Template:Welcome to Wikipedia/doc

Usage

Without substitution of this template (or its short versions), features of the template will not work correctly.

• Use to welcome new editors and provide links to useful information spread out across Wikipedia.
• To add the default version to a user's talk page, write {{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}}. To see how it works, transclude it in various forms to your own talk page or sandbox.
• Can be given to IP or registered users. If given to an IP user, the content changes to advise the user to create an account, pointing out a few of the benefits. This applies to long IP addresses as well as the shorter IP addresses.
• An extra message can be appended to the header message. If desired, include your message as the first parameter, using a pipe (|) separator following the template name.
  • If your added message includes any equal signs (=), each one must be wrapped in doubled braces, as in {{=}}. E.g., a diff should be written as https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title{{=}}Template_talk:Welcome_to_Wikipedia&curid{{=}}32277318&diff{{=}}465230338&oldid{{=}}465229550.
  • If your added message includes one or more pipes (|), replace each instance with {{!}}. This calls the template {{!}}, which adds a pipe in its place.
• The template contains a section heading in the banner by default, so there is no need to add one manually.
  • The section heading level is <h2 /> (==) by default, but can be changed by specifying the desired level as the second parameter. If the second parameter is a number from 2 to 6 (inclusive), the banner's heading will be set to the corresponding level.
  • If the second parameter is a non-numeric text (i.e., more than just "3" or "24" or an IP address), it will be used as a level 2 (==) section heading placed outside (above) the template body (as normal).
• There is no need to sign your addition as the template already contains code that does it for you. This will not work if you do not substitute the template.
• A shorthand of {{subst:Wtw}} or {{subst:Greet}} may be used for this template.

Syntax simplified

{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia
|Extra message appended to header message
|Section level if number between 2 and 6 (inclusive) or level 2 section heading if text string
}}

Examples

{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia}} → The standard version for registered or IP users. Auto detects whether IP or not.

{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia|Thanks for correcting the spelling at [[Example]].}} → Adds an extra message to the header.

{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia||4}} → Sets the "Welcome to Wikipedia" section heading in the banner to level 4 (====)

{{subst:Welcome to Wikipedia||Message from a fellow editor}} → Sets the text as a normal level 2 (==) section heading above the template message's banner (The template is the message within the section titled "Message from a fellow editor").

See also

• {{Welcome}}
• {{Welcome cookie}}
• Wikipedia:Welcome templates