Thread:Project:Support desk/Template Param Within Div

I am using MediaWiki 1.24. I am brand new to MediaWiki but loving it so far but realize I have a lot to learn. I created a template which looks like this:

&lt;div style="min-height: 32px; border-top: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-right: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-left: 10px solid #3466A5; background-color: #fbfbfb; padding: 7px 7px 7px 15px;"&gt;&lt;span style="float: left;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;pre style="margin-left: 15px; font-size: 120%; display: inline; border: 0; padding: 0;"&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

However, the param does not work and I read that the param cannot be between XML type tags. If that is the case, how would I write the above template so the param would work? I searched for an answer here first but was unable to find anything.

I am unable to provide a URL to my wiki because it is an internal IT knowledgebase which does not have external access.

Thanks in advance for input and advice!