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This is the page banner template for [[:Category:Wikipedia {{#if:{{{howto|}}}|how-to{{!}}Wikipedia how-to|information pages{{!}}Wikipedia information pages}}]].

It can be placed on top of [[WP:GOVPS|administration pages]] (not-articles) when appropriate (see [[WP:INFOPAGES]] for details). This usually means pages in the "Wikipedia:" and "Help:" namespaces, but sometimes {{#if:{{{howto|}}}|how-to guides|information pages}} also exist as user subpages.

== Categorization ==
If a page that uses this template is in the "Wikipedia:" or "Help:" [[WP:Namespace|namespace]], then this template adds [[:Category:Wikipedia {{#if:{{{howto|}}}|how-to|information pages}}]] to the page.

If the page is in the [[WP:User pages|"User:"]] namespace, it will be put into [[:Category:User essays]].  If your page is just a draft, please use the {{para|nocat}} parameter to prevent categorization, until it is finished.

If it is in some other namespace, it will not be auto-categorized, and it may be in the wrong place.

== Usage ==

This template can be used as is, like this:

:{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}

But it can also take up to three [[Wikipedia:Shortcut|shortcuts]] as parameters. It then displays a small shortcut box inside it. Like this:

:{{tlc|{{BASEPAGENAME}}|WP:SHORT|WP:LONG}}

Then it looks like this:

{{ {{BASEPAGENAME}}|WP:SHORT|WP:LONG|demo=y}}

If you want to feed more than one or two shortcuts then the shortcut box becomes too high, which doesn't look good. In such a case it is better to use a {{tlc|shortcut}} box directly {{em|below}} this template, like this:

{{block indent|1=
{{tlx|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}<br />
{{tlx|shortcut|WP:SHORT|WP:SHORT2|WP:SHORT3|WP:SHORT4}} 
}}

=== Optional parameters ===
* {{para|1}} or {{para|sc1}}, {{para|shortcut1}}, {{para|shortcut}}, or first unnamed parameter – First [[WP:Shortcut|shortcut]]. Don't include <code><nowiki>[[...]]</nowiki></code> linking brackets in this or other shortcut parameters.
* {{para|2}} or {{para|sc2}}, {{para|shortcut2}}, or first unnamed parameter – Second shortcut
* {{para|3}} or {{para|sc3}}, {{para|shortcut3}}, or first unnamed parameter – Third shortcut (deprecated; please use separate [[Template:Shortcut]] for three or more)
* {{para|interprets}} or {{para|page}} or {{para|pages}} – Specify name of page (policy, process, etc.) that this essay provides advice about. For a single page, it is not necessary to include <code><nowiki>[[...]]</nowiki></code> linking brackets;. This will replace the wording "{{#if:{{{howto|}}}|some aspect or aspects of Wikipedia's norms and practices|Wikipedia's norms and practices}}". If more than one page and/or any notes are intended, links must be manually coded, e.g.: {{para|interprets|<nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] policy and the [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources]] guideline</nowiki>}}
* {{para|sort-by}} – Specify a [[WP:Categorization#Sort keys|sort key]] for the category. For example, if the how-to page is [[Wikipedia:Producing maps with xplanet]] and you want it category-sorted to appear under "X", use {{para|sort-by|Xplanet, Producing maps with}}. This has no effect on the user essays category.
* {{para|category}} – Specify a complete wikilink (i.e, {{em|do}} include the <code><nowiki>[[...]]</nowiki></code> linking brackets) to one or more categories to override the default [[:Category:Wikipedia {{#if:{{{howto|}}}|how-to|information pages}}]]. May include a category sort; example: <code><nowiki>[[Category:WikiProject Underwater Basketweaving|Article structure advice]]</nowiki></code> This parameter does not replace the [[:Category:User essays]] categorization for pages in the "User:" namespace, but can be used to add them manually to [[:Category:Wikipedia {{#if:{{{howto|}}}|how-to|information pages}}]], in addition to the automatic user category.
* {{para|nocat|y}} or {{para|demo|y}} – Bypass all categorization, when the template is used for demo purposes, e.g. in template documentation, on talk pages, etc.
* {{para|style}} – Pass arbitrary CSS to the [[Template:Ombox]] base template that this template uses.

== TemplateData ==
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{{TemplateData header|noheader=1}}
<templatedata>
{
	"description": "",
        "params": {
             "page": {"type": "wiki-page-name","description": "Guideline or other page being interpreted",},
             "shortcut1" : {"type": "wiki-page-name","description": "Shortcut to this page",},
             "shortcut2" : {"type": "wiki-page-name","description": "Shortcut to this page",},
             "shortcut3" : {"type": "wiki-page-name","description": "Shortcut to this page",},
             "nocat" : {"type": "string","description": "Any value prevents addition of project category",}
        }
}
</templatedata>
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== See also ==

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* {{tlx|How-to}} – the cleanup/dispute tag for articles written in a "how-to" style.
* {{tlx|Information page}} – the banner template for pages that are more just informational than directly instructional like [[WP:GOV]].
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* {{tlx|Wikipedia how-to}} – the banner template for pages that are more directly instructional than just informational like [[H:EDIT]].
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* {{tlx|Essay|interprets{{=}}}} – the banner template for pages that are more opinionated then instructional or technical; there are several parameters and variations.
* {{tlx|Supplement|interprets{{=}}}}   – to tag a well-established page that adds something to a policy or guideline, to make up for a deficiency, and when it is referenced in the guideline or policy like  [[WP:BRD]].
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Project namespace]] – for other "Wikipedia:"-namespace banner templates.
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