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There are several types of timeline articles. Historical timelines show the significant historical events and developments for a specific topic, over the course of centuries or millennia. Graphical timelines provide a visual representation for the timespan of multiple events that have a particular duration, over the course of centuries or ...
[[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 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 template is used on approximately 16,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
{{Chronology | state = expanded}} will show the template expanded, i.e. fully visible. {{Chronology | state = autocollapse}} will show the template autocollapsed, i.e. 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, but if not, it is fully visible.