Template:WikiProject Computing/doc

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Project banner[edit]

The {{WikiProject Computing}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project.

Usage[edit]

While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The full syntax is as follows:

{{WikiProject Computing
|class=  
|importance=
|attention=
|needs-image=
|needs-infobox=
|auto=
|listas=

|amiga=
|amiga-importance=
|apps=
|apps-importance=
|early-comp=
|early-comp-importance=
|free-software=
|free-software-importance=
|hardware=
|hardware-importance=
|java=
|java-importance=
|network=
|network-importance=
|riscos=
|science=
|science-importance=
|security=
|security-importance=
|software=
|software-importance=
|websites=
|websites-importance=
}}

Parameters[edit]

Article assessment[edit]
  • class – a rating of the article's quality; see the assessment department for more details.
    • FA – The article has reached Featured article status.
    • FL – The article has reached Featured list status.
    • FM – The article has reached Featured media status.
    • A – Could be submitted as a Featured article candidate; probably could use some small updates to make it Featured quality.
    • GA – The article has reached Good article status.
    • B – Could be submitted as a Good article nominee; probably could use some updates or may lack some features from the Good article criteria, but it presents a good overview of the subject.
    • C – The article has an large amount of content, but lacks information and organization in areas.
    • Start – The article is more than a stub, but may lack some important aspects of the topic's discussion.
    • Stub – The article is a stub; it likely contains one of the articles in Category:Computing stubs.
    • List – The page is a list.
    • Needed – The article does not yet exist but has been identified as a subject that should be covered.
    • Draft – The page is a work-in-progress on a computing-related subject still placed inside the Draft namespace.
    • Category or Cat – The page is a category.
    • Disambig or Dab – The article is a disambiguation page.
    • File – The page is a file (image).
    • Portal – The page is a portal.
    • Project – The page is a WikiProject page.
    • Redirect or Redir – The article is a redirect page.
    • Template – The page is a template.
    • NA – Any non-article page that fits no other classification.
  • importance – a rating of the article's importance; see the assessment department for more details.
    • Top
    • High
    • Mid
    • Low
    • NA
Taxonomic functions[edit]
  • attention – "yes" if the article needs attention.
  • auto – "yes" if the auto assess option is needed.
  • listas – for example: "Last name, First name" if the article needs to be sorted by something other than PAGENAME.
  • needs-image – "yes" if the article needs an image.
    • imagedetails (appears only if needs-image is set to yes) - Additional details to describe the image that is requested.
  • needs-infobox – "yes" if the article needs an infobox.
Task forces / Child WikiProjects[edit]

TemplateData[edit]

TemplateData used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools.
See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:WikiProject Computing in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for WikiProject Computing

Placed on the associated odd-numbered namespace page of articles within the scope of WikiProject Computing or one of its task forces

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
BANNER_NAMEBANNER_NAME

no description

Unknownoptional
Assessment classclass

no description

Suggested values
FA FL FM A GA B C Start Stub List Needed Draft Category Disambig File Portal Project Template NA
Example
Start
Linesuggested
Project importanceimportance

no description

Suggested values
Top High Mid Low NA
Example
Low
Linesuggested
attentionattention

no description

Booleanoptional
needs-infoboxneeds-infobox

no description

Booleanoptional
needs-imageneeds-image image-needed

no description

Booleanoptional
imagedetailsimagedetails

no description

Unknownoptional
listaslistas

no description

Unknownoptional
portalportal

no description

Unknownoptional
statusstatus

no description

Unknownoptional
autoauto

no description

Unknownoptional
categorycategory

no description

Booleanoptional
softwaresoftware

no description

Booleanoptional
software-importancesoftware-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
websiteswebsites

no description

Booleanoptional
websites-importancewebsites-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
amigaamiga

no description

Booleanoptional
amiga-importanceamiga-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
networknetwork

no description

Booleanoptional
network-importancenetwork-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
sciencescience

no description

Booleanoptional
science-importancescience-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
early-compearly-comp

no description

Booleanoptional
early-comp-importanceearly-comp-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
hardwarehardware

no description

Booleanoptional
hardware-importancehardware-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
securitysecurity malware

no description

Booleanoptional
security-importancesecurity-importance malware-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
javajava

no description

Booleanoptional
java-importancejava-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
riscosriscos

no description

Booleanoptional
appsapps

no description

Booleanoptional
apps-importanceapps-importance

no description

Unknownoptional
free-softwarefree-software

no description

Booleanoptional
free-software-importancefree-software-importance

no description

Unknownoptional

See also[edit]