Template:High traffic/sandbox

On {{{date}}}, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

This is the template sandbox page for Template:High traffic (diff).

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Usage[edit]

Add this template to the top of the talk page associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned^[1] on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.

Use the syntax {{high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}} where

date is the date on which the link or mention occurred, e.g. date=21 May 2024.
url is the URL (including the http:// prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links Wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily, e.g. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242.
site is the simple description of the website, e.g. Slashdot.

Additional parameters:

date2 through date20, title2 through title20, url2 through url20, and site2 through site20 - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site. If you need to add more than 20, please update the template.
linktext to change the word "linked" and afterlinktext to change the word "from." Use notlinked=yes to disable Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.
small if set to yes, makes a small version of this template
page is usually blank. If the talk page is linked or mentioned, use page=talk. If both the talk page and article pages are linked or mentioned, use page=both.

Blank format:

Horizontal:

{{high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}}

Vertical:

{{high traffic
 | link text
 | after link text
 | page    =
 | url     =
 | title   =
 | date    =
 | site    =
 | url     =
 | title2  =
 | date2   =
 | site2   =
 | url2    =
 | title3  =
 | date3   =
 | site3   =
 | url3    =
 | title4  =
 | date4   =
 | site4   =
 | url4    =
 | title5  =
 | date5   =
 | site5   =
 | url5    =
 | title6  =
 | date6   =
 | site6   =
 | url6    =
 | title7  =
 | date7   =
 | site7   =
 | url7    =
 | title8  =
 | date8   =
 | site8   =
 | url8    =
 | title9  =
 | date9   =
 | site9   =
 | url9    =
 | title10 =
 | date10  =
 | site10  =
 | url10   =
 | title11 =
 | date11  =
 | site11  =
 | url11   =
 | title12 =
 | date12  =
 | site12  =
 | url12   =
 | title13 =
 | date13  =
 | site13  =
 | url13   =
 | title14 =
 | date14  =
 | site14  =
 | url14   =
 | title15 =
 | date15  =
 | site15  =
 | url15   =
 | title16 =
 | date16  =
 | site16  =
 | url16   =
 | title17 =
 | date17  =
 | site17  =
 | url17   =
 | title18 =
 | date18  =
 | site18  =
 | url18   =
 | title19 =
 | date19  =
 | site19  =
 | url19   =
 | title20 =
 | date20  =
 | site20  =
 | url20   =
}}

Examples[edit]

Common - one incoming link:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}

On 21 May 2024, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Multiple links from high-traffic sites:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2=21 May 2024|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}

Template:High traffic/sandbox has been linked from multiple high-traffic websites.

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Table
21 May 2024	Reddit	link	Traffic
21 May 2024	CNN	link	Traffic

Mentioned^[1] on a high-traffic site but not linked from it. Common on high-traffic news web sites:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}

On 21 May 2024, Template:High traffic/sandbox was mentioned on Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Small version:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}

On 21 May 2024, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}

On 21 May 2024, this talk page was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=21 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}

On 21 May 2024, Template:High traffic/sandbox and its talk page were linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history.

Pages this template is used on are placed into Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.

Notes[edit]

^ ^a ^b Template:Press is preferred if the article is mentioned rather than linked, even for high-traffic sites.

Usage[edit]

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