Template:Fix/doc
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[edit] Usage
Please do not use this template to create a new inline template without discussing and justifying the need for it at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Inline Templates, or the new template is likely to end up at Wikipedia:Templates for deletion.
{{fix |link = <Page which text should link to, without brackets> (default = Wikipedia:Cleanup) |text = <Text to be displayed for the link> |pre-text = <Optional text to print before the linked text> |post-text = <Optional text to print after the linked text> |class = <Class to set text to> (default = "noprint Inline-Template"; neither should be removed, but additional classes can be added, e.g. "noprint Inline-Template FooBarBazQuux") |title = <Tooltip text to display when mouse is hovered over link> |special = <Optional replacement for text, link, title, pre-text, and post-text - allowing user to define a non-standard format> |date = <Optional date parameter to be displayed at end of 'title' and/or in cat-date> |cat = <Category to include page in> |cat-date = <Category to include page in - with optional date parameter in the category name>}}
[edit] Purpose
Most inline notices use virtually identical formats. This template is designed to provide a single standardized format which can accommodate the different text, links, and categories of individual templates.
For example, [not specific enough to verify], can be produced with:
{{fix |link=Wikipedia:Verifiability |pre-text=not specific enough to |text=verify |title=The material in the vicinity of this tag may lack enough specific information to be verifiable |date={{{date|}}} |cat=[[Category:Wikipedia articles needing factual verification]]}}
This methodology allows new inline templates to be created by just filling in the parameters above. This also allows consistent formatting, features, and syntax across the range of templates.
[edit] Historical note
This template used to be called "fix-inline" and was moved over a previous "fix" which was part of the same scheme. See history.