Template:Welcome
Welcome!
Hi Example! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
As you get started, you may find this short tutorial helpful:
Alternatively, the contributing to Wikipedia page covers the same topics.
If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:
If you are not sure where to help out, you can find a task here:
Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date.
Happy editing!
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Usage
Add Template:Tlsx ~~~~ to the user's talk page. It is suggested that you watch the talk page in case the user replies there.
Parameters:
|heading=no– Suppress the automatic heading: Template:Tlsx|headtext=Heading text– Change the contents of the heading: Template:Tlsx|border=Color– Adds a border in the specified color, along with a light shadow.|borderradius=can optionally be used to create rounded corners: Template:Tlsx|newuser=y– alternate text for users with zero contributions (such as accounts just made via ACC; you can also use{{subst:welcome-newuser}}, which includes your signature)|image=Filename.png– Adds an image to the message (no brackets needed).|imagecaption=can optionally be used to specify the caption: Template:Tlsx. If you want to get really fancy, you can specify the image size or link here like this: Template:Tlsx.|art=Article name– Article to which the user contributed positively (no brackets needed): Template:Tlsx|customstart=– Adds a custom message at the end of the first paragraph, replacing "I hope you like it here and decide to stay."|customend=– Adds a custom ending to replace "Happy editing!"
Shortcut: Template:Tlsx ~~~~
For anonymous editors
Use Template:Tlsx for anonymous (IP) editors.
Wrapper
{{subst:welcome-autosign}} (or {{subst:wela}}) invokes this template but includes your signature.
TemplateData
The standard template to welcome new editors.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heading | heading | Suppresses the automatic heading | Unknown | optional |
| Heading text | headtext | Changes the contents of the heading
| String | optional |
| Border | border | Adds a border around the message in a specified color or hex triplet
| String | optional |
| Border radius | borderradius | Specifies the rounding of the border
| Unknown | optional |
| Image | image | Adds an image to go with the welcome (no need for brackets)
| File | optional |
| Image caption | imagecaption | Specifies a caption to go with the image
| String | optional |
| New user | newuser | Uses alternate text not linking to the editor's contributions
| Boolean | optional |
| Article | art article | Mentions and links to an article the editor has contributed to | String | suggested |
| Custom start | customstart | Adds a custom message at the end of the first paragraph
| String | suggested |
| Custom end | customend | Adds a custom ending to the message
| String | suggested |
See also
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Welcome/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |
