Template:ComicTitle

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This template produces nicely formatted titles for the names of BIONICLE media by rendering titles in italics or quotation marks as convention dictates.

Currently, this template only supports comic issues. If users find it helpful, it can eventually be expanded to other media. If the template does not recognize the name of some piece of media, it outputs that name completely unformatted.

Parameters

Parameter	Function
(first parameter)	Text representing the piece of media being cited. It can either be the full article name of the piece of media (such as BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom) or a shortcut indicated on that article with Template:Shortcut (such as BL1).
type (optional)	Which version of the title to display. If set to short, present a "short" version of the title rather than its full title if possible. Typically the short version of a title is everything that comes after the first colon in the long version. For example, the "short" version of the full title BIONICLE Legends 1: Island of Doom is simply Island of Doom. If set to lead, present a "lead" version of the title rather than its full title if possible. The lead version of a piece of media's title should be used in the first sentence of that piece of media's article. Typically the lead version of a title is a bolded version of the short version. For example, the "lead" version of the full title BIONICLE 4: "The Bohrok Awake" is "The Bohrok Awake" (notice the quotation marks are not bolded). If set to displaytitle, present a {{DISPLAYTITLE}}-friendly version of the title rather than its full title if possible. This version should be used when customizing article titles with {{DISPLAYTITLE}}. Typically the {{DISPLAYTITLE}}-friendly version of a title is the same as the long version, but without extra characters such as quotation marks that are not present in article titles. (As a result, users can paste the {{DISPLAYTITLE}}-friendly version of a title into the search bar to reach the corresponding article.) For example, the {{DISPLAYTITLE}}-friendly version of the title BIONICLE 26: "Hanging by a Thread" is BIONICLE 26: Hanging by a Thread. If set to _link, present the title as a link if possible. Typically the link text is the same as the short version, with the exception that any quotation marks are placed outside the link. This is a "private" setting only intended for use by Template:FormattedTitleLink. Users who want to make links should use that template and not this one. The underscore in _link reminds users not to use this private setting. Default: nothing (produces the fully styled title)
_color (optional)	Which color to make the link when type is set to _link. This is a private setting only intended for use by Template:FormattedTitleLink. Users who want to make links should use that template and not this one. The underscore in _color reminds users not to use this private setting. Default: nothing (produces a normally colored link)

Examples

• Passing in an article shortcut: {{ComicTitle|C1}} produces: BIONICLE 1: "The Coming of the Toa"
• Passing in an article's full name: {{ComicTitle|BIONICLE Ignition 13: Swamp of Shadows}} produces: BIONICLE Ignition 13: "Swamp of Shadows"
• Passing in an unrecognized piece of media: {{ComicTitle|BIONICLE: The Legend of Voriki}} produces: BIONICLE: The Legend of Voriki
• Alternate title types
  • Short title: {{ComicTitle|BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero|type=short}} produces: "The Fall of Atero"
  • Lead title: {{ComicTitle|BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero|type=lead}} produces: "The Fall of Atero"
  • {{DISPLAYTITLE}}-friendly title: {{ComicTitle|BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero|type=displaytitle}} produces: BIONICLE Glatorian 2: The Fall of Atero