Minecraft Wiki talk:Userboxes

All of these find users make Userboxes:

• User:Minedude8196
• User:Antik9797
• User:JamesTheAwesomeDude
• User:FreestyleCrafter
• User:TakeruDavis
• User:007a83
• User:Pareidolon
• User:Happykoala4
• User:ISQ
• User:XZippy
• User:Somebody500
• User:Oxguy3
• User:Antik9797
• User:TheIanM2002
• User:Meeples10
• User:Falkirksnh
• User:Robstar14
• User:LABHOUSE99801

Thank you, TheIanM2002 03:11, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

I've started making a few userboxes too, see here. Another thing, your wiki links, some of them are dead, and they don't actually go to a list of the users' userboxes. AwesomeMan31415926 (talk) 09:14, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

That's because this user posted it before the Gamepedia migration, which changed a lot of usernames. That user has also not been online in over a year, so they are very unlikely to see your reply. –KnightMiner · (t) 15:33, 11 May 2015 (UTC)

i made i new userbox 👁 Image
14:31, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

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This user got help from Amethyst_hhh 💎 and Nerdyguy2000 📦 for their userpage.

this is it 👁 Image
14:34, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

Please do not reply to comments from over a year ago. The topic you replied to is 10 years old. 👁 Image
NmF (talk) 20:27, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

oh sorry i didn't know that 👁 Image
20:32, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

I'm not sure this page actually belongs in this namespace. I think I'd prefer to see it in Templates. While it isn't a template per se, it is simply a list of templates. -- Wynthyst 👁 Image
talk 07:14, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

• I'd rather just delete the damn things. Userboxes are so useless. –ultradude25 ^(T|C) at 07:50, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

• do not curse [Added (as an H2 header!) by Rexxx11 18:28, 21 March 2012 --MM]

• Well, they're mildly entertaining, but the userboxes don't format and flow properly... I had to stick them in a table to get them to line up properly and not mangle the formatting for my userpage. --Mental Mouse 19:34, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

• so you'd rather not have any way to express your self through means other than boring old text? You should see your docter about that. (that last part was a joke!)Robstar14... anything but! 15:17, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Hello. Due to my tendancy to "boggle things up" I'd like a userbox that says "This user has inate moments of idiocy. Sorry." and the picture would be a facepalm. It's basicly a copy of the one from the tfwiki usereboxes. If anyone could make one for me or walk me through making one, that'd be great :D Robstar14... anything but! 15:20, 1 May 2013 (UTC)

Done. Robstar14... anything but! 14:59, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

I think this page would benefit from a section dedicated to Wiki stuff. It would contain activity counters, online/offline badges, joined date, and etc. The popular also a member of wikipedia could also be included in this section. This way the most important boxes don't get stuck at the bottom. If anyone wishes to do this feel free to move wiki related boxes to the top under a heading like 'Wiki realted'. I am asking here to seek community approval before making drastic changes. All the best to all of you Falkirks^Talk 23:25, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, that makes sense... I like the idea! --70.181.68.226 07:36, 1 July 2013 (UTC)

Falkirks, I know I'm five years late but 👁 Image
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Madminecrafter12^{Talk • Contributions} 00:53, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

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Madminecrafter12^{Talk • Contributions} 01:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

@ Leonardo Batista (talk) 12:28, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

This page should really be updated. Many things are outdated and should be changed. Skylord wars (talk) 02:23, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

I think it would be better if most userbox templates except userboxes about projects were pages in the template namespace (e.g. Template:User box) instead of subpages of the MCW:Userboxes page (e.g MCW:Userboxes/box). It would save typing at least 9 letters of typing, which would be more convenient. Fadyblok240 (talk) 02:38, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Arch Linux is one of the most popular distribution of Linux, ranked 63rd on Distrowatch's page hit ranking statistics in the last 12 months (as of April 2024), and EndeavourOS, a distribution based on Arch Linux, also ranked the third on the same statistics.

We should add the userbox for users who are using Arch Linux, and also, for shits-and-giggles, specifically set the text to "{{user}} uses Arch Linux, btw." Outrowed (talk) 23:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

RuMCW happens to use a series of userboxes for displaying language proficiency similar to WP:Babel. With the English wiki being more international than the others, such userboxes make more sense here. The problem is choosing an optimal implementation for such infoboxes. — BabylonAS 12:10, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

What if there was a userbox to tell people what time zone a user is in? I'd really like that, so if someone has time...... Nerdyguy2000 (talk) 18:48, 19 June 2024 (UTC)

Example: "This user is in PST!" Nerdyguy2000 (talk) 14:57, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

I can barely see the text in most of these userboxes. Sebbog (talk) 11:45, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

you may have eye problems, go get them checked, those letters are enough for normal people to see —Hoangminhle👁 Image
2011— Shap-our MCW 11:48, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

No, the color of the text and the background color is the problem. Doesn't apply to all of the userboxes. Sebbog (talk) 12:15, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

What userboxes have that problem? I will fix that —Hoangminhle👁 Image
2011— Shap-our MCW 12:32, 5 August 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I made a userbox for editors that have met other editors in real life (User:Nerdyguy2000/Userbox/MetIRL), but when you fill out the parameter, it makes a link. How do I put that here without causing any problems? -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  14:09, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Oh, and it might also do something weird with User:Nerdyguy2000/Userbox/Editcount. -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  23:34, 5 September 2024 (UTC)

Update: the MetIRL box has been changed, so... -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  22:13, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

I've recently created User:Nerdyguy2000/Userbox/MCLMountPreference, but There's no section for Minecraft Legends. Where would this go? Should I just make a new section for it? -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  20:17, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

I want to propose that all userboxes should have the same height. I find the different heights quite annoying (see User:MinecraftExp123#Userboxes), as they sometimes don't align as expected, and as you can see here I literally had to add 5 line breaks just so the "By me" section title displays properly on a new line. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 11:15, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

I don't think the height is related to the header. You can use {{-}} before the header to fix your problem. 👁 Image
Miner(👁 Image
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Thanks, I changed my user page, but that doesn't change the fact that the Duolingo userbox displays in the middle, which is a result of the different heights. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 22:57, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Not sure how this would be achieved. Sure, it'd be really cool, but how would it be done? -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  23:32, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

I think, discussing a proper height and either changing {{userbox}} or using a bot to change all the userboxes (in Category:Userboxes) to match that height, if that's possible (though I'm not sure exactly if it is). --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 23:40, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

Hmm. Maybe changin' the template would work. -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  23:41, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

some boxes will have to have their image changed if a uniform height is established. Specifically the village and pillage one, as its image makes the "image square" into a rectangle. aside from ones with tall images, or lots of text, this isnt really an issue on mobile 👁 Image
amethyst_hhh👁 Image
23:50, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

it for if you get help from @Amethyst hhh and @Nerdyguy2000

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21:09, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

can you use this user is in school for homeschool? 👁 Image
13:57, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

You can use the userboxes however you want. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 14:21, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

*except for vandalizing articles that is. Yes that has happened before. -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  14:22, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Oh yeah. What I mean is that you can use them however you wan't in your userspace. --MinecraftExp123^{(talk|contribs)} 14:22, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Exactly, yeah. -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  14:23, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

ya i like to look at the admin board and saw that some one putted user boxes were there not ment to be 👁 Image
14:23, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

... which also annoyed me. 👁 Image
BigEarsQuake 2 14:26, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

i like the new look @BigEarsQuake 2 👁 Image
14:29, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Alright, alright. This has gone quite off topic. -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  14:40, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

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BigEarsQuake 2 14:51, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Your new signature style presumably, so yeah... -~- Nerdyguy2000   Talk   Edits  14:52, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Okay then, thanks CoolMan! 👁 Image
BigEarsQuake 2 22:11, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Specifically how to write the statement, whether to use "ROOTPAGENAME" or "BASEPAGENAME", and how to use params in your userbox (not to be confused with the katana if the Userbox template). -- Simanelix ^(T|C) 18:03, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

{{ROOTPAGENAME}} is root name of the current page.

• Example: Will return Test1 on page Test1/Test2/Test3.

{{BASEPAGENAME}} is the root name of the current page, plus its first subpage.

• Example: Will return Test1/Test2 on page Test1/Test2/Test3.

Source: MediaWiki -- ♦ 👁 Image
18:16, 2 November 2025 (UTC)

How do you enter one of these userboxes in visual editor? Qwerty ui 21:11, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

In the visual editor, click Insert in the toolbar and select the Template option. A dialog box will pop up, asking you to enter a template name. Unfortunately, the auto-completion does not work for userboxes (it only works for templates in the Template: namespace), so you have to type in the full name of the userbox. For example, if you want to insert the {{MCW:Userboxes/mcpreference-javaedition}} userbox, type "MCW:Userboxes/mcpreference-javaedition" into the search box, and press Enter.

Some userboxes also take additional parameters (they are usually listed in Minecraft Wiki:Userboxes). If that is the case, some numbered text boxes will appear depending on how many parameters the userbox takes -- the box labelled "1" corresponds to the first parameter, the box labelled "2" corresponds to the second parameter and so on. Enter the correct parameter values into each of the boxes. If the userbox does not take any parameters, you do not need to enter in any additional values.

After you have done this, click the blue Insert button. The userbox should then appear in the visual editor.

Yes, it's needlessly complicated in my opinion. Ultimately, it might be easier and quicker to just use the source editor to insert userboxes. --Mitsos (talk) 21:34, 1 March 2026 (UTC)

I dont use the source editor because it is too slow. Qwerty ui 17:45, 14 March 2026 (UTC)

Can you make a userboxes loves lush cave userbox? Mr. Otter (talk) 02:10, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

{{User:Amethyst hhh/Userbox/Lush Caves}} 👁 Image
amethyst_hhh👁 Image
02:19, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

thx!Mr. Otter (talk) 23:57, 27 March 2026 (UTC)

It is possible to make a userbox to mine Scratch account or mine PenguinMod account? IronSculkJungle7643 (talk) 19:29, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

To insert on this userboxes page or on your userpage? - RedX (talk) 20:03, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

On mine userpage. Furthermore, mine userbox don’t display correctly, can you fix? IronSculkJungle7643 (talk) 20:05, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

You can use the instructions at Template:Userbox/doc and test it on your sandbox using the "Show preview" feature, which previews the template and eases the process. About your userbox, it's because you surrounded it with <nowiki/> elements so it displays as raw text. - RedX (talk) 20:11, 21 April 2026 (UTC)

When adding userboxes, you have to click "edit source" and paste it there. Otherwise the visual editor thinks it's text and adds <nowiki> to prevent the text it turning into userbox. 👁 Image
Miner (👁 Image
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Tnks but instead of appearing one userbox stacked at another one, that userbox below the first one appears as a normal text. DfsCr7K (talk) 15:24, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

Can you show an example? Your userpage seems to have one working userbox. 👁 Image
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