Wikipedia:Template index/Wikipedia namespace
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The Wikipedia:Project namespace includes Wikipedia official policies and guidelines, process pages, discussion pages, optional essays, informative pages, humorous and historical pages.
Policies and guidelines
For the rules concerning the use of these tags, see WP:Policies and guidelines.
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| {{policy }} links talk edit |
Official policies top | |
| {{Legal policy }} links talk edit |
This page documents an English Wikipedia policy with legal considerations. |
Official policies top |
| {{Procedural policy }} links talk edit |
This page documents an English Wikipedia procedural policy. It documents various processes by which the English Wikipedia operates. |
Official policies top |
| {{guideline }} links talk edit |
Blue tick
This page documents an English Wikipedia guideline. Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. |
Pages that document guidelines top |
| {{MoS-guideline }} links talk edit |
This guideline is a part of the English Wikipedia's Manual of Style. Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. |
Pages that document style guidelines top |
{{subcat guideline|links talk edit Guideline category should be one of:
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Example for naming convention as <guideline category>: Blue tick
This guideline documents an English Wikipedia naming convention. Editors should generally follow it, though exceptions may apply. Substantive edits to this page should reflect consensus. |
For tagging guidelines of specific categories top Use only available (sub-) categories |
{{disputedtag|talk=Discussion Title}}
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Red question mark This page's designation as a policy or guideline is disputed or under discussion. Please see the relevant talk page discussion for further information.
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Disputed "policy"/"guideline" designations top |
{{disputedtag|section=yes|talk=Discussion Title}}
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Red question mark The following section's wording or inclusion in this policy or guideline is disputed or under discussion. Please see the relevant talk page discussion for further information.
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Disputed sections of policies/guidelines section |
| {{proposed }} links talk edit |
The following is a proposed Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal may still be in development, under discussion, or in the process of gathering consensus for adoption.
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Policy/guideline proposals top |
| {{draft proposal }} links talk edit |
This is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process.
The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal. |
Drafts of policy/guideline proposals top |
{{under discussion|status|talk=Discussion Title}}
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The status of this page as a policy or guideline is the subject of a current discussion. Please feel free to join in. While you may be bold in editing this page, it would be a good idea to check the discussion first. |
Policies and guidelines whose status as policy or guideline is being actively discussed, although their current status is not contested. top |
{{under discussion|section|talk=Discussion Title}}
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This section is the subject of a current discussion. Please feel free to join in. While you may be bold in editing this section, it would be a good idea to check the discussion first. |
Sections of policies, guidelines or other pages which are being actively discussed at the talk page section |
{{under discussion-inline|talk=Discussion Title}}
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[under discussion ] | Specific wordings or sentences in policies, guidelines or other pages which are being actively discussed at the talk page within text |
| {{failed }} links talk edit |
Red cross
This is a failed proposal. Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use the talk page or initiate a thread at the village pump. |
Failed policy/guideline proposals top |
| {{dormant }} links talk edit |
This proposal has become dormant through lack of discussion by the community. It is inactive but retained for historical interest . If you want to revive discussion on this subject, try using the talk page or start a discussion at the village pump. |
Proposals that have become dormant through lack of discussion top |
| {{Polarized proposal }} links talk edit |
Red cross
This is a failed proposal. Consensus for its implementation was not established within a reasonable period of time. If you want to revive discussion, please use the talk page or initiate a thread at the village pump. |
Currently unable to compromise policy/guideline proposals top |
How-to and information
Further information: WP:INFOPAGES
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| {{Information page }} links talk edit |
This is an information page. It is neither an encyclopedia article nor one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting. |
The banner template for administration pages that are more just informational and non-opinionated like WP:GOV. |
| {{Wikipedia how to }} links talk edit |
This help page is a how-to guide. It explains concepts or processes used by the Wikipedia community. It is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, and may reflect varying levels of consensus. |
The banner template for administration pages that are more directly instructional and non-opinionated like H:EDIT. |
{{supplement|pages=[[Wikipedia:Policy]] page}}
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This is an explanatory essay about the Wikipedia:Policy page. This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Use this template carefully, only when there is a well-established consensus at the relevant policy or guideline page to link to the administration page in question from the policy or guideline like WP:BRD. |
| {{Process header }} links talk edit |
Wikipedia namespace
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A blank template meant to be populated and used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace. |
Essays
Further information: WP:ESSAYPAGES
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{{essay|WP:SHORT}}
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Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
Essays top the banner template for administration pages that are more opinionated then instructional or technical, there are several parameters and variations. |
| {{orphaned essay }} links talk edit |
icon This essay is currently orphaned .
Few or no project pages link to this page. This may result in the page having low readership and little or no improvement. Please help by introducing links to this page from other related project pages. |
Essays top |
| {{Notability essay }} links talk edit |
Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay on notability. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
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| {{Civility essay }} links talk edit |
Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay on civility. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
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| {{Behavioral essay }} links talk edit |
Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay on the conduct policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
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| {{Categorization essay }} links talk edit |
Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay on Wikipedia categorization. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
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| {{Deletion essay }} links talk edit |
Essay on editing Wikipedia This is an essay on the deletion policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
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WikiProjects
Further information: WP:WikiProjects
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| {{WikiProject status }} links talk edit |
Parameters: |active=, |semi-active=, |inactive=, |defunct= This is a WikiProject, an open group of Wikipedia editors. New participants are welcome; feel free to talk to us!
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Displays the activity status of a WikiProject by using optional parameters top |
| {{WikiProject advice }} links talk edit |
This is a WikiProject advice page. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on Wikipedia or its process, as pertaining to topics within the WikiProject(s) area of interest. This page is not an encyclopedic article, nor one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community.
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Used on essays and other advice pages that are written by one or more WikiProjects top |
| {{WikiProject notability essay }} links talk edit |
This is a WikiProject advice page on notability. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how notability may be interpreted within their area of interest. An advice page has the status of an essay and is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Unofficial notability criteria defined by individual WikiProjects top |
| {{WikiProject style advice }} links talk edit |
This is a WikiProject advice page on style. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how to format and present article content within their area of interest. An advice page has the status of an essay and is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Unofficial style advice defined by individual WikiProjects top |
| {{WikiProject content advice }} links talk edit |
This is a WikiProject advice page on article content. It contains the advice and/or opinions of one or more WikiProjects on how the content policies may be interpreted within their area of interest. An advice page has the status of an essay and is not a formal Wikipedia policy or guideline, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. |
Unofficial content advice defined by individual WikiProjects top |
Historical and under development
Further information: WP:HISPAGES and Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance
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| {{historical }} links talk edit |
This page is currently inactive and is retained for historical reference.
Either the page is no longer relevant or consensus on its purpose has become unclear. To revive discussion, seek broader input via a forum such as the village pump. |
For a former policy, use {{Historical|type=policy}}. For a former guideline, use {{Historical|type=guideline}} |
{{superseded|[[New page]]}}
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This Wikipedia page has been superseded by New page and is retained primarily for historical reference.
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For process and infomation pages that have been superseded by other pages. |
| {{WikiProject status|Defunct}} | This WikiProject is defunct.
Consider looking for related groups or ask for help at the Teahouse . If you feel this group may be worth reviving, please discuss with related groups first. Feel free to change this tag if the parameters were changed in error.
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Set inactive=yes parameter from {{WikiProject status }}.
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| {{Essay in development }} links talk edit |
This essay is in development. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints—especially since this page is still under construction. |
This template is for essay pages actively undergoing a major edit. |
| {{Under construction }} links talk edit |
[画像:page is in the middle of an expansion or major revamping] This project page or section is undergoing significant expansion or restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. If this project page has not been edited in several days , please remove this template.
If you are actively editing this article or section, you can replace this template with {{in use|5 minutes}}.
This page was last edited by Andrybak (talk | contribs) 2 months ago. (Updatetimer) |
This template is for administration pages actively undergoing a major edit. |
| {{In use }} links talk edit |
This project page is actively undergoing a major edit for a little while. To help avoid edit conflicts, do not edit it while this notice is displayed. This page was last edited 2 months ago, at 12:34, 31 August 2025 (UTC) (refresh ). Please remove this template if this page hasn't been edited for a significant time. If you added this notice, remember to remove it or replace it with {{under construction }} between editing sessions.
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Placed at the top of an administration page you are actively editing for a short period of time |
| {{WP Future }} links talk edit |
This page is not yet active and is retained for future deliberations. Either the page is not yet relevant, or its purpose is dependent on future events or inventions. If events have occurred that mean we now need policy in this area it may be worth seeking broader input via a forum such as the village pump proposals page.
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Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter category=no is given |
| {{Freq }} links talk edit |
icon The following is a feature request for Wikipedia, the details of which may still be in development or under discussion. As a whole, this request should be discussed with the developers , who will decide whether or not to act on it.
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This template is meant to be used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace. |
| {{Brainstorming }} links talk edit |
icon This idea is in the brainstorming stage.
Feel free to add new ideas; improve, clarify and classify the ideas already here; and discuss the merits of these ideas on the talk page. |
This template is meant to be used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace currently being developed. |
Notices and warnings
Main page: Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
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| {{Disputed tag }} links talk edit |
Red question mark This page's designation as a policy or guideline is disputed or under discussion. Please see the relevant talk page discussion for further information.
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template to dispute whether a page (or a section on a page) has properly been accorded policy or guideline status. |
| {{Under discussion }} links talk edit |
This page is the subject of a current discussion. Please feel free to join in. While you may be bold in editing this page, it would be a good idea to check the discussion first. |
If the discussion concerns a proposed change to the status of a policy or guideline page then you may use the status parameter (see Policies and guidelines above). |
| {{Notice }} links talk edit |
Optional text
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A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually. |
| {{nutshell }} links talk edit |
This page in a nutshell: Optional text
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To present a concise summary at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually. |
| {{Update }} links talk edit |
This Wikipedia page needs to be updated. Please help update this Wikipedia page to reflect recent events or newly available information. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.
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Used to denote process, how-to and information pages that contain old or out-of-date information that needs updating. |
| {{Warning }} links talk edit |
Optional text
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A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually. |
| {{Caution }} links talk edit |
Caution Optional text
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A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually. |
| {{Purpose }} links talk edit |
? The purpose of this page is unclear. Its initial author is invited to give a brief description/definition.
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To be used for when an essay, how-to or information page reason for existing is unclear. |
Humorous
Further information: Wikipedia:Department of Fun
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| {{humor }} links talk edit |
This page contains material that is kept because it is considered humorous .
Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. |
For use on Wikipedia and User namespaces pages that are not serious enough for publication in the mainspace. |
| {{humorantipolicy }} links talk edit |
This page is intended as humor. It is not, has never been, nor will ever be, a Wikipedia policy or guideline.
Rather, it illustrates standards or conduct that are generally not accepted by the Wikipedia community. |
Humor pages that spoof and/or may have been proposed as policies or guidelines. |
| {{Humorous essay }} |
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This is a humorous essay. It contains humorous advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors and isn't meant to be taken seriously. This is not an encyclopedia article or one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines and may not represent community consensus. |
For humorous essays in both the Wikipedia and User namespaces. |
Other
Further information: Category:Wikipedia header templates
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| {{admin backlog }} links talk edit |
This page has an administrative backlog that requires the attention of willing administrators.
Please replace this notice with {{no admin backlog }} when the backlog is cleared. |
Maintenance categories and pages with a backlog that require an administrator top |
| {{backlog }} links talk edit |
This page has a backlog that requires the attention of willing editors.
Please remove this notice when the backlog is cleared. |
Maintenance categories and pages with a backlog top |
{{shortcut|WP:SHORT}} links talk edit |
Other project pages with shortcut(s) top | |
| {{subst:sandboxpaste}} links talk edit |
{{Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}} <!-- We like people to see the notice. Put any testing content below it. -->
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Wikipedia:Sandbox top |