Template:User

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This template is used on 526,549 pages.
To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in a single edit. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

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This is a user link template for use internally on Wikipedia.

Usage

The username can be defined via a named or an unnamed parameter, i.e.

{{User|User=USERNAME}} or
{{User|USERNAME}}

Examples

{{User|Jimbo Wales}} → Jimbo Wales (talk · contribs)

In cases of usernames which contain = sign, the former syntax should be used, e.g.

{{User|User=Billbailey=legend}} → Billbailey=legend (talk · contribs)

Parameters

User is a required parameter, e.g. |User=Jimbo Wales.
Project defines a Wikimedia sister project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, the correct code for the interwiki link should be used, e.g. |Project=b.
Lang is the interlanguage code for a project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, e.g. |Lang=es. This can be used in conjunction with the project parameter.
separator defines the symbol used to separate different links, e.g. |separator=pipe. The default is a dot.

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This template is used on approximately 643,000 pages, or roughly 10421% 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

Template:User/sandbox can be used for testing. Additional edit history for this template is contained there.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:User in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for User

<templatedata> { "description": "This template is used to create a link to a user's user page (unless using Example (talk)), talk page, and contributions, and generates a special notification (aka 'ping').", "params": { "1": { "label": "User name", "type": "wiki-user-name", "required": true, "description": "The user name that you want to create links to and notify.", "aliases": [ "user" ] }, "project": { "label": "Sister project", "type": "string", "description": "Used to link to a sister project instead of the English Wikipedia. Use the standard interwiki prefix.", "suggestedvalues": [ "wiktionary", "wikinews", "wikibooks", "wikiquote", "wikisource", "wikispecies", "wikiversity", "wikivoyage", "foundation", "commons", "meta", "mediawikiwiki", "wikidata" ] }, "lang": { "label": "Other language project", "type": "string", "description": "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." }, "separator": { "label": "Separator", "description": "Used to change the separator between the links. If unused, defaults to a dot." } } } </templatedata>

Userspace link templates

User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users. List:

Standard
For admin pages
Bots/admin log
Signature addition

Demo user used is User:Example

Userspace linking templates

Standard templates

Templates Examples of template output

{{User link}}, {{U}} Example

{{User0}}, {{Usert}} Template:User-multi

{{User}}, {{User1}}, {{BUser}}, {{Userv}} Example (talk · contribs)

{{User and pronouns}}, {{Userp}} Template:User-multi

{{Usertcb}} Template:User-multi

{{User link global contributions}}, {{Usergc}} Template:User-multi

{{User2}}, {{Usertcc}} Example (talk · contribs · count)

{{User3}}, {{Usertcl}} Template:User-multi

{{User4}}, {{Usertce}} Template:User-multi

{{Usercf}} Example (contribs | filter log)

{{User5}} Template:User-multi

{{User6}} Template:User-multi or (with |email=y)
Template:User-multi

{{User6b}} Template:User-multi

{{User7}} Template:User-multi

{{User8}}, {{Usertcce}} Template:User-multi

{{User10}}, {{Usertccl}} Template:User-multi

{{User11}} Template:User-multi

{{User12}} Template:User-multi

{{User13}} Template:User-multi

{{User14}} Template:User-multi

{{User15}} Template:User-multi

{{User16}} Template:User-multi

{{User17}} Template:User-multi

{{User18}} Template:User-multi

{{User19}} Template:User-multi

{{User21}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · SPI · cuwiki)

{{User23}} Template:User-multi

Example

(talk · email · rights) · (Testwiki · talk · rights) · (GitHub · Open issues)

{{User-multi}} Template:User-multi
With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links.

{{User plus}} Example ^contact

{{User summary}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

v t e User toolbox for Example
General	user talk email edit analysis (non-automated edits · BLP edits · policy & guideline edits) user groups global user groups blocked? user space user talk space global account info
Skin customizations	common: .js / .css Vector: .js / .css Vector-2022: .js / .css Minerva: .js / .css Timeless: .js / .css MonoBook: .js / .css global: .js / .css
Requests / Investigations	RfAs RfBs RFARs RfCs RfCUs SSPs SPIs BRFAs (if bot) editor reviews administrator reviews RfA votes AfD votes XfD votes
History	contributions deleted contributions global contributions logs moves uploads pages patrolled accounts created review log pending changes log registration time userpage log block log rights log meta thanks given received edit summary usage global account log global rights log global block log global blocks disabled/enabled filter log examine past edits edit filter changes articles created top article edits oversights rights AfC log CSD log Draftify log PROD log XfD log
Admin history	protections blocks deletions rights changes interface contributions imports global blocks disabled/enabled
Bureaucrat history	user renames rights changes
Steward history	rights changes global right changes global account changes global blocks
Actions	block unblock flag rename mass delete globally block globally unblock merge global account disable global blocks locally

{{Useranon}} 192.0.2.42 (talk)

{{IP summary}} 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

{{IPuser}} 192.0.2.42 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

Admin: userlinking templates normally used on administrative pages

Templates	Examples of template output
{{User-c}}	Example (t c)
{{User-c-name}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t2}}	Example (t·c)
{{Useracc}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· account creation)
{{UserBk}}	Example (block log)
{{Userblock}}	Example (talk · contribs · block log)
{{Userblocked}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· page moves REDIRECT Template:· current autoblocks REDIRECT Template:· block log)
{{Usercheck}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks)
{{Usercheck-short}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · spi)
{{Usercheck-full}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· message REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· global contribs REDIRECT Template:· deleted contribs REDIRECT Template:· page moves REDIRECT Template:· user creation REDIRECT Template:· block user REDIRECT Template:· block log REDIRECT Template:· count REDIRECT Template:· total REDIRECT Template:· logs REDIRECT Template:· summary REDIRECT Template:· email \| lu REDIRECT Template:· rfa REDIRECT Template:· rfb REDIRECT Template:· arb REDIRECT Template:· rfc REDIRECT Template:· lta REDIRECT Template:· checkuser REDIRECT Template:· spi REDIRECT Template:· socks \| rfar REDIRECT Template:· rfc REDIRECT Template:· rfcu REDIRECT Template:· ssp \| current rights REDIRECT Template:· rights log (local) REDIRECT Template:· rights log (global/meta) \| rights REDIRECT Template:· renames REDIRECT Template:· blocks REDIRECT Template:· protects REDIRECT Template:· deletions REDIRECT Template:· rollback REDIRECT Template:· admin REDIRECT Template:· logs \| UHx REDIRECT Template:· AfD · UtHx REDIRECT Template:· UtE)
{{Usercheck-super}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· message REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· global contribs REDIRECT Template:· deleted contribs REDIRECT Template:· page moves REDIRECT Template:· user creation REDIRECT Template:· block user REDIRECT Template:· block log REDIRECT Template:· count REDIRECT Template:· total REDIRECT Template:· logs REDIRECT Template:· edit summaries REDIRECT Template:· email \| lu REDIRECT Template:· rfa REDIRECT Template:· rfb REDIRECT Template:· arbcase REDIRECT Template:· rfc REDIRECT Template:· lta REDIRECT Template:· CUreq REDIRECT Template:· spi REDIRECT Template:· socks \| current rights REDIRECT Template:· rights log (local) REDIRECT Template:· rights log (global/meta) \| rights REDIRECT Template:· renames REDIRECT Template:· blocks REDIRECT Template:· protections REDIRECT Template:· deletions \| moves REDIRECT Template:· pending changes log REDIRECT Template:· abuse filter REDIRECT Template:· pages created \| RM REDIRECT Template:· XfD REDIRECT Template:· AfD REDIRECT Template:· UtHx REDIRECT Template:· UtE)
{{Checkuser}}	Example (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · CA · CheckUser(log) · investigate · cuwiki)
{{Contribs}} {{UserContribs}}	contributions
{{Contribs2}} {{UserContribs2}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Contribs3}} {{UserContribs3}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Ccount}}	Contribution count for "Example"
{{Useredits}}	Example (contribs)
{{UserFs}}	Example (block log · checkuser)
{{User-full}}	`Example` (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· checkuser REDIRECT Template:· block user REDIRECT Template:· block log REDIRECT Template:· edit count)
{{Userlinks}}	User: Example (talk · contribs · deleted · logs · rights)
{{Userlinks2}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · count · rollback · admin · logs)
{{Userlinks-abbr}}	(u t c m l )
{{Userlinks-tt}}	Example ("`Example`" REDIRECT Template:· talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· page moves REDIRECT Template:· block user REDIRECT Template:· block log)
{{Userlogs}}	Logs for "Example"
{{Userrights}}	Example (current rights · rights management · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) · block log)
{{Admincheck}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· count REDIRECT Template:· logs REDIRECT Template:· target logs REDIRECT Template:· block log REDIRECT Template:· lu REDIRECT Template:· rfa REDIRECT Template:· rfb REDIRECT Template:· arb REDIRECT Template:· rfc REDIRECT Template:· lta REDIRECT Template:· checkuser REDIRECT Template:· socks REDIRECT Template:· rights REDIRECT Template:· blocks REDIRECT Template:· protects REDIRECT Template:· deletions REDIRECT Template:· moves)
{{Notable user}}	Example (user REDIRECT Template:· talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs)
{{Socklinks}}	Example (talk⁺ · contribs · deleted contribs · tag · block user · block log · CheckUser)
{{User-uaa}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
{{UserVP}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· count REDIRECT Template:· block log)
{{Vandal}}	Template:User-multi Template:User-multi
{{Vandal-m}}	Example (talk · contribs · block log · arb · SPI)
{{Vandal-s}}	Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs REDIRECT Template:· block log)
{{Checkip}}	192.0.2.42 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log))
{{IPcheck}}	192.0.2.42 (talk · tag · contribs · count · WHOIS · ip details · trace · RBLs • logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks )
{{IPunblock}}	192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • block log • unblock)
{{Rangevandal}}	192.0.2.0/24 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
{{Proxyip}}	192.0.2.42 · talk · contribs · block · log · stalk · Robtex · whois · Google · ipcheck · HTTP · geo · rangeblocks · spur · shodan

Bots: templates used by bots

Templates	Examples of template output
{{Admin}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
{{Former admin}}	Example (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protections · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
{{Admin-abbr}}	Example (t · c · b · p · d · m · r)
{{Former admin abbr}}	Example (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · meta · local)
{{Bureaucrat}}	Template:User-multi
{{Bureaucrat2}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · moves · rights · renames · global renames)
{{Botlinks}}	Example Bot (BRFA · contribs · actions log · block log · flag log · user rights)
{{Botlinks2}}	Example Bot (talk · contribs · tasks · flag log · actions log · block log · other logs · count)
{{Botlinks3}}	Example Bot (task list · contribs)
{{Botlinks4}}	Example Bot (task list ⁽¹⁾ · logs ^{(actions · block · flag)} · botop ^{(e · t · c)} · contribs · user rights)
{{Botop}}	Example (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
{{Newbot}}	(BRFA Approved BRFAs talk contribs count SUL logs page moves block log rights log flag)

Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature

Templates	Examples of template output
{{Signing}}	—Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Quotedfrom}}	— Preceding text originally posted here by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Undated}}	— Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Uns-ip}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Unsigned}} {{Unsigned2}}	– Preceding unsigned comment added by a logged out user.
{{Unsigned IP}} {{UnsignedIP2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Unsigned2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{UnsignedIP2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{User actual}}	— Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs)
{{User proxy}}	— Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk REDIRECT Template:· contribs)
{{Warning origin}}	— Preceding warning originally posted on User talk:Example by Example2 (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 19 Dec 2024 (UTC)
{{Xsign}}	– Preceding unsigned comment added by a logged out user.

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