Template:Series bar

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This story is part of a series{{#if:| (First: {{{first}}})}}

Succeeded by: None

This template is meant to provide a standard, tidy way of linking together stories that form a series that's meant to be read in a particular order. It takes three parameters, all optional: series, previous, and next. "series" is very freeform; it's the text that's inserted in the middle of the template (defaults to "This story is part of a series"). "previous" and "next" are meant to be links to the previous and next stories. For example, the following template call:

{{series bar
|previous= [[User:Joe Bloe/Cheesy Menace|Cheesy Menace]]
|series= The Magic Cheese Saga
|next= [[User:Joe Bloe/Magic Cheese 2: Electric Boogaloo|Electric Boogaloo]]
}}

results in:

Preceded by: Cheesy Menace

The Magic Cheese Saga

Succeeded by: Electric Boogaloo

Omitting parameters results in their defaults being used. For example, the following template call:

{{series bar| next= [[User:Joe Bloe/Magic Cheese 2: Electric Boogaloo|Electric Boogaloo]]}}

Results in:

Preceded by: None

This story is part of a series

Succeeded by: Electric Boogaloo

There's also an optional "first" parameter you can use to insert a link for jumping back to the first story in the series, in case readers jump in in the middle. Alternately, you can provide a link in the "series" parameter for this purpose.

{{series bar
|series= [[User:Joe Bloe/The Magic Cheese|The Magic Cheese Saga]]
|first= [[User:Joe Bloe/The Magic Cheese|The Magic Cheese]]
}}

results in:

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The Magic Cheese Saga (First: The Magic Cheese)

Succeeded by: None