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{{Documentation subpage}}
 
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==Usage==
 
==Usage==
Add this template to the top of the '''talk page''' associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned<ref name="mentioned">The templates ''[[Template:Press]]'' and ''[[Template:Pressmulti]]'' are preferred if the article is mentioned rather than linked, even for high-traffic sites.</ref> on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.
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Add this template to the top of the '''talk page''' associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned<ref name="mentioned">''[[Template:Press]]'' is preferred if the article is mentioned rather than linked, even for high-traffic sites.</ref> on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.
  
 
Use the syntax '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}}''' where
 
Use the syntax '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}}''' where
*'''date''' is the date on which you added this template to the talk page, e.g. ''date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.  
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*'''date''' is the date on which the link or mention occurred, e.g. ''date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.''
*'''url''' is the URL (including the '''<nowiki>http://</nowiki>''' prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily, e.g. ''<nowiki> http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242</nowiki>''.
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*'''url''' is the URL (including the '''<nowiki>http://</nowiki>''' prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links Wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily, e.g. ''<nowiki> http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242</nowiki>''.
 
*'''site''' is the simple description of the website, e.g. ''Slashdot''.
 
*'''site''' is the simple description of the website, e.g. ''Slashdot''.
  
 
Additional parameters:
 
Additional parameters:
 
*'''date2''' through '''date10''', '''url2''' through '''url10''', and '''site2''' through '''site10''' - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site.  If you need to add more than 10 please update the template.
 
*'''date2''' through '''date10''', '''url2''' through '''url10''', and '''site2''' through '''site10''' - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site.  If you need to add more than 10 please update the template.
*'''linktext''' to change the work "linked" and '''afterlinktext''' to change the word "from."  Use '''notlinked=yes''' to disable [[:Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites]].
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*'''linktext''' to change the word "linked" and '''afterlinktext''' to change the word "from."  Use '''notlinked=yes''' to disable [[:Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites]].
 
*'''small''' if set to ''yes'', makes a small version of this template
 
*'''small''' if set to ''yes'', makes a small version of this template
 
*'''page''' is usually blank.  If the talk page is linked or mentioned, use page=talk.  If both the talk page and article pages are linked or mentioned, use page=both.
 
*'''page''' is usually blank.  If the talk page is linked or mentioned, use page=talk.  If both the talk page and article pages are linked or mentioned, use page=both.
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Common - one incoming link:
 
Common - one incoming link:
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg}}
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}
  
 
Multiple links from high-traffic sites:
 
Multiple links from high-traffic sites:
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|date2={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url2=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url2=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|date2={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}'''
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}
  
 
Mentioned<ref name="mentioned" /> on a high-traffic site but not linked from it.  Common on high-traffic news web sites:
 
Mentioned<ref name="mentioned" /> on a high-traffic site but not linked from it.  Common on high-traffic news web sites:
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}
  
 
Small version:
 
Small version:
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|small=yes}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|small=yes}}
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}
{{-}}
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{{Clear}}
  
 
Talk page linked from high-traffic site:
 
Talk page linked from high-traffic site:
  
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|page=talk}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|page=talk}}
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}
  
 
Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:
 
Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:
:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|page=both}}'''
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:'''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=<nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}'''
  
{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.digg.com/somepagehere.html|site=Digg|page=both}}
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{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}
  
  
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==See also==
 
==See also==
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* {{tl|press}}
 
* {{tl|pp-semi-vandalism}}, [[Wikipedia:Semi-protection policy|semi-protection]], next possible step if there is continual vandalism
 
* {{tl|pp-semi-vandalism}}, [[Wikipedia:Semi-protection policy|semi-protection]], next possible step if there is continual vandalism
 
* [[Wikipedia:Template locations]], dispute regarding the placement of templates mainly directed at editors in the article namespace or on talk pages
 
* [[Wikipedia:Template locations]], dispute regarding the placement of templates mainly directed at editors in the article namespace or on talk pages
 
* [[Wikipedia:Popular pages]]
 
* [[Wikipedia:Popular pages]]
* [[Template:Press]]
 
* [[Template:Pressmulti]]
 
  
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[[Category:Talk header templates|High traffic]]
 
[[Category:Talk header templates|High traffic]]
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[[Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites| ]]
 
[[Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites| ]]
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 26 March 2020

Usage

Add this template to the top of the talk page associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned[1] on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.

Use the syntax {{high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}} where

  • date is the date on which the link or mention occurred, e.g. date=30 March 2026.
  • url is the URL (including the http:// prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links Wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily, e.g. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242.
  • site is the simple description of the website, e.g. Slashdot.

Additional parameters:

  • date2 through date10, url2 through url10, and site2 through site10 - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site. If you need to add more than 10 please update the template.
  • linktext to change the word "linked" and afterlinktext to change the word "from." Use notlinked=yes to disable Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.
  • small if set to yes, makes a small version of this template
  • page is usually blank. If the talk page is linked or mentioned, use page=talk. If both the talk page and article pages are linked or mentioned, use page=both.

Example uses:

Common - one incoming link:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}
High traffic

On 30 March 2026, Template:High traffic/doc was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic)

Multiple links from high-traffic sites:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2=30 March 2026|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}
High traffic

Template:High traffic/doc has been linked from multiple high-traffic websites.

30 March 2026 Reddit Link See visitor traffic
30 March 2026 CNN Link See visitor traffic

Mentioned[1] on a high-traffic site but not linked from it. Common on high-traffic news web sites:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}
High traffic

On 30 March 2026, Template:High traffic/doc was mentioned on Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic)

Small version:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}
High traffic

On 30 March 2026, Template:High traffic/doc was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic)

Talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}
High traffic

On 30 March 2026, this talk page was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic)

Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=30 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}
High traffic

On 30 March 2026, Template:High traffic/doc and its talk page were linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic)


Pages this template is used on are placed into Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Template:Press is preferred if the article is mentioned rather than linked, even for high-traffic sites.

See also