Template:series

This template is used on all the comics in Category:April Fools' Day comics. It allows you to browse the April Fools' Day comics comics in order and contains detailed information about their release. You can learn more about the April Fools' Day comics here. An aexmaple of such a comic is 3074: Push Notifications. Here's the template for 404: Not Found as an example:

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This is the 2nd xkcd April Fools' Day comic, released by Randall on April 1, 2008. It was published 4 days late on a Tuesday, deviating from the standard release schedule to honor April Fools' Day. Hello! You can view all April Fools' Day comics or learn more about them!

The example above was generated by:

{{series
| series        = April
| number        = 2
| date          = April 1, 2008
| days_late     = 4
| day_category  = Tuesday
| prev_title    = Syndication
| prev_date     = April 1, 2007
| next_title    = unixkcd
| next_date     = April 1, 2010
| extra_text    = Hello!
| replace_text  = 
}}

Documentation

{{series
| series        = April
| date          = April 1, 2007
| number        = 2
| days_late     = 55
| day_category  = Sunday
| prev_title    = Syndication
| prev_date     = April 1, 2007
| next_title    = 404: Not Found
| next_date     = April 1, 2009
| extra_text    = Hello!
| replace_text  = optional
}}

series

Specifies which series this comic belongs to. Currently, only April is supported, which refers to the April Fools' Day comics by Randall.

date

The release date of this comic, e.g., April 1, 2008. This is shown after Randall Munroe's name. Optional.

number

The ordinal number of this comic in the series. For example, 4 if it's the fourth April Fools' Day comic. Must be a number.

days_late

The number of days this comic was released after its intended date. If provided alone, the text will say it was released that many days late. Optional.

day_category

A category label such as Monday or Friday (without the word "comics") used to link to a category like Category:Friday comics. If given in addition to days_late, it will say the comic was released X days late on a Y.

prev_title

The title of the previous comic in the series, e.g., 2915: Lab Report. This will be linked as the prior entry in the sequence. Optional.

prev_date

The release date of the previous comic. Required if prev_title is provided, to show when it came out.

next_title

The title of the next comic in the series, e.g., 2917: AI Future. Optional. Adds a forward navigation link.

next_date

The release date of the next comic. Required if next_title is provided, to show when it came out.

extra_text

Any additional sentences to be display at the end of the main description, such as the text Hello! in the example above. Optional.

replace_text

If not empty, it will replace the entire text with the custom text given. If set to default, it will replace the text with the default for the series. Optional.