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Talk page templates contain information intended for editors, not readers. Which templates on Wikipedia are actually Talk page templates is a matter for some debate. For example, the cleanup template was originally created to be a talk page template, but is currently being used primarily as an article page template. Apparently, the notion in ...
The talk page associated with a page in another namespace is named by adding "talk" after the namespace label; for example, the talk page for Wikipedia:About is called Wikipedia talk:About. When viewing an article (or any other non-talk page) on the Wikipedia, a link to the corresponding talk page appears on the "Talk" tab at the top of the page.
Talk pages are generally created by clicking a red "Talk" tab and creating the page, like any other page. Do not create an empty talk page simply so that one will exist for future use. There is no need to add discussion warning templates to every talk page, or even to every talk page that contains a discussion.
A signpost for the top of talk pages Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Shortcut 1 shortcut shortcut1 sc sc1 Shortcut that displays similar to the {{shortcut}} template, but within the Talk header message box Example WP:SHOR Page name suggested Shortcut 2 2 shortcut2 sc2 A second shortcut Page name optional bottom bottom Set to "yes" to add additional ...
Article talk pages have historically been overburdened by templates from various processes on the path to featured status. [1] This guide aims to identify best layout practices , make general recommendations , and eliminate redundancy , especially in the ordering and placement of talk page specific templates, such as {{ Talk header ...
Creating a WikiProject talk page banner can range from simple to somewhat complicated. Project talk banners are generally created at Template:WikiProject Name (e.g. {{WikiProject Birds}}). The simplest way to create an adaptable talk page banner is to use the template {{WPBannerMeta}}. Using this template, a simple talk page banner might look like:
Displays link to only user's talk page Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status username 1 Name of user Example Example User required label 2 Text to linkify, if desired Default same as 1 Example my talk page String optional The above documentation is transcluded from Template:User talk page link/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's ...
The templates {}, {{Archive box}}, and {{Talk header}} have a parameter search=yes which provides a helpful search box on the talk page to automate searching, as do independent search templates such as {{search archives}}. It is recommended that when a page is archived, such a template be put on the surviving talk page to simplify access to ...