Template:Infopage
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![]() | This is an information page. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, but rather intends to describe some aspect(s) of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect varying levels of consensus and vetting. |
![]() | This template adds an automatically generated short description when it is used in Wikipedia, Help, or User space. |
This is the page banner template for Wikipedia how-to
It can be placed on top of administration pages (not-articles).
Usage
This template can be used as is, like this:
{{Infopage}}
Optional parameters
|1=
or|sc1=
,|shortcut1=
,|shortcut=
, or first unnamed parameter – First shortcut. Don't include[[...]]
linking brackets in this or other shortcut parameters.|2=
or|sc2=
,|shortcut2=
, or first unnamed parameter – Second shortcut|3=
or|sc3=
,|shortcut3=
, or first unnamed parameter – Third shortcut (deprecated; please use separate Template:Shortcut for three or more)|interprets=
or|page=
or|pages=
– Specify name of page (policy, process, etc.) that this essay provides advice about. For a single page, it is not necessary to include[[...]]
linking brackets;. This will replace the wording "Wikipedia's norms and practices". If more than one page and/or any notes are intended, links must be manually coded, e.g.:|interprets=[[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] policy and the [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]] guideline
|sort-by=
– Specify a sort key for the category. For example, if the how-to page is Wikipedia:Producing maps with xplanet and you want it category-sorted to appear under "X", use|sort-by=Xplanet, Producing maps with
. This has no effect on the user essays category.|category=
– Specify a complete wikilink (i.e, do include the[[...]]
linking brackets) to one or more categories to override the default Category:Wikipedia information pages. May include a category sort; example:[[Category:WikiProject Underwater Basketweaving|Article structure advice]]
This parameter does not replace the Category:User essays categorization for pages in the "User:" namespace, but can be used to add them manually to Category:Wikipedia information pages, in addition to the automatic user category.|nocat=y
or|demo=y
– Bypass all categorization, when the template is used for demo purposes, e.g. in template documentation, on talk pages, etc.|style=
– Pass arbitrary CSS to the Template:Ombox base template that this template uses.
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See also
{{Wikipedia how-to}}
– the banner template for pages that are more directly instructional than just informational like H:EDIT.{{Essay|interprets=}}
– the banner template for pages that are more opinionated then instructional or technical; there are several parameters and variations.{{Supplement|interprets=}}
– to tag a well-established page that adds something to a policy or guideline, to make up for a deficiency, and when it is referenced in the guideline or policy like WP:BRD.- Wikipedia:Template messages/Project namespace – for other "Wikipedia:"-namespace banner templates.