Thread:Les Thompson/@comment-5428123-20130108084332

I've been working on a prototype for a new card template, one that's more automated and designed to do more of the work for you. The following is the prototype template, plus a sample card page using the template.


 * Template:Infobox card 2


 * Test page 2

I've customized the template to automatically insert a placeholder if an image has not been provided. As well, the template will automatically detect if an image has been added to the infobox. If the infobox is missing an image, it will automatically categorize it as such, including the little message at the top.

Plus, the template can even calculate the maximum stats based on the base stats provided. If base stats are not added, the max stats will show as a question mark. If max stats are manually inserted by the user, the manual number will replace and overwrite whatever number the template came up with. This is good for those cards which don't follow a formula.

I think it's pretty cool. Let me know what you think. You can try testing the template using the sample page provided to see if the template acts wonky in any way. So far, the template seems to be behaving the way I intended. 