Template:Default layout/doc

Usage
This template is used to mark a page as having a default dynamic layout, overriding the standard "Layout 1" and the user's currently set default. This does not set the cookie, so it won't affect the next page the user visits.

There is a single parameter: the name of the layout

This template requires the "Allow layout override" Gadget, which can be enabled or disabled in your your preferences (it is enabled by default). If you do not wish to have the layout overriden for you, turn off this gadget. The gadget's Javascript definition can be found here.

This template will have no effect for users without Javascript, since the whole dynamic layout framework requires Javascript.

Usable layouts
You can use any of the standard layouts. You should not use any layouts that exist only for a subset of users, because they will not appear for any other users.

Technical notes
This section describes how this template achieves the default layout. It is only required to read this if you want to modify it.

The template adds a hidden (by display:none) span element to the page with the layout name in the tag body: &lt;span style="display:none" id="dynamic_layout_overrider">Layout Name&lt;span>

A Javascript function then checks the page when it loads for an element with the id "dynamic_layout_overrider" and if it exists, extracts the name and sets the layout as appropriate. If the layout name does not exist, nothing happens.