Module:Arbcom election banner/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Module:Arbcom election banner.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original module page.

This module is rated as beta. It is considered ready for widespread use, but as it is still relatively new, it should be applied with some caution to ensure results are as expected.

Syntax

The full syntax for the template is as follows:

{{#invoke:Arbcom election banner|main
| name          = 
| electionpage  = 
| nomstart      = 
| nomend        = 
| votestart     = 
| voteend       = 
| beforenomlink = 
| nomlink       = 
| votepage      = 
| votelog       = 
| contact       = 
| discuss       = 
| cguide        = 
| cstatements   = 
| cquestions    = 
| cdiscuss      = 
| guide1        = 
| guide2        = 
| guide3        = 
| guide4        = 
| guide5        = 
}}

Parameters

Note - in this section, the string YYYY refers to the current year. Its current value is 2025.

name - The name of the template. This is needed to make the navbar work properly. Defaults to ACEYYYY.
electionpage - The main page for the year's Arbcom elections. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY|YYYY Arbitration Committee Elections]].
nomstart - The date that nominations start. This must be in a format accepted by the #time parser function, e.g. November 11. This parameter is required.
nomend - The deadline for nominations, e.g. November 18. This parameter is required.
votestart - The date that voting begins, e.g. November 23. This parameter is required.
voteend - The date that voting ends, e.g. December 5. This parameter is required.
beforenomlink - Text to be displayed before the nomination period begins. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Electoral Commission|Electoral Commission RFC]].
nomlink - Text to be displayed while nominations are underway. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Candidates|Nominate]].
votepage - The link to the SecurePoll voting page. Defaults to [[Special:SecurePoll]].
votelog - The link to the voting log. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Log|Voter log]].
votelink - A link to display during the voting period. Defaults to the voting page and the voting log, and can safely be left blank.
contact - Link to the coordinator contact page. Defaults to [[WT:COORDYY|Contact the coordinators]], where YY is the third and fourth digits of the current year.
discuss - Link to the election discussion page. Defaults to [[WT:ACEYYYY|Discuss the elections]].
cguide - Link to the candidate guide. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Candidates/Guide|Candidate guide]].
cstatements - Link to the candidate statements page. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Candidates|Candidate statements]].
cquestions - Link to the candidate questions page. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Questions|Questions for the candidates]].
cdiscuss - Link to the candidate discussion page. Defaults to [[Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee Elections December YYYY/Candidates/Discussion|Discuss the candidates]].
guide1, guide2, guide3, ... - links to voting guides. These will be displayed in random order.