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This is the {{high-use}} message box.

It is meant to be put at the top of the documentation subpage for templates transcluded onto more than 2,000 pages. For templates transcluded onto more than 100,000 pages, or if the first parameter is set to risk, a stronger wording is given. See Wikipedia:High-risk templates for background information.

Note: It is normal for some of the links in the message box to be red.

Usage

{{High-use}}

{{High-use|2=discussion page, or use + notation|info=additional text}}

all parameters

{{High-use |1= |2= |info= |demo= |form= |expiry= }}

The template can be used as is, and will automatically use bot-updated transclusion counts from subpages of Module:Transclusion_count/data/, when available. It can also take some parameters:

• 1=number of transclusions: (deprecated) The first parameter is either a static number of times the template has been transcluded, or the word "risk" (without quotes) to display "a very large number of" instead of the actual value. This value will be ignored, if transclusion data is available for the current page (generally, for templates with more than 2,000 transclusions).
• 2=discussion page, or use + notation: The second parameter is overloaded. It will cause the number of transclusions to display as "#,###+" instead of "approximately #,###" when set equal to "yes" (without quotes). When used in this manner, values will be rounded down, instead of rounded to the nearest number with the appropriate number of significant figures. When set to any other non-blank value, it will replace the link to the template's talk page to the value of the parameter (for example, 2=WP:VPT will insert a link to WP:VPT),
• |info=<Template:Var>: When set to non-blank, will insert <Template:Var> into the template text.
• |demo=<Template:Var>: Will use the transclusion count for the template at [[Template:<Template:Var>]] instead of detecting what template it is being used on. Capitalization must exactly match the value used in Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Transclusion_count/data/.
• |form=: When set to "editnotice", will display the message using {{Editnotice }} instead of {{Ombox }}.
• |expiry=: Sets the |expiry= parameter for {{Editnotice }}.
• |no-percent=yes: suppresses automatic 'percent of all pages' annotation; 'percent of all pages' annotation is automatically added when template is used in more than 1% of all pages (currently {{NUMBEROFPAGES}} is 4,855 pages so 1% is 48 pages)

Examples

The full code for a /doc page top usually looks like this:

{{documentation subpage}}
<!-- Add categories where indicated at the bottom of this page and interwikis at Wikidata -->
{{high-use}}

Standard form

{{high-use}}

{{high-use | |Wikipedia talk:High-risk templates }}

Rounding and + notation

{{high-use |49,500 |demo=A template that does not exist }}

{{high-use |49,500+ |demo=A template that does not exist }}

Editnotice form

{{high-use |form=editnotice }}

High risk

{{high-use |demo=Yesno }}

{{high-use |demo=Yesno |no-percent=yes}}

{{high-use |risk |demo=High-use }}

{{high-use |risk |Wikipedia talk:High-risk templates |info=This is a very large number! |demo=Yesno}}

Technical details

The /sandbox and /testcases links are the standard names for such subpages. If those pages are created, then the green /doc box for the template will detect them and link to them in its heading. For instance, see the top of this documentation.

Ahechtbot compiles usage statistics for all templates with 2,000 or more transclusions, using User:Ahechtbot/transclusioncount.py, and writes them to subpages of Module:Transclusion count/data (see Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/Ahechtbot 6). These pages are usually updated every Sunday, but since running the query is resource intensive, it may be delayed or skipped if Wikipedia server usage is high. Important: If a transclusion count is available in Module:Transclusion count/data, any manually input values will be ignored by this template.

Supporting templates and modules

• {{Ombox }} which uses Template:Module link
• {{Editnotice }} which uses Template:Module link
• Template:Module link
• Template:Module link

Redirects

• {{Heavilytranscluded }}
• {{High risk }}
• {{High-risk }}
• {{High use }}
• {{Risky template }}

See also

• {{Intricate template }} – for templates that are complex, using less obvious techniques
• {{Interconnected template }} – for templates that have dependencies on others, or on config files, subpages, dynamic doc, etc.
• {{Pp-template }} – protection template that usually is put on high-risk templates
• {{Used in system }} – for templates used in the Wikipedia user interface
• Wikipedia:High-risk templates
• Wikipedia:Template sandbox and test cases

Template counters

• toollabs:templatecount/ – easy to use, returns current (real time) transclusion count for a template
• Special:MostLinkedTemplates – special page search for most transcluded templates
• Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Transclusion_count/data/ – template count data used by this template that is broken down by first letter of template and rounded to two or three significant figures, and updated weekly
• Wikipedia:Database reports/Templates transcluded on the most pages – lists templates with 2,000 or more transclusions.

TemplateData

This is the {{high-use}} message box. It is meant to be put at the top of the documentation subpage for templates transcluded onto more than 2,000 pages. For templates transcluded onto more than 100,000 pages, or if the first parameter is set to risk, then a stronger wording is given. Note: It is normal that some of the links in the message box are red.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
number of transclusions (DEPRECATED)	1	either a static number of times the template has been transcluded, or the word "risk" (without quotes) to display "a very large number of" instead of the actual value. Suggested values risk	String	deprecated
discussion page, or use + notation	2	The second parameter is overloaded. It will cause the number of transclusions to display as "#,###+" instead of "approximately #,###" when set equal to "yes" (without quotes). When used in this manner, values will be rounded down, instead of rounded to the nearest number with the appropriate number of significant figures. When set to any other non-blank value, it will replace the link to the template's talk page to the value of the parameter (for example, 2=WP:VPT will insert a link to WP:VPT) Default Auto value	String	optional
Extra information	info	When set to non-blank, will insert the value of this parameter into the template text.	Content	optional
template name (intended for demo purposes)	demo	Will use the transclusion count for the template at [[Template:<Template_name>]] instead of detecting what template it is being used on. Capitalization must exactly match the value used in Special:PrefixIndex/Module:Transclusion_count/data/.	String	optional
form for this template	form	When set to "editnotice", will display the message using {{editnotice}} instead of {{ombox}}. Suggested values editnotice	String	optional
Expiry for {{editnotice}}	expiry	if `form=editnotice`, this will set the expiry parameter of the editnotice.	Date	optional
system	system	Please directly use {{Used in system}} instead	Unknown	deprecated

This is a meta-template which helps other templates detect whether they are used in the "Template:" namespace.

Usage

This template usually takes one or two parameters:

Template:Tc

For example, if Template:Tlf were on a "Template:" page, it would return:

On template page

On any other type of page (e.g. "Wikipedia:", "User:") it would return:

Not on template page

A typical use is to manage the categorization of template pages. Adding Template:Tlf to a template, for instance, means it would only categorize a page when that page isn't a template page. (The first parameter consists of nothing, so no action taken if/when the template is on a template page.)

Demospace

The parameter Template:Mono can be used to demonstrate or test this template. By default, it is undefined and has no effect on the template's action, but:

• when set as "template" (|demospace=template), it prompts the template to return the first result/action above (i.e. to behave as if on a "Template:" page) even if the template is on a different type of page;
• when set as "other" (|demospace=other), it prompts the template to return the second result/action above (i.e. to behave as if not on a "Template:" page) even if the template is on a "Template:" page.

For example: <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Template page text </syntaxhighlight> No matter on what kind of page the code above is used, it returns: Template page text

You can make it so your template also understands the demospace parameter. That means you can demonstrate the different appearances of your template in the documentation for your template. Then do like this:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Template page text </syntaxhighlight>

Technical details

This template detects "Template talk:" pages as type other. For more details relevant to this template, see {{Main talk other }}, which works similarly.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Template other/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.