Template:Welcome/sandbox

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:

Learn more about editing

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:

Get help at the Teahouse

If you are not sure where to help out, you can find a task here:

Volunteer at the Task Center

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 ~~~~ 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:
• |headtext=Heading text – Change the contents of the heading:
• |border=Color – Adds a border in the specified color, along with a light shadow. |borderradius= can optionally be used to create rounded corners:
• |newuser=y – alternate text for users with zero contributions (such as accounts just made via ACC; you can also use , 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: . If you want to get really fancy, you can specify the image size or link here like this: .
• |art=Article name – Article to which the user contributed positively (no brackets needed):
• |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: ~~~~

For anonymous editors

Use for anonymous (IP) editors.

Wrapper

(or ) invokes this template but includes your signature.

TemplateData

The standard template to welcome new editors.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Heading	heading	Suppresses the automatic heading	Unknown	optional
Heading text	headtext	Changes the contents of the heading Default Welcome!	String	optional
Border	border	Adds a border around the message in a specified color or hex triplet Example DarkViolet, #9400D3	String	optional
Border radius	borderradius	Specifies the rounding of the border Default 2px Example 15px	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Adds an image to go with the welcome (no need for brackets) Example File:Chocolate chip cookies.jpg	File	optional
Image caption	imagecaption	Specifies a caption to go with the image Example Here, enjoy some cookies! [[File:Face-smile.svg|20px|link=|alt=Smiley emoji]]	String	optional
New user	newuser	Uses alternate text not linking to the editor's contributions Example y	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 Default I hope you like it here and decide to stay.	String	suggested
Custom end	customend	Adds a custom ending to the message Default Happy editing!	String	suggested

See also

• Wikipedia:Welcome templates
• {{Register}}