its cached in a while, so the properties Property:Cover and Property:Cover filename haven't been set for it yet and therefor the series list can't retrieve the thumbnail.

Issue: Game includes the series sidebar, but isn't listed in the large series table even after cache refreshes.

Solution: Verify that {{Series|xxxx}} is being used, with a pipe | between the series template call and the name of the series, and that a colon : is not used instead, and then refresh the series page cache.
Description: Mistakenly writing {{Series:xxxx}} with a colon ( : ) instead of a pipe ( | ) will result in the game page transcluding the relevant Series:xxxx page directly instead of going through the Template:Series. This will case the necessary Property:Part of series declaration to not be set, which will mean the game will not be seen as a part of the series.