This template was developed based on a discussion on the Ireland talk page regarding objection there to the use of the term " British Isles". It is based on the original British Isles template developed by Lofty for use on articles relating to those islands. By default it will insert the above template but has the possibility to set a different title, if necessary.
It is proposed that articles where the community would prefer the use of a different term first reach a consensus with regard to what other term(s) to use and then insert the template, adjusting the title as necessary.
The template can be inserted on a page in one of two ways:
{{British Isles}}
{{British Isles|Title}}
This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse
, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a
navbox, sidebar, or
table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
To change this template's initial visibility, the |state=
parameter may be used:
{{British Isles|state=collapsed}}
will show the template collapsed, i.e. hidden apart from its title bar.{{British Isles|state=expanded}}
will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible.