ಟೆಂಪ್ಲೇಟು:Automatic taxobox/doc/use
Documentation for the automated taxobox system
Taxonomy templates
Taxobox templates
- Which should be used?
- Changing the taxa displayed
- Convert a taxobox to an automated taxobox
- Glossary of automated taxobox parameters
- Automatic taxobox – mainly for genera and higher taxa
- Speciesbox – for a species
- Subspeciesbox – for an animal subspecies
- Infraspeciesbox – for a plant subspecies or variety
- Hybridbox – for an animal hybrid within a genus
- Ichnobox – for a trace fossil
- Oobox – for a fossil egg
- Virusbox – for viruses and non-cellular life
- Paraphyletic group – for concepts that do not correspond to a monophyletic clade
- Population taxobox - for notable populations of subspecies of animals
When should I use Template:Automatic Taxobox?
[ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ]Do NOT use the automatic taxobox if you are creating a taxobox for:
- An ichnotaxon (use
{{Ichnobox}}) - An ootaxon (use
{{Oobox}}) - Any species-level taxon not from the aforementioned groups (use
{{Speciesbox}}, provided that no rank is to be displayed between species and genus) - Any taxon below the species level not from the aforementioned groups (use
{{Subspeciesbox}}for animals,{{Infraspeciesbox}}for plants, again provided that no rank is to be displayed between species and genus)
These templates use the same software as Template:Automatic taxobox, but are simplified to be easier to use and maintain.
- For all other taxa, it is always possible to create an automatic taxobox. But in complicated cases, it might be easier to use a manual taxobox rather than asking for help automating it.
Please remember: There's not yet consensus to convert all taxoboxes to automatic taxoboxes. Please use your discretion when converting: and always preview your edit before saving.
Advantages of this template over manual taxoboxes
[ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿ]This template was mainly developed in order to help Wikipedia's taxonomy be consistent, and to make it possible to browse down as well as up a taxonomic hierarchy.
It has additional benefits:
- Easier to create articles: don't have to copy and modify lengthy taxoboxes
- Easier to maintain articles: when a taxonomic classification is changed, only one page needs modifying
- Ensures consistency between articles: since all taxoboxes refer to the same central taxonomy listings
- Centralizes discussion on taxonomy: discussions don't have to be repeated on every taxon's page
- Keeping articles up to date is easier: one edit, and all affected articles are updated immediately
- Easier to handle unranked clades and polyphyletic groups: any number of unranked groups can be included
- Accountability: each taxonomic relationship can be supported by a reference
- Lists of child taxa can be kept up to date, automatically.