Template:High-risk/doc

This is the {{high-risk}} message box. It is meant to be put at the top of the documentation page on the most high-use (high-risk) templates, i.e., for templates used on 100,000 pages or more. For templates used on 2,000–100,000 pages, it is recommended to use the {{high-use}} template instead, which has a softer wording.

Note: It is normal that some of the links in the message box are red.

Usage

The template can be used as is. But it can also take some parameters:

• First parameter is the number of pages. See Wikipedia:Database reports/Templates with the most transclusions to find out how many pages use a given template.
• Second parameter is the name of some other talk page if you want discussion to be made there instead. But a better option might be to redirect the talkpage of your template to that other talkpage.

Examples

{{high-risk| 300,000+ | Wikipedia talk:High-risk templates }}

{{#invoke:Message box|ombox}}

{{high-risk| 300,000+ }}

{{#invoke:Message box|ombox}}

{{high-risk| | Wikipedia talk:High-risk templates }}

{{#invoke:Message box|ombox}}

The full code for a /doc page top can look like this:

{{documentation subpage}}
{{high-risk| 300,000+ }}
<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->

Technical details

The /sandbox and /testcases links are the standard names for such subpages. If those pages are created then the green /doc box for the template will detect them and link to them in its heading. For instance see the top of this documentation.

See also

• {{high-risk}} – For the most high-use (high-risk) templates.
• {{high-use}} – For the slightly less high-risk templates.
• {{intricate template}} – For the intricate, i.e., complex templates.
• {{pp-template}} – The protection template that usually is put on high-risk templates.
• {{used in system}} – For templates used in the Wikipedia user interface.
• Wikipedia:High-risk templates
• Wikipedia:Template sandbox and test cases