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Compact-by-default status module: Last reviewed/Source quality/Known uncertainty always visible, Reviewer + optional fields behind a native collapsible 'View verification details' toggle. Backward compatible, adds optional |notes= field.
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<templatestyles src="Template:EDFM style/styles.css" /><div class="edfm-panel edfm-status edfm-status--{{#switch: {{{status|Needs review}}}
{{#if:{{{noindex|}}}|{{SEO|noindex={{{noindex}}}}}}}<templatestyles src="Template:EDFM style/styles.css" /><div class="edfm-panel edfm-status noexcerpt edfm-status--{{#switch: {{{status|Needs review}}}
  | Verified = positive
  | Verified = positive
  | Partially verified = positive
  | Partially verified = positive
  | Needs review = attention
  | Needs review = attention
| Draft = attention
  | Upcoming = attention
  | Upcoming = attention
| Draft = neutral
  | Historical = neutral
  | Historical = neutral
  | Legacy only = neutral
  | Legacy only = neutral
  | #default = attention
  | #default = attention
}}">
}}">
<div class="edfm-status-head">
<div class="edfm-status-banner">
<span class="edfm-status-badge">{{{status|Needs review}}}</span>
<div class="edfm-status-icon" aria-hidden="true">{{#switch: {{{status|Needs review}}}
<span class="edfm-status-item">Mode: {{{mode|Live}}}</span>
| Verified = &#10003;
<span class="edfm-status-item">Version: {{{version|unspecified}}}</span>
| Partially verified = &#10003;
| Needs review = !
| Upcoming = !
| Draft = i
| Historical = i
| Legacy only = i
| #default = !
}}</div>
<div class="edfm-status-banner-body">
<div class="edfm-status-heading">{{{status|Needs review}}}</div>
<p class="edfm-status-message">{{#switch: {{{status|Needs review}}}
| Verified = This article has been checked directly against current gameplay.
| Partially verified = Some information in this article has been directly verified; other parts have not.
| Needs review = Some information in this article still needs to be checked for accuracy.
| Draft = This article is still being written and may be incomplete.
| Historical = This article describes a past state of the game, not current gameplay.
| Legacy only = This article applies to ''Elite Dangerous: Legacy'', not the current Live game.
| Upcoming = This article describes an announced feature that is not yet released.
| #default = Some information in this article still needs to be checked for accuracy.
}}</p>{{#if:{{{uncertainty|}}}|
<p class="edfm-status-uncertain"><span class="edfm-status-uncertain-label">Uncertain:</span> {{{uncertainty}}}</p>}}
</div>
</div>
<dl class="edfm-status-details edfm-status-details--compact">
</div>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed edfm-status-expand" data-expandtext="View verification details" data-collapsetext="Hide verification details">
<dl class="edfm-status-details">
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Status</dt><dd>{{{status|Needs review}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Last reviewed</dt><dd>{{{reviewed|never}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Last reviewed</dt><dd>{{{reviewed|never}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Reviewer</dt><dd>{{{reviewer|none}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Game mode</dt><dd>{{{mode|Live}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Version coverage</dt><dd>{{{version|unspecified}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Source quality</dt><dd>{{{source_quality|unassessed}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Source quality</dt><dd>{{{source_quality|unassessed}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Known uncertainty</dt><dd>{{{uncertainty|none noted}}}</dd></div>
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Known uncertainty</dt><dd>{{{uncertainty|none noted}}}</dd></div>{{#if:{{{legacy_differences|}}}|
</dl>
<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed edfm-status-expand" data-expandtext="View verification details" data-collapsetext="Hide verification details">
<dl class="edfm-status-details">
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Reviewer</dt><dd>{{{reviewer|none}}}</dd></div>{{#if:{{{legacy_differences|}}}|
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Legacy differences</dt><dd>{{{legacy_differences}}}</dd></div>}}{{#if:{{{recent_changes|}}}|
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Legacy differences</dt><dd>{{{legacy_differences}}}</dd></div>}}{{#if:{{{recent_changes|}}}|
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Recent changes</dt><dd>{{{recent_changes}}}</dd></div>}}{{#if:{{{notes|}}}|
<div class="edfm-status-row"><dt>Recent changes</dt><dd>{{{recent_changes}}}</dd></div>}}{{#if:{{{notes|}}}|
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colour alone — see [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy]].
colour alone — see [[Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy]].


'''Compact by default''' (2026-08-08 revision): a badge/mode/version
The entire status panel uses the <code>noexcerpt</code> class so maintenance
headline row, then only the three fields a reader needs at a glance
and verification information is excluded from article excerpts and Page
(Last reviewed, Source quality, Known uncertainty). Reviewer and the
Previews. This allows previews to begin with the article's actual introductory
optional Legacy differences/Recent changes/Verification notes fields sit
content rather than its verification status.
behind a native MediaWiki collapsible toggle ("View verification
 
details") — this uses core <code>mw-collapsible</code>
'''Compact maintenance-banner form''' (2026-08-08 second revision): the
(<code>jquery.makeCollapsible</code>, loaded on every page by default),
always-visible state is a short banner — a status icon, the status
not a new dependency. Nothing is removed, only what's shown before the
word itself (no mode/version appended to it), one standard sentence for
toggle is clicked.
that status, and a concise "Uncertain: ..." line '''only when
<code>|uncertainty=</code> is actually supplied'''. Everything else
(Reviewer, Game mode, Version coverage, Source quality, the full Known
uncertainty text again for the record, and the optional Legacy
differences/Recent changes/Verification notes fields) sits behind the
same native <code>mw-collapsible</code> "View verification details"
toggle as before (still core MediaWiki, still no new dependency). No
parameters were removed or renamed from the previous revision — this is a
rendering change only, so every existing call site upgrades automatically.


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Keep <code>source_quality</code> and <code>uncertainty</code> genuinely
Keep <code>uncertainty</code> genuinely concise (a short list of what's
concise — they render in the compact, always-visible area, so a long
uncertain, e.g. "discovery, invitation, and complete blueprint
paragraph there defeats the point of this revision. If a claim needs a
availability") — it renders directly in the banner, not just inside
longer explanation, put that explanation in the article body (near the
the details panel, so a long paragraph there defeats the point. If a
claim itself) rather than in this template.
claim needs a longer explanation, put that explanation in the article
body (near the claim itself, using {{tl|Unverified claim}}/{{tl|Estimated
information}}/{{tl|Community observation}} or a plain
<code>.edfm-inline-flag</code> note) rather than in this template.
 
Status tiers (left accent + icon colour, from
[[Template:EDFM style/styles.css]]): '''positive''' (cyan, restrained —
Verified, Partially verified), '''attention''' (orange — Needs review,
Upcoming), '''neutral''' (dim — Draft, Historical, Legacy only). Draft
uses the neutral tier because an in-progress article is not a verification
concern in the same way an unchecked or announced-but-unreleased article is.


<code>|legacy_differences=</code>, <code>|recent_changes=</code>, and
<code>|legacy_differences=</code>, <code>|recent_changes=</code>, and
<code>|notes=</code> are optional — omit them and nothing renders, same
<code>|notes=</code> are optional — omit them and nothing renders, using the
<code>{{#if:}}</code> pattern as every other optional field here. Use
same <code>{{#if:}}</code> pattern as the other optional fields. Use
<code>legacy_differences</code> when a fact on this article genuinely
<code>legacy_differences</code> when a fact on this article genuinely
differs between Live and Legacy (routine, can apply at any status);
differs between Live and Legacy (routine, can apply at any status);

Latest revision as of 02:58, 20 August 2026

Needs review

Some information in this article still needs to be checked for accuracy.

Status
Needs review
Last reviewed
never
Reviewer
none
Game mode
Live
Version coverage
unspecified
Source quality
unassessed
Known uncertainty
none noted

Usage

Place at the top of any gameplay-facing article. Status must be text, not colour alone — see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy.

The entire status panel uses the noexcerpt class so maintenance and verification information is excluded from article excerpts and Page Previews. This allows previews to begin with the article's actual introductory content rather than its verification status.

Compact maintenance-banner form (2026-08-08 second revision): the always-visible state is a short banner — a status icon, the status word itself (no mode/version appended to it), one standard sentence for that status, and a concise "Uncertain: ..." line only when |uncertainty= is actually supplied. Everything else (Reviewer, Game mode, Version coverage, Source quality, the full Known uncertainty text again for the record, and the optional Legacy differences/Recent changes/Verification notes fields) sits behind the same native mw-collapsible "View verification details" toggle as before (still core MediaWiki, still no new dependency). No parameters were removed or renamed from the previous revision — this is a rendering change only, so every existing call site upgrades automatically. 

{{Article status
 |status=Verified|Partially verified|Needs review|Draft|Historical|Legacy only|Upcoming
 |mode=Live|Legacy|Both|Historical
 |version=
 |reviewed=
 |reviewer=
 |source_quality=
 |uncertainty=
 |legacy_differences= (optional)
 |recent_changes= (optional)
 |notes= (optional — extra verification detail beyond the standard fields)
}}

Keep uncertainty genuinely concise (a short list of what's uncertain, e.g. "discovery, invitation, and complete blueprint availability") — it renders directly in the banner, not just inside the details panel, so a long paragraph there defeats the point. If a claim needs a longer explanation, put that explanation in the article body (near the claim itself, using {{Unverified claim}}/{{[[Template:Estimated information|Estimated information]]}}/{{Community observation}} or a plain .edfm-inline-flag note) rather than in this template.

Status tiers (left accent + icon colour, from Template:EDFM style/styles.css): positive (cyan, restrained — Verified, Partially verified), attention (orange — Needs review, Upcoming), neutral (dim — Draft, Historical, Legacy only). Draft uses the neutral tier because an in-progress article is not a verification concern in the same way an unchecked or announced-but-unreleased article is.

|legacy_differences=, |recent_changes=, and |notes= are optional — omit them and nothing renders, using the same pattern as the other optional fields. Use legacy_differences when a fact on this article genuinely differs between Live and Legacy (routine, can apply at any status); reserve status=Legacy only itself for articles that are entirely about a Legacy-exclusive mechanic with no Live counterpart at all — see Elite Dangerous Field Manual:Verification Policy for the full distinction. status=Upcoming and status=Legacy only populate their own maintenance categories (Category:Upcoming Content, Category:Legacy-Only Content).

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