Template:News Timeline/doc

This is the shared documentation and TemplateData for the three news timeline templates. Each one adds a single table to an Era Nova year page. They are powered by Module:Timeline.

How to use

Put the template on a year page and give it the Year. Then fill in only the days that had news. Each day is one box; write one event per line:

Event Title; Character/Nation Name; optional real-world date

What you want	What to type
A normal event	Event Title; Character Name
Several events on one day	Put each on its own line in that day's box.
Several characters in one event	Separate them with commas: Event Title; Character Name, Nation Name
No character or nation	Leave it out: Event Title
A custom link or label	Write the link yourself: [[Page Name|Display Text]]; [[Character Name]]. If you link one name in the character box, link all of them.
A specific real-world date	Add it as a third part: Event Title; Character Name; 2026-09-14

A plain name is turned into a link automatically. The real-world date is calculated from the year and the day; days with nothing in them are merged into one row.

Example

== Global News ==
{{Global News
| Year = 1
| Day1 = Event Title 1; Character Name
| Day12 =
Event Title 2; Nation Name
Event Title 3; Character Name, Nation Name; 2026-08-07
}}

The 14 days

Day	In-universe date
1	Early January
2	January–February
3	February–March
4	March–April
5	April–May
6	May–June
7	June
8	June–July
9	July–August
10	August–September
11	September–October
12	October–November
13	November–December
14	Late December

Adds one news section (Global, Domestic or Character) to an Era Nova year page. Fill in only the days that had news; empty days are merged automatically.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Lore year	Year	The Era Nova year as a whole number (1, 2, 3...). The real-world dates are worked out from this. Example 1	Number	required
Day 1: Early January	Day1	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 2: January–February	Day2	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 3: February–March	Day3	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 4: March–April	Day4	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 5: April–May	Day5	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 6: May–June	Day6	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 7: June	Day7	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 8: June–July	Day8	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 9: July–August	Day9	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 10: August–September	Day10	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 11: September–October	Day11	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 12: October–November	Day12	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 13: November–December	Day13	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional
Day 14: Late December	Day14	One event per line, written as: Event Title; Character/Nation Name; real-world date. Only the title is needed. The date is optional and replaces the automatic one. Example Event Title; Character Name	String	optional