Template:PatchNav/Doc

This template renders a simple Previous / Current / Next navigator for patch notes and stores Semantic MediaWiki properties on the current page.

Usage

{{PatchNav|Prev=SpiritVale Playtest 0.3.4|publishdate=2026-02-24|blurb=Short summary of the patch|Next=SpiritVale Playtest 0.4.0}}

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Prev	Previous patch title (page title without namespace). Alias: PrevTitle.
publishdate	Date string displayed in the center; also stored as Semantic property Publish date as Y-m-d.
blurb	Optional short summary; stored as Semantic property Patch blurb (not displayed yet).
Next	Next patch title (page title without namespace). Alias: NextTitle.

Semantic MediaWiki behavior

• The center column (Template:PatchNav/Current) stores:
  • Publish date (normalized to Y-m-d via #time)
  • Patch blurb (if provided)
• The left/right columns (Template:PatchNav/Prev / Template:PatchNav/Next) read the target page’s Publish date using #show.
• Prev/Next links assume the target pages live in the Update: namespace (for example Update:SpiritVale Playtest 0.3.4).

Styling

PatchNav uses the sitewide SV primitives from Common.css:

• sv-card for the container

A helper class (sv-pnav__grid) is included so Mobile.css can later stack the three columns if desired.

TemplateData

Simple prev/current/next navigator. Accepts publishdate/blurb; publishdate is displayed and stored as SMW Publish date; blurb is stored for later use.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Prev	Prev PrevTitle	no description	String	optional
publishdate	publishdate	no description	String	optional
blurb	blurb	no description	String	optional
Next	Next NextTitle	no description	String	optional

Internal templates (reference only)

These subtemplates are used internally by PatchNav; their TemplateData was moved here for reference.

{"PatchNav/Current":{"description":"Center column: stores Publish date (Y-m-d) and Patch blurb on the current page; displays the provided date string.","params":{"publishdate":{"type":"string"},"blurb":{"type":"string"}}}}

{"PatchNav/Next":{"description":"Next column. Assumes target is in the Update: namespace.","params":{"page":{"type":"string","description":"Page title without namespace (e.g., SpiritVale Playtest 0.4.0)"}}}}

{"PatchNav/Prev":{"description":"Prev column. Assumes target is in the Update: namespace.","params":{"page":{"type":"string","description":"Page title without namespace (e.g., SpiritVale Playtest 0.3.4)"}}}}