A quick reference for Signpost layout code

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Description	Code	Notes
Sub-article headlings	`===Introduction to layout===`	Articles can have multiple subheadings
High-res, wide-format images	`{{Signpost inline image\|image=File:Foo.jpg\|caption=Your caption.}}`	Place before article headings; only use sparingly within articles
`{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Inline image resizable\|width=600\|image=File:Foo.jpg\|caption=Your caption.}}`	Adjust width number to suit.
Image in the right-hand column	`{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler image-v2\|image=File:Foo.svg\|caption=Some caption}}`	Default size is `300x300px`, specify a manual size using the `\|size=`
Interactive poll	`{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler poll-v2\|option1=Yes\|votepage=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Voter/Issues/Test Poll/Votes\|option2=No\|question=An open poll.}}`	To set up a votepage: save the page, then follow the link in the error message; polls with fewer than ten responses will not display results
Quotation	`{{Signpost quote\|Your quote}}`
Lengthy quotation	`{{Signpost inline quote\|Your quote\|source=Attribution}}`	Displayed with a green background
Right-hanging quote	`{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler quote-v2\|Your quote}}`	Can also specify `\|author=` and `\|source=`
Graph or chart	`{{Graph:Chart}}`	See template documentation; set `\|width=800` to take up the full width, or preferably embed on the right-hand side (see Filler frame)
Filler frame: embed any content on the right-hand side	`{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler frame-v2\|1=Your stuff\|caption=A caption}}`	`300px` wide by default, or set `\|width=` parameter
Article tag inline ("For more Signpost coverage on [tag] see our [tag] series")	`{{Signpost series\|type=inline\|tag=your tag}}`	Place at the very end of a section or article
Article tag sidebar ("RELATED ARTICLES: [SERIESTITLE]")	`{{Signpost series\|type=sidebar-v2\|tag=gendergap\|seriestitle=Gender gap}}`	`tag` – tag to be used; `seriestitle` – name of the tag as it will appear;
In brief images	`{{Signpost brief filler image\|image=\|caption=\|size=}}`
Link to a specific place in a previous article (e.g. an "in brief" item)	`{{anchor\|Linkname}}`	Place at the point to be linked to in previous article); then you can use `[[Foo/Bar#Linkname\|link text]]` to link to that point
Citing Signpost coverage from the same issue	`(see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/<DATE>/Column\|''Signpost'' coverage]])`	Less common
Citing Signpost coverage from a previous issue	`(see previous [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/<DATE>/Column\|''Signpost'' coverage]])`	More common
Asserting authorship	`– {{small\|[[User:Resident Mario\|R]]}}`	Placed at the end of the piece / section

Description

Code

Notes

Sub-article headlings

===Introduction to layout===

Articles can have multiple subheadings

High-res, wide-format images

{{Signpost inline image|image=File:Foo.jpg|caption=Your caption.}}

Place before article headings; only use sparingly within articles

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Inline image resizable|width=600|image=File:Foo.jpg|caption=Your caption.}}

Adjust width number to suit.

Image in the right-hand column

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler image-v2|image=File:Foo.svg|caption=Some caption}}

Default size is 300x300px, specify a manual size using the |size=

Interactive poll

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler poll-v2|option1=Yes|votepage=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Voter/Issues/Test Poll/Votes|option2=No|question=An open poll.}}

To set up a votepage: save the page, then follow the link in the error message;
polls with fewer than ten responses will not display results

Quotation

{{Signpost quote|Your quote}}

Lengthy quotation

{{Signpost inline quote|Your quote|source=Attribution}}

Displayed with a green background

Right-hanging quote

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler quote-v2|Your quote}}

Can also specify |author= and |source=

Graph or chart

{{Graph:Chart}}

See template documentation; set |width=800 to take up the full width, or preferably embed on the right-hand side (see Filler frame)

Filler frame: embed any content on the right-hand side

{{Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/Templates/Filler frame-v2|1=Your stuff|caption=A caption}}

300px wide by default, or set |width= parameter

Article tag inline

("For more Signpost coverage on [tag] see our [tag] series")

{{Signpost series|type=inline|tag=your tag}}

Place at the very end of a section or article

Article tag sidebar

("RELATED ARTICLES: [SERIESTITLE]")

{{Signpost series|type=sidebar-v2|tag=gendergap|seriestitle=Gender gap}}

tag – tag to be used;
seriestitle – name of the tag as it will appear;

In brief images

{{Signpost brief filler image|image=|caption=|size=}}

Link to a specific place in a previous article (e.g. an "in brief" item)

{{anchor|Linkname}}

Place at the point to be linked to in previous article); then you can use [[Foo/Bar#Linkname|link text]] to link to that point

Citing Signpost coverage from the same issue

(see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/<DATE>/Column|''Signpost'' coverage]])

Less common

Citing Signpost coverage from a previous issue

(see previous [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/<DATE>/Column|''Signpost'' coverage]])

More common

Asserting authorship

– {{small|[[User:Resident Mario|R]]}}

Placed at the end of the piece / section