Example (talk · contribs )
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This template is used on approximately 652,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages . To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
This template uses Lua :
This is a user link template for use internally on Wikipedia.
Usage
The username can be defined via a named or an unnamed parameter, i.e.
{{User|User=USERNAME}}
or
{{User|USERNAME}}
Examples
In cases of usernames which contain = sign, the former syntax should be used, e.g.
Parameters
User is a required parameter, e.g. |User=Jimbo Wales
.
Project defines a Wikimedia sister project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, the correct code for the interwiki link should be used, e.g. |Project=b
.
Lang is the interlanguage code for a project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, e.g. |Lang=es
. This can be used in conjunction with the project parameter.
separator defines the symbol used to separate different links, e.g. |separator=pipe
. The default is a dot.
For the template that gives links related to a user's page, see
Template:lu .
This template is used on approximately 652,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages . To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
Sandbox
Template:User/sandbox can be used for testing. Additional edit history for this template is contained there.
TemplateData
This template is used to create a link to a user's user page (unless using {{Useranon}}), talk page, and contributions, and generates a special notification (aka 'ping').
Template parameters[ Edit template data ]
Parameter Description Type Status User name 1
user
The user name that you want to create links to and notify.
User required Sister project project
Used to link to a sister project instead of the English Wikipedia. Use the standard interwiki prefix.
Suggested values wiktionary
wikinews
wikibooks
wikiquote
wikisource
wikispecies
wikiversity
wikivoyage
foundation
commons
meta
mediawikiwiki
wikidata
String optional Other language project lang
Used to link to another language project. If used with the "sister project" parameter, links to another language of a sister project. Otherwise links to another language Wikipedia. Use the standard language code.
String optional Separator separator
Used to change the separator between the links. If unused, defaults to a dot.
Unknown optional
Userspace link templates
User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users. List:
Demo user used is User:Example
Standard templates
Templates Examples of template output {{ User link }} , {{ U }} Example {{ User0 }} , {{ Usert }} Example (talk ) {{ User }} , {{ User1 }} , {{ BUser }} , {{ Userv }} Example (talk · contribs ) {{ User and pronouns }} , {{ Userp }} Example (talk · contribs · they/them) {{ Usertcb }} Example (talk · contribs · block user ) {{ User link global contributions }} , {{ Usergc }} Example (talk · global contribs ) {{ User2 }} , {{ Usertcc }} Example (talk · contribs · count ) {{ User3 }} , {{ Usertcl }} Example (talk · contribs · logs ) {{ User4 }} , {{ Usertce }} Example (talk · contribs · email ) {{ Usercf }} Example (contribs | filter log ) {{ User5 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) {{ User6 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log ) or (with |email=y
)Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · email ) {{ User6b }} Example (talk · message · contribs · count · logs · email ) {{ User7 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · email ) {{ User8 }} , {{ Usertcce }} Example (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email ) {{ User10 }} , {{ Usertccl }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs ) {{ User11 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · api · block log ) {{ User12 }} Example (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) {{ User13 }} Example (talk · contribs · logs · block log ) {{ User14 }} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log ) {{ User15 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · edit summaries ) {{ User16 }} Example (talk · message · contribs · page moves · edit summaries · count · api · logs · block log · email ) {{ User17 }} Example (talk · contribs · uploads ) {{ User18 }} Example (talk · contribs · logs · filter log · block log ) {{ User19 }} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · page moves · user creation · block log ) {{ User21 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · rfcu · ssp · SPI · cuwiki ) {{ User23 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google ) {{ User-dev }} {{ User-multi }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · block user · email · central auth · deleted contribs · list user · global contribs · target logs ) With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links. {{ User plus }} Example contact {{ User summary }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam ) {{ User toolbox }}
General Skin customizations Requests / Investigations History Admin history Bureaucrat history Steward history Actions
{{ Useranon }} 192.0.2.42 (talk ) {{ IP summary }} 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot ) {{ IPuser }} 192.0.2.42 (talk · contribs · WHOIS )
Admin: userlinking templates normally used on administrative pages
Bots: templates used by bots
Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature
Templates Examples of template output {{ Signing }} —Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Quotedfrom }} — Preceding text originally posted on Template talk:User (diff ) by Example (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Undated }} — Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Uns-ip }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Unsigned }} {{ Unsigned2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Unsigned IP }} {{ UnsignedIP2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Unsigned2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors {{ UnsignedIP2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors {{ User actual }} — Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs ) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs ) {{ User proxy }} — Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs ) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs ) {{ Warning origin }} — Preceding warning originally posted on User talk:Example by Example2 (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 2 Dec 2024 (UTC) {{ Xsign }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)