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The use of this template in a hatnote at the top of an article should be avoided (per WP:RELATED) unless the article and the related timeline article have ambiguous titles. The template can be used at the top or below a narrative section, or below a list in some other format.
This is a category of templates that generate timelines. A few of them are a specific timeline used in one article context. Others are parameterizable templates, used to generate a particular type of timeline visualization, in multiple contexts.
The use of this template in a hatnote at the top of an article should be avoided (per WP:RELATED) unless the article and the related timeline article have ambiguous titles. The template can be used at the top or below a narrative section, or below a list in some other format.
All three templates are required. One or more occurrences of {{timeline-item}} may be included; each MUST use {}. See {} for date formatting options. Add {{UF-timeline}} to the External links section of the page, for links to time-line generating software.
You can use this template to include a timeline in an article page. Type {{subst:Include timeline}} where you want the timeline to appear. Click "Preview" In the box that appears, follow the link to create a timeline; Fill in the blanks using the instructions that appear; Once you've saved your timeline, return to the article page and press "save".
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 ...
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