Template:User

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Template documentation

This is a user link template for use internally on Wikipedia.

Usage

The username can be defined via a named or an unnamed parameter, i.e.

• {{User|User=USERNAME}} or
• {{User|USERNAME}}

Examples

• {{User|Jimbo Wales}} → Jimbo Wales (talk · contribs)

In cases of usernames which contain = sign, the former syntax should be used, e.g.

• {{User|User=Billbailey=legend}} → Billbailey=legend (talk · contribs)

Parameters

• User is a required parameter, e.g. |User=Jimbo Wales
• Project defines a Wikimedia sister project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, the correct code for the interlanguage or interwiki link should be used, e.g. |Project=simple
• separator defines the symbol used to separate different links, e.g. |separator=pipe. The default is a dot.

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:

• Normal
• Signature addition
• For admin pages
• Bots/admin log

Demo user is User:Example

This documentation is automatically generated by Template:User-multi/template.
Any categories, interlanguage links and documentation specific to this template should be added to the template's /doc subpage.