Wikipedia:Template messages

This page lists existing templates which you may find useful. For information on what templates are and how to use them, please see Template namespace.

Instructions: When you add new template messages to this page, please keep the tables in alphabetical order.

If you cannot find the template you need, you can request it on Requested templates. For help on creating templates, see Template, or contact a user who has identified themself as an User template coder (this is a category that has just begun so may be sparse at the moment; it grows through the propagation of User t that marks out a user's template ability).

To see the templates and how they are implemented, click on the bold links at the top of the cell which lists the templates of interest to you.

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Article-related namespace

Please list navigational templates (as, for example, between pages relating to a specific topic) at Navigational templates or at the appropriate WikiProject page. See also Article series.

General

Current events
Disambiguation / Other uses
Distinguish between deceptively similar titles
Expansion requests
Footnotes / References
Instructions
Lorem ipsum
Miscellaneous info
Solution and spoiler warnings
Special character warnings
Technical limitations
Tools

Article sources

Citation templates for generic and specific sources
GFDL sources
Public domain sources
Requesting sources and verification
U.S. government sources

/Links/

To databases (IMDb, Gutenberg, etc.)
To main articles
To maps
To notes about German names
To sister projects

Sister projects

All templates relating to Wikimedia sister projects

For deletion

Articles (AfD)
Categories (CfD)
Images and media (IfD)
Redirects (RfD)
Speedy deletion (D)
Templates (TfD)
Stub types (SfD)

Disputes and warnings

Accuracy
Suspected hoax
Neutrality
Original research
Contradictory
Controversial
Unencyclopedic
Autobiography (new!)

/Maintenance/

Article in use (major edits)
Protected from editing/vandalism
Copyright violations
Article issues
General attention needed
ISSN issues
Lack of geopolitical balance
Translations
IPA conversion
Categorization issues

Template messages/Cleanup

General cleanup
Wikify, copyediting
Verify facts
Importance/significance
Context; technical
Tone; clarity
Fact or fiction
Self-contradictory
Complete rewrite
Translate
Pronunciation (IPA)
Geographical balance
Merges, moves

Compact TOC

Tables of contents: 0-9/A-Z
Category TOCs

/Lists/

Dynamic lists
Incomplete lists
Subject or topic lists

/Redirect pages/

To be inserted at the bottom of redirect page, but does not prevent the redirect from working.

Subject matter boxes and diagrams

Calendars
Court Decisions
Diagrams
Game and Puzzle layouts
Grids
Periodic Table

General Current events Disambiguation / Other uses Distinguish between deceptively similar titles Expansion requests Footnotes / References Instructions Lorem ipsum Miscellaneous info Solution and spoiler warnings Special character warnings Technical limitations Tools	Article sources Citation templates for generic and specific sources GFDL sources Public domain sources Requesting sources and verification U.S. government sources	/Links/ To databases (IMDb, Gutenberg, etc.) To main articles To maps To notes about German names To sister projects	Sister projects All templates relating to Wikimedia sister projects
For deletion Articles (AfD) Categories (CfD) Images and media (IfD) Redirects (RfD) Speedy deletion (D) Templates (TfD) Stub types (SfD)	Disputes and warnings Accuracy Suspected hoax Neutrality Original research Contradictory Controversial Unencyclopedic Autobiography (new!)	/Maintenance/ Article in use (major edits) Protected from editing/vandalism Copyright violations Article issues General attention needed ISSN issues Lack of geopolitical balance Translations IPA conversion Categorization issues	Template messages/Cleanup General cleanup Wikify, copyediting Verify facts Importance/significance Context; technical Tone; clarity Fact or fiction Self-contradictory Complete rewrite Translate Pronunciation (IPA) Geographical balance Merges, moves
Compact TOC Tables of contents: 0-9/A-Z Category TOCs	/Lists/ Dynamic lists Incomplete lists Subject or topic lists	/Redirect pages/ To be inserted at the bottom of redirect page, but does not prevent the redirect from working.	Subject matter boxes and diagrams Calendars Court Decisions Diagrams Game and Puzzle layouts Grids Periodic Table

Non article-related namespace

/Project namespace/

Policies and non-policies
Village Talk
WikiProjects
WP:Sandbox
WP:FAQ
WP:BJAODN (Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense)

/Category namespace/

Births in Years
Books in Years
Deaths in Years
More information
Categorization of people:
Subjective Category Disclaimer
Disputed categorisation

/User namespace/

Contribution Licensing
Disclaimer
Languages
New Page Links
Open Tasks
Picture of the Day
Shared IP
Wikimedia Licensing

/User talk namespace/

Experimenting & Vandalism Notices
Shared IP Notices
Spamming Notices
Three Revert Rule
User Talk Requests
Welcome Messages
Edit-summary request
Minor-edit reminder

/Talk namespace/

Featured articles (and candidates)
Expansion requests
Comments
Discussion thread tags
Free Images
Translation requests
Korea-related
Peer review
To Do lists
WikiProject notices

/Image namespace/

Coat of Arms
Copyright status unknown or unverified
Creative commons licensed image
Fair use claimed
Free use image / Semi-free use image
Government copyrights (UK, Canada, Poland)
GNU/GFDL image
Images and media for deletion
Image categorization
Non-free (copyrighted) image
"not an orphan"
Public domain image
Screenshot
See also: Image copyright tags

/Project namespace/ Policies and non-policies Village Talk WikiProjects WP:Sandbox WP:FAQ WP:BJAODN (Bad jokes and other deleted nonsense)	/Category namespace/ Births in Years Books in Years Deaths in Years More information Categorization of people: Subjective Category Disclaimer Disputed categorisation	/User namespace/ Contribution Licensing Disclaimer Languages New Page Links Open Tasks Picture of the Day Shared IP Wikimedia Licensing	/User talk namespace/ Experimenting & Vandalism Notices Shared IP Notices Spamming Notices Three Revert Rule User Talk Requests Welcome Messages Edit-summary request Minor-edit reminder
/Talk namespace/ Featured articles (and candidates) Expansion requests Comments Discussion thread tags Free Images Translation requests Korea-related Peer review To Do lists WikiProject notices	/Image namespace/ Coat of Arms Copyright status unknown or unverified Creative commons licensed image Fair use claimed Free use image / Semi-free use image Government copyrights (UK, Canada, Poland) GNU/GFDL image Images and media for deletion Image categorization Non-free (copyrighted) image "not an orphan" Public domain image Screenshot See also: Image copyright tags

Related pages for specific types of templates

Template messages/General lists templates related to descriptions (such as disambiguation, spoiler, wikicode).
Template messages/Disputes lists templates related to issues and disputes with articles, including NPOV.
Template messages/Format lists templates related to formatting.
Navigational templates are designed to provide links to several related articles.
Infobox templates are designed to present summary information about an article's subject, such that similar subjects have a uniform look and in a common format.
WikiProject Tree of Life/taxobox usage lists templates for building taxonomical Infobox (taxoboxes) for biological classification of living things and explains their usage. The boxes also contain conservation status templates.
Country referencing templates are designed to provide a tiny thumbnail of a country's flag next to its hyperlinked name, meant to visually improve lists of nations.
WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types is the full listing of stub types. There are dozens of stub templates and associated categories. The creation and organization of stub types is being addressed by the WSS. The guidelines for template creation are found at Stub.
- The high level topical subdivisions of stub templates are General, Culture, Commerce, Government and politics, Leisure, Sports, Religion and belief, Geography, History, People, Science, Technology, Transportation, Military and weaponry, and Miscellaneous.
Image copyright tags are copyright and licensing messages and other related tags for Image description page (the image namespace).
The MediaWiki namespace controls interface messages for internal system use, and can only be modified by administrators.
Spoiler warning for a detailed explanation about the use of spoiler warning templates.
Userboxes are user information boxes designed for user pages.

Wikipedia template-related pages

Colours in templates.

Wikipedia templates

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