Template:WIP

Documentation

Note
This page is a template. It contains some standardized, often used text, which can be transcluded inside other pages. As this template is widely used in our wiki, it may be protected in which case only staff members can change it. Use the discussion page to propose enhancements or fixes, or to voice your opinion.

Displays a 'Work in Progress' box: a reminder to readers that they should be careful with information that may be incomplete, subject to change, or not yet correct. Also puts a page in the 'Work in Progress category' so that they can be found quickly.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article or section etc.	`1`	replace the word 'article', if desired (e.g., by section, list, etc.)	Content	optional
author	`author`	Specify the author, who sets this template and is in charge of removing it again.	String	required

See also
Work in Progress category

Usage

See the template's testcases:

Parameter: anonymous
Wiki code	`{{WIP\|astaecker}}`
Main version	{{WIP template error}} Parameter author not defined. For correct usage see WIP template's documentation on the `author` parameter.
Sandbox version	{{WIP template error}} Parameter author not defined. For correct usage see WIP template's documentation on the `author` parameter.

Parameter: author
Wiki code	`{{WIP\|author=astaecker}}`
Main version	This article is a work in progress; treat its contents with caution - astaecker (talk \| contribs).
Sandbox version	This article is a work in progress; treat its contents with caution - astaecker (talk \| contribs).

Unnamed parameter + `author`
Wiki code	`{{WIP\|section\|author=astaecker}}`
Main version	This section is a work in progress; treat its contents with caution - astaecker (talk \| contribs).
Sandbox version	This section is a work in progress; treat its contents with caution - astaecker (talk \| contribs).

{{Archived}} - mark an article as archived, as in of a previous time and may be useful for informational purposes only
{{Dated}} - mark an article as outdated and encourage other readers to improve its contents
{{Delete}} - mark an article as a candidate for deletion
{{Deprecated}} - mark an article as deprecated
{{Dirty}} - mark an article as dirty, i.e. not conforming to the wiki Guidelines
{{Stale}} - mark an article as stale, as in while not clearly outdated, may have some elements suspected of not being in line with current practices
{{Stub}} - mark an article as a stub, in need of expanding
{{Todo}} - add todo lists to articles

Note
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:WIP/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit) and testcases (edit) pages.
Please add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage. (See the subpages of this template.)