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Add role=complementary

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The complementary landmark role is used to designate a supporting section that relates to the main content, yet can stand alone when separated.

I think this template perfectly fits the role's usage criteria, so I request to edit its first line so that 

<templatestyles src="Template:Quote_box/styles.css" /><div class="quotebox pullquote {{#switch: {{lc:{{{align|}}}}}

becomes 

<templatestyles src="Template:Quote_box/styles.css" /><div role=complementary class="quotebox pullquote {{#switch: {{lc:{{{align|}}}}}

. Sapphaline (talk) 13:29, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95:? Sapphaline (talk) 14:54, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I read the technical document that you linked, and "complementary" does not seem to describe a blockquote, which is an integral part of the prose that is often preceded by introductory text. It does not stand alone, like a sidebar or a pull quote. There might be another role that fits blockquotes better. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:30, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not done for now: From what I understand, as multiple quote boxes could be present in the same page, they would need an ARIA label parameter which is currently absent. Additionally, blockquote is already emitted by the inner <blockquote> element, and I don't know if it is helpful to have a landmark role on top of it. I'll ping @Graham87 who I know is familiar with screenreaders and might be of some help here. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:12, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah they'd just create extra screen reader noise that says things like "complementary information" for no real benefit. In the two main Windows screen readers, JAWS (the one I use primarily) doesn't read them out at all by default) but NVDA does. Graham87 (talk) 07:15, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Template-protected edit request on 19 October 2025 Suggestion

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A MOS Talk page discussion was held at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style#Are_box_quotes_discouraged? about box quotes. The consensus was a small update to the MOS page, which was done here.

The Talk page discussion pointed out that Template:Quote box also needs to be updated, because it has some misleading text, namely: "This template can be used for block quotations (long quotes set off from the main text). However, this use is only rarely appropriate in articles." The consensus is that box quotes are acceptable in some situations, and are not "rare" or discouraged. The template instructions should be updated as follows:

REPLACE EXISTING TEXT: "This template can be used for boxed quotations set off from the main text. However, this use is only rarely appropriate in articles"

WITH THIS NEW TEXT:

A quote box is an alternative to an inline quote or a block quote. Quote boxes are displayed in a stand-alone manner (similar to images) and are best suited to noteworthy or important quotes. Quote boxes should be used with care, because they lack the context supplied by the flow of the body text, and might present point of view issues or undue weight issues.

Noleander (talk) 16:56, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: {{edit template-protected}} is usually not required for edits to the documentation or categories of templates using a documentation subpage. Use the 'edit' link at the top of the green "Template documentation" box to edit the documentation subpage. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 17:11, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, thanks for the info. I made the change to the documentation myself. Noleander (talk) 17:17, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Happy to help! Paine  17:34, 19 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Quote with image

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Hi. There is an open query at Wikipedia:Help_desk#Quote_with_image. Anyone is most welcome to reply, thank you! M. Billoo 11:25, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]