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{{Collapsible option}} is a utility template that provides a standardised message for transclusion on template documentation pages for templates whose collapsibility may be managed by the parameter |state=.

It can be used on either the template page itself (wrapped within <noinclude>...</noinclude> tags), but it is almost always better to place it in the template's {{documentation subpage}}.

Changing the default state

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To change the default state {{Collapsible option}} uses, add the parameter |default=collapsed or |default=expanded accordingly. To restore the default, remove any |default= previously included.

The |default=collapsed option must not be used in main article content in mainspace, e.g. to hide tables of information, or to cram extraneous details into infoboxes. (For more information, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Scrolling lists and collapsible content.) This option is permissible in navboxes, which are not part of the article content per se.

Slashes and the nobase parameter

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If the template name given to {{Collapsible option}} includes a forward-slash (virgule) character – / – then the parameter |nobase= (set to on, true, etc.) will need to be added so that the name is displayed correctly (i.e., so that {{PAGENAME}} rather than the default {{BASEPAGENAME}} is used to display it).

See also

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