Template:User/sandbox
 | This is the template sandbox page for Template:User (diff). See also the companion subpage for test cases. |
 | This template is used on approximately 629,000 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[edit]
Template:User/sandbox can be used for testing. Additional edit history for this template is contained there.
TemplateData[edit]
TemplateData for User
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').
| 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.
| 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 |