Template:Sequence/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Sequence.
It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Deprecated for depicting succession

Do not use this template for the purpose of depicting succession, for example in biographies of officeholders. Instead of

{{sequence |
  prev=&mdash; |
  list=[[Minister of Defence]]<br>1940&ndash;1945 |
  next=[[Clement Attlee]]
}}

{{sequence |
  prev=[[Neville Chamberlain]] |
  list=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the British Conservative Party]]<br>1940&ndash;1955 |
  next=[[Anthony Eden|Sir Anthony Eden]]
}}

...

use

{{start box}}

{{succession box |
  before=&mdash; |
  title=[[Minister of Defence]] |
  years=1940&ndash;1945 |
  after=[[Clement Attlee]]
}}

{{succession box |
  before=[[Neville Chamberlain]] |
  title=[[Conservative Party (UK)|Leader of the British Conservative Party]] |
  years=1940&ndash;1955 |
  after=[[Anthony Eden|Sir Anthony Eden]]
}}

...

{{end box}}

This template may still be useful for other sequences, especially simple ordered lists of articles without associated spans of years.