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The {{tl|Badge box}} template is a simplified way of adding up to 15 [[Help:USApedia Badges|USApedia badges]] to your user page.  Each parameter is optional.  Simply add the syntax from below to [[Special:Mypage|your user page]] and then add badge calls as appropriate.  A list of many of the badges and instructions on how to create new badges be found on [[Help:Finding USApedia Badges]].   This template is designed to assist users in getting started with badges in a hopefully simple way.  Advanced users are, of course, free to develop their own approach to adding badges to their user pages.  

==Blank Badge box==
Add the following wiki text to the top of your user page.  After saving the page, find some badges and add one per row. Example below.  
<pre>
{{Badge box
|Badge1 = 
|Badge2 = 
|Badge3 = 
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
</pre>

==Example Badge Box with Several Badges added==
The following wikitext will result in the badge box on the right.  
{|
|-valign=top
|
<pre>
{{Badge box
|Badge1 = {{Acronyms WikiProject}} 
|Badge2 = {{Gardening badge}} 
|Badge3 = {{Dominican badge}}
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
</pre>
|{{Badge box
|Badge1 = {{Acronyms WikiProject|Nocat=yes}} 
|Badge2 = {{Gardening badge|Nocat=yes}} 
|Badge3 = {{OCIO badge|Nocat=yes}}
|Badge4 = 
|Badge5 = 
|Badge6 = 
|Badge7 = 
|Badge8 = 
|Badge9 = 
|Badge10 = 
|Badge11 = 
|Badge12 = 
|Badge13 = 
|Badge14 = 
|Badge15 = 
}}
|}

=== Adding a badge ===
Adding a badge to your [[Help:User page|user page]] help you to: 

* connect with other USApedia editors 
* make your User page more visually appealing 
* tell more about yourself 
* Promote an effort, organization, or community which you are a member

Steps:
# Go Badge box
# Copy the Blank Badge box
# Go to your user page
# Edit your user page
# Paste the Blank Badge box there
# Save the changes to your user page
# Follow the Find USApedia badges link
# Pick a badge to add and copy the text you need to add it
# Go to your user page
# Edit your user page
# Paste the badge text after the equals sign (=), such as |Badge1 = {{tl|EIA badge}} 
# Save your changes
# Follow the Find USApedia badges link to add more badges

== Background colors==
To set the background color for the badge box, add a parameter of <code>|Background =</code> followed by a color name or code to the badge box. The order it appears does not matter. You can set a separate background color for the box header with <code>|Background2 =</code> and for the footer with <code>|Background3 =</code>. A listing of many color names and codes is available at {{W|Web colors}}.

== Related ==
* {{tlx|Badge box (wide)}} is almost identical, except:
** Two badges appear next to each other
** There are currently spots for 16 badges, not 15
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"Badge1": {
			"example": "{{Score badge}}"
		},
		"Badge2": {
			"example": "{{Score badge}}"
		},
		"Badge3": {
			"example": "{{Score badge}}"
		},
		"Badge4": {},
		"Badge5": {},
		"Badge6": {},
		"Badge7": {},
		"Badge8": {},
		"Badge9": {},
		"Badge10": {},
		"Badge11": {},
		"Badge12": {},
		"Badge13": {},
		"Badge14": {},
		"Badge15": {}
	}
}
</templatedata>
[[Category:Badges]]