Template:Afd-merge to
Description
The {{Afd-merge to }} and {{Afd-merge from }} templates are intended for use by the closer of a AfD debate with a consensus to merge the nominee into another article or by a different user acting on such a decision.
Usage
Upon removing the {{afd }} notice (if still present), add the {{Afd-merge to }} tag to the top of the nominated article (not its talk page). Use the following format:
{{Afd-merge to|destination article|debate name|debate closure date}}
For example, assume that a debate was closed on 10 December 2025. If the consensus is to merge the nominated article into an article called Topic X, and the debate is located at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Topic Y (second nomination), the tag should be configured as follows:
{{Afd-merge to|Topic X|Topic Y (second nomination)|10 December 2025}}
This will generate the following notice:
Also add the {{Afd-merge from }} tag to the top of the destination article's talk page (not the article itself). Use the following format:
{{Afd-merge from|nominated article|debate name|debate closure date}}
For example, assume that a debate was closed on 10 December 2025. If the consensus is to merge an article called Topic Y into the article associated with the talk page, and the debate is located at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Topic Y (second nomination), the tag should be configured as follows:
{{Afd-merge from|Topic Y|Topic Y (second nomination)|10 December 2025}}
This will generate the following notice:
Category suppression
This template will add the categories Category:Articles proposed for merging and Category:Articles currently being merged following AfD discussion. These categories can be suppressed by using |nocat=true.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Afd-merge to
Marks an article as needing to be merged into another article following an Articles for Deletion debate.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination article | 1 | The article that this particular article is supposed to be merged to
| Page name | required |
| Debate name | 2 | The part of the debate's page name after "Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/". Usually the same as the article itself. However, if the debate is a second or third nomination, append "(second nomination)" or "(third nomination)" or so forth as the case may be.
| String | suggested |
| Debate closure date | 3 date | The day on which the Articles for Deletion debate was closed.
| String | required |
| Do not categorize? | nocat | If set to "true", the article is not categorized. Useful for demonstration purposes.
| Unknown | optional |
See also
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.