For the template that gives a link to a user's user page, talk page, and contributions page, see
Template:User.
 | This template is used on approximately 165,000 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.
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Usage
This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like [[User:Example|Example]]. This may not save much typing for a short username like "Example", but it may be more useful with long usernames such as [[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12|Guywhositsbehindphilip12]]. This template is commonly used to ping a user to a discussion (when not using something like Script error: No such module "Template link general".). However, please read the notifications section below, if you need to notify the user.
Example
- Script error: No such module "Template link general".
or the shortcut form
- Script error: No such module "Template link general".
gives
- Example
The template's second parameter, which is optional, takes the link's label; for example, a link to the long username used above can be shortened while viewing the text like this:
- Script error: No such module "Template link general".
which gives
- Guy
Alternative
The desired result can also be achieved using the pipe trick feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext
[[User:Example|]]
gives
- Example
Notifications
As with other templates that create a link to a user page, the linked-to user may be notified under certain circumstances: it happens whenever the conditions described at Notifications are met. These conditions include the addition of one or more new lines of text, one (or more) of which contains the link, and one of which is signed in the same edit.
See also
- Manual:Echo – the manual page for the underlying Echo feature that provides the notifications
- Help:Fixing failed pings
- Help:Magic words
- Help:Notifications
- {{reply to}} – links to a user's page (with the @ sign and colon) and pings a user.
- {{hidden ping}} – notifies one or more users without displaying any text
- {{no ping}} – links a user's name without triggering the Echo notification system
- {{to}} – uses "To " (with a space) at the beginning instead of the @ sign
- {{talkback}} – allows a user to direct the attention of another user to a discussion via a notification
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:
- Demo user used is User:Example
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Standard templates
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Examples of template output
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| {{User link}}, {{U}}
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Example
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| {{User0}}, {{Usert}}
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Example (talk)
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| {{User}}, {{User1}}, {{BUser}}, {{Userv}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs)
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| {{Usertcb}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽block user)
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| {{User2}}, {{Usertcc}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count)
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| {{User3}}, {{Usertcl}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs)
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| {{User4}}, {{Usertce}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{Usercf}}
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Example (contribs | filter log)
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| {{User5}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User6}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log) or (with |email=y)
Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{User6b}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽message⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{User7}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{User8}}, {{Usertcce}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{User10}}, {{Usertccl}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs)
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| {{User11}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽api⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User12}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User13}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User14}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User15}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries)
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| {{User16}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽message⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽api⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽email)
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| {{User17}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽uploads)
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| {{User19}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽user creation⧼dot-separator⧽block log)
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| {{User21}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽arb⧼dot-separator⧽rfc⧼dot-separator⧽lta⧼dot-separator⧽SPI)
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| {{User23}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽target logs⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽list user⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽Google)
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| {{User-dev}}
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| {{User-multi}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽logs⧼dot-separator⧽page moves⧼dot-separator⧽block log⧼dot-separator⧽block user⧼dot-separator⧽email⧼dot-separator⧽central auth⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽list user⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs⧼dot-separator⧽target logs)
With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links.
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| {{User plus}}
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Example contact
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| {{User summary}}
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Example (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs⧼dot-separator⧽blacklist hits⧼dot-separator⧽AbuseLog⧼dot-separator⧽what links to user page⧼dot-separator⧽count⧼dot-separator⧽COIBot⧼dot-separator⧽user page logs⧼dot-separator⧽x-wiki⧼dot-separator⧽status⧼dot-separator⧽Edit filter search⧼dot-separator⧽Google⧼dot-separator⧽StopForumSpam)
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| {{User toolbox}}
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| {{Useranon}}
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192.0.2.42 (talk)
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| {{IP summary}}
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192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)
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192.0.2.42 (talk⧼dot-separator⧽contribs⧼dot-separator⧽WHOIS)
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Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature
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Examples of template output
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| {{Signing}}
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—Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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| {{Quotedfrom}}
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— Preceding text originally posted here by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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| {{Undated}}
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— Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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| {{Uns-ip}}
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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{{Unsigned}}
{{Unsigned2}}
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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{{Unsigned IP}}
{{UnsignedIP2}}
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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| {{Unsigned2Fix}}
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— Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
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| {{UnsignedIP2Fix}}
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— Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
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| {{User actual}}
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— Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
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| {{User proxy}}
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— Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
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| {{Warning origin}}
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— Preceding warning originally posted somewhere by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 2 Mar 2022 (UTC)
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| {{Xsign}}
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— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)
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