Wikipedia:Navigation templates

A navigation template is a grouping of links used in multiple related articles to facilitate navigation between those articles. Editing of a navigation template is done in a central place, the template page.

There are two main varieties of navigation template: navigation boxes (or navboxes), designed to sit at the very bottom of articles, and sidebars, designed to sit at the side of the article text. The two are complementary and either or both may be appropriate in different situations.

The usual way to create navigation templates is to use the {{}} or {{}} master templates. This simplifies the process of creating a functional and consistent template.

Navboxes are categorized under Category:Navigational boxes. Some maintain a list of their navigation templates.

The two main types of navigation template are navboxes and sidebars. The two serve similar purposes: to allow related subjects to link to each other easily in a consistent manner.

The two types are used interchangeably, and either or both may be appropriate in different circumstances. The primary differences between the two are:

The style of any navigation template depends on its articles, how they are most intuitively presented, and previously established convention.

Advantages of using navigation templates rather than listing all the links under "See also" sections include:

In certain cases, there are alternatives preferable over the creation of a new navigation template.

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