Wikipedia:Template index

This is a list of all messages created after the installation of the MediaWiki namespace. Original messages can be found at Wikipedia:MediaWiki namespace text. Read more about the MediaWiki namespace.

Table of contents

1 Instructions 2 Custom messages 3 Article content messages 4 Article series messages 5 Footers 5.1 Geography 5.2 Organizations 5.3 Countries 5.4 Other Organizations

Instructions

In order to create a new custom message, simply create a page in the MediaWiki namespace, named "MediaWiki:", followed by a name for the message, that contains the text of the message. You may want to consider protecting the messages you create (if you have administrator privileges), but see the talk page for a discussion of this. Please list any custom messages you create on this page.

There are two major ways to include custom messages, subst and msg. subst makes a copy of the message text and places it where you put the tag after you save an article (substitution), msg loads the message and puts it on the page every time you load it (transclusion).

In other words, when the message is updated, you do not need to update a page that uses it if you use msg. As a guideline, short, temporal messages that will be removed soon should be copied using subst (which has the advantage of showing the message in the wiki source), and standard notices that might remain on a page for months or forever should be transcluded for easy updating. (You should not use msg for a message which contain any links which may change in the future. This method doesn't refresh "What links here" unless every article containing the msg get changed after the modification of the link in the message.)

When you add new MediaWiki custom messages, please help keep the table in alphabetical order.

See also: MediaWiki custom messages:Quick reference.

Custom messages

Name (the first letter after the colon is not case-sensitive)	Current text	Where
{{msg:SampleWikiProject}} Talk	Template:SampleWikiProject	WikiProject talk at bottom
{{msg:BirdTalk}} Talk		Talk at top
{{msg:compactTOC}} Talk		Articles near top
{{msg:compactTOC2}} Talk	Template:CompactTOC2	Articles near top
{{msg:copyvio1}} Talk	Template:Copyvio1	Articles at top
{{msg:copyvio2}} Talk	Template:Copyvio2	Articles at bottom
{{msg:copyrighted}} Talk	[[Category:Wikipedia pages tagged for copyright problems|]]	Images at bottom
{{msg:copyrightedFreeUse}} Talk		Images at bottom
{{msg:DANFS}} Talk	This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.	Articles bottom
{{msg:disambig}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:disputed}} Talk		Disputed articles top
{{msg:delete}} Talk	''This page appeared to be created as a test page, and is [[Wikipedia:Deleted test|scheduled for deletion]].''<br><br>''If this page is not a test page, and should not be deleted, you can find the old content by clicking on '''Page history''' on the left, and put it back. If you do this, it is recommended that you add an explanation of why this is not a test page.''	Articles at top
{{msg:eastons}} Talk	''This is an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897.''<br>''This article is written from a nineteenth century Christian viewpoint, and may not reflect modern opinions or recent discoveries in Biblical scholarship.''<br>''Please help the Wikipedia by bringing this article up to date.''	Articles at top
{{msg:inclusion}} Talk		Disputed article top
{{msg:inuse}} Talk		Articles top
{{msg:inuse30}} Talk	same as msg:inuse except is used to request that current author be allowed to finish an edit that may take up to 30 minutes, to avoid edit conflicts	Articles top
{{msg:inuse60}} Talk	same as msg:inuse except is used to request that current author be allowed to finish an edit that may take up to one hour, to avoid edit conflicts	Articles top
{{msg:inuse90}} Talk	same as msg:inuse except is used to request that current author be allowed to finish an edit that may take up to 90 minutes, to avoid edit conflicts	Articles top
{{msg:inuse120}} Talk	same as msg:inuse except is used to request that current author be allowed to finish an edit that may take up to two hours, to avoid edit conflicts	Articles top
{{msg:notenglish}} Talk		Articles top
{{msg:opentask}} Talk	You can help improve the articles listed below! This list updates frequently, so check back here for more tasks to try. (See Wikipedia:Maintenance or the Task Center for further information.) Fix spelling and grammar Hardwell On Air All-National TV Ehsaas Programme Samantha Ronson Ukrainians More... • Learn how Fix wikilinks Legislative history of United States four-star officers, 1947–1979 KIPCO Essential medicines Tyrannicide Lauretta Bender More... • Learn how Update with new information LG V30 Matteo Barbini (footballer) Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary Tina Shelton City People Entertainment Awards More... • Learn how Expand short articles Gnosis (artist) Moved by the Motion Dwight Kirsch A Little Yes and a Big No Fanny Byse More... • Learn how Check and add references List of Punjabi films of 2021 Kids in the Way Santaris Pharma Russo-Ukrainian War Gelsemine More... • Learn how Fix original research issues Who Dares Wins Tree stand Absolute scale Perilipin-1 Chrysler Airflow More... • Learn how Improve lead sections Service climate Righteous Priest History of Ny-Ålesund Leigh Harris Shahibaug More... • Learn how Add an image Lea Hill, Auburn, Washington Liverpool Weir Laboratoires Servier Longtan Dam Lalla Ghriba Mosque More... • Learn how Translate and clean up Valeriya Golubtsova Rastrelli Cello Quartet Anti-Polish sentiment Deutschlandtakt Chang Fu-hsing (musician) More... • Learn how Help counter systemic bias by creating new articles on important women. Help improve popular pages, especially those of low quality.	Talk middle
{{msg:PAphoto}} Talk	Template:PAphoto	Images top
{{msg:PrimateTalk}} Talk		Talk at top
{{msg:protected}} Talk		Articles top
{{subst:sandbox}} Talk	(quite long, see Wikipedia:Sandbox)	Wikipedia:sandbox top
{{msg:sample20s64k}} Talk	Template:Sample20s64k	Sound file desc bottom
{{msg:spoiler}} Talk	Template:Spoiler	Articles near top
{{msg:stub}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:unverified}} Talk		Images top
{{msg:wiktionary}} Talk		Articles top
{{subst:1911}} Talk	This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)	Articles near bottom
{{subst:fairuse}} Talk		Image descriptions varies
{{subst:GFDL}} Talk		Image descriptions varies
{{subst:FOLDOC}} Talk	This article is based on material taken from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing prior to 1 November 2008 and incorporated under the "relicensing" terms of the GFDL, version 1.3 or later.	Articles near bottom
{{subst:ifd}} Talk	The purpose of this file is currently being discussed in accordance with Wikipedia's image use policy. The outcome of the discussion may result in the file's usage or license being changed, or possibly its deletion. Please share your thoughts on the matter at this file's entry on the Files for discussion page. Feel free to edit the file description page, but the page must not be blanked and this notice must not be removed until the discussion is closed. How to list a file for discussion: 1. Add {{ffd|log=2024 October 2}} to the file description page. 2. Add {{subst:Ffd2|1=Template index|uploader= |reason= }} ~~~~ to add a line to today's FfD. 3. Add {{ffdc|1=Template index|log=2024 October 2}} in the caption on each page in the file links. 4. Please consider notifying the uploader by placing {{subst:ffd notice|1=Template index}} on their talk page(s).	Articles top
{{subst:ilcomment}} Talk	Template:Ilcomment	Before interlanguage links
{{subst:mnl}} Talk	template/example for external links section for municipalities in the Netherlands, for use with subst only, because it requires editing (experimental)	end
{{subst:noncommercial}} Talk		Image descriptions varies
{{subst:NPOV}} Talk		Articles top
{{subst:PD}} Talk		Image descriptions varies
{{subst:PD-US}} Talk		Image descriptions varies
{{subst:ref_1}} Talk	Template:Ref 1	Articles varies
{{subst:ref_2}} Talk	Template:Ref 2	Articles varies
{{subst:ref_3}} Talk	Template:Ref 3	Articles varies
{{subst:ref_4}} Talk	Template:Ref 4	Articles varies
{{subst:ref_5}} Talk	Template:Ref 5	Articles varies
{{subst:test}} Talk	Hello, I'm [[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]. An edit that you recently made seemed to be a test and has been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on [[User talk:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|my talk page]]. Thanks!	Talk varies
{{subst:vfd}} Talk	{{subst:#ifeq:a|b||{{subst:#ifexist:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/{{subst:PAGENAME}}|{{subst:lessthan}}!-- The nomination page for this article already existed when this tag was added. If this was because the article had been nominated for deletion before, and you wish to renominate it, please replace "page={{subst:PAGENAME}}" with "page={{subst:PAGENAME}} (2nd nomination)" below before proceeding with the nomination. -->}}}} {{subst:lessthan}}!-- Once discussion is closed, please place on talk page: -->	Articles top
{{subst:villagepump}} Talk	(quite long, see villagepump)	Village pump top
{{msg:vectorsite}} Talk	The initial version of this article was based on a public domain article from Greg Goebel's Vectorsite.	Articles Reference
{{msg:Controversial}} Talk		Top of Talk page

Article content messages

Name (the first letter after the colon is not case-sensitive)	Current text	Where
{{msg:MusicTimeline}} Talk	Template:MusicTimeline	Articles top
{{msg:A-Z}} Talk	Template:A-Z	Articles top
{{msg:numbers_E0}} Talk	Template:Numbers E0	Articles bottom
{{msg:numbers_E1}} Talk	Template:Numbers E1	Articles bottom
{{msg:battles}} Talk		Articles at top
{{msg:Table_Suffixes}} Talk		Articles near/ at top

Article series messages

See: Wikipedia:Article series

{{msg:histalbania}} Talk		Article series on Albania top
{{msg:belizepics}} Talk	Template:Belizepics	Article series on Belize top
{{msg:History of Sweden}} Talk		Article series on Sweden top
{{msg:SSM}} Talk		Article series on Same-sex marriage top
{{msg:Electronic music}} Talk		Articles series on Electronic music top
{{msg:Genomics}} Talk		Articles series on Genomics top
{{msg:History of Australia}} Talk		Articles series on the History of Australia top
{{msg:History of animation}} Talk		Articles series on the History of animation top

Footers

Name (the first letter after the colon is not case-sensitive)	Current text	Where
{{msg:Footer_SolarSystem}} Talk		Articles bottom

Geography

{{msg:Caribbean}} Talk	Template:Caribbean	Articles bottom
{{msg:North_America}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:East_Asia}} Talk	Template:East Asia	Articles bottom
{{msg:South_Asia}} Talk	Template:South Asia	Articles bottom
{{msg:Pacific}} Talk	Template:Pacific	Articles bottom

Organizations

{{msg:Commonwealth_ of_Independent_States}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:Commonwealth_of_Nations}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:EFTA}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:EU_countries}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:NATO}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:Nordic_Council}} Talk		Articles bottom

Countries

{{msg:Australia}} Talk	Template:Australia	Articles bottom
{{msg:States_of_Brazil}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:Canada}} Talk	Canada	Articles bottom
{{msg:United States}} Talk	United States	Articles bottom
{{msg:Crowncolonies}} Talk	Template:Crowncolonies	Articles bottom
{{msg:Département}} Talk	Template:Département	Articles bottom
{{msg:Regions_of_France}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:India}} Talk	Template:India	Articles bottom
{{msg:Fylke}} Talk	Template:Fylke	Articles bottom
{{msg:Spain}} Talk	Template:Spain	Articles bottom
{{msg:län}} Talk	Template:Län	Articles bottom
{{msg:United_Kingdom}} Talk	Template:United Kingdom	Articles bottom
{{msg:Germany states}} Talk		Articles bottom
{{msg:Germany districts baden-württemberg}} Talk		Articles bottom

Other Organizations

{{msg:University_of_California}} Talk

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