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[[Category:Timeline templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Timeline templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
If the template has a separate documentation page (usually called "Template:template name/doc"), add [[Category:Graphical timeline templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page.
You can set the switch |help=on in the template to produce some quick pointers. When you are getting started, you might want to use {{Graphical timeline|help=on}} to generate a ready-made, empty template – or type {{subst:Graphical timeline/blank}} into a sandbox page, save the page, and edit the resulting code. Hopefully, the parameter names ...
The {{Graphical timeline}} template allows representations of extensive timelines. The template offers complex formatting and labeling options to control the output. Typically, each use is made into its own template, and the template is then transcluded into the article. See an example here, and an example of it being used in an article here.
{{Include timeline}}, an easy way of including editable template-based horizontal or vertical graphical timelines. mw:Extension:EasyTimeline, editable code-based timelines using Erik Zachte's extension for MediaWiki, <timeline>
If you create a single row template, it can easily be embedded in a different template with different scale. The single row template will be automatically cropped to fit the parent template. See how {{ Geological eras }} and {{ Geological periods }} are embedded in {{ Extinction events graphical timeline }}
Two simple examples of what is possible. For more extensive examples see Template:Timeline WW II - Pacific Theatre, Template:Timeline_History_of_Computing, de:Template:Zeitleiste Tour-de-France-Sieger. A nice example of a diagram that is not a timeline in the general sense is Vocal and instrumental pitch ranges.
Example All Star: String: required: Title (2) title2: The second title of the current release, for double A-sides only. If this is the other side then add a link if an article exists. Example [[Strawberry Fields Forever]] String: optional: Year: year: The year that the current work was released. Example 2001: Date: required: Next title: next_title