Template:Information page/doc

This is the page banner template for Wikipedia information page essays.

It can be placed on top of (non-article) pages when appropriate. This usually means pages in the "Wikipedia:" and "Help:" namespaces, but sometimes information pages also exist as user subpages.

Categorization

If a page that uses this template is in the "Wikipedia:" or "Help:" namespace, then this template adds Category:Wikipedia information pages to the page.

If the page is in the "User:" namespace, it will be put into Category:User essays. If your page is just a draft, please use the |nocat= parameter to prevent categorization, until it is finished.

If it is in some other namespace, it will not be auto-categorized, and it may be in the wrong place.

Usage

This template can be used as is, like this:

{{Information page}}

But it can also take up to three shortcuts as parameters. It then displays a small shortcut box inside it. Like this:

{{Information page|WP:SHORT|WP:SHORT2}}

Then it looks like this:

{{Information page|WP:SHORT|WP:SHORT2|demo=y}}

If you want to feed more than one or two shortcuts then the shortcut box becomes too high, which doesn't look good. In such a case it is better to use a {{shortcut}} box directly below this template, like this:

Optional parameters

• |1= (or |sc1=, |shortcut1=, |shortcut=, or first unnamed parameter) – first shortcut. Don't include [[...]] linking brackets in this or other shortcut parameters.
• |2= (or |sc2=, |shortcut2=, or first unnamed parameter) – second shortcut
• |3= (or |sc3=, |shortcut3=, or first unnamed parameter) – third shortcut (deprecated; please use separate Template:Shortcut for three or more)
• |interprets= (or |page=) – name of page (policy, process, etc.) that this essay provides advice about. Don't include [[...]] linking brackets. This will replace the wording "Wikipedia's norms and practices". [The deprecated old parameter name |pages= also works, but this feature only support a single page reference, so the plural makes no sense here.]
• |sort-by= – specify a sort key for the category. For example, if the how-to page is Wikipedia:Producing maps with xplanet and you want it category-sorted to appear under "X", use |sort-by=Xplanet, Producing maps with. This has no effect on the user essays category.
• |category= – specify a complete wikilink (i.e, do include the [[...]] linking brackets) to one or more categories to override the default Category:Wikipedia information pages. May include a category sort; example: [[Category:WikiProject Underwater Basketweaving|Article structure advice]] This parameter does not replace the Category:User essays categorization for pages in the "User:" namespace, but can be used to add them manually to Category:Wikipedia information pages in addition to the automatic user category.
• |nocat=y (or |demo=y) – bypass all categorization, when the template is used for demo purposes, e.g. in template documentation, on talk pages, etc.
• |style= – pass arbitrary CSS to the Template:Ombox metatemplate this template uses (this should never be necessary except in complicated wikiproject layouts)

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See also

• {{Wikipedia how-to}} – the banner template for essays that are more directly instructional than just informational
• Wikipedia:Template messages/Project namespace – For other "Wikipedia:"-namespace banner templates.