Template:Duplication
This section duplicates, in whole or part, the scope of other article(s) or section(s). Please discuss this issue on the talk page and conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style by replacing the section with a link and a summary of the repeated material, or by spinning off the repeated text into an article in its own right. |
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Usage
This template automatically adds articles to Category:Articles in need of internal merging or Category:Duplicate articles.
Basic usage: {{Duplication|date=December 2025}}
Parameters
All parameters are optional.
- section — changes wording to say "This section duplicates...". Place the template at the top of the section.
- Example:
{{Duplication|section=yes}}
- Example:
- dupe — adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles instead of Category:Articles in need of internal merging.
- Examples:
{{Duplication|dupe=#Section name}}{{Duplication|dupe=Article name}}
- Examples:
- dupe2 — same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked.
- Example:
{{Duplication|dupe=Article name|dupe2=#Section name}}
- Example:
Template data
Cleanup template for use in articles which duplicate the scope of other articles.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplicate article or section | dupe | Adds a link referring to the section or article being duplicated, and adds the article to Category:Duplicate articles
| String | optional |
| Duplicate article or section 2 | dupe2 | Same as dupe, just allows for an additional section/article to be linked.
| String | optional |
| Section | section 1 | Replaces word "article" with "section" if either section=yes or 1=section is specified
| String | suggested |
| Talk page discussion | discuss | Article talk page and section where a relevant discussion is taking place
| String | optional |
| Month and year | date | The month and year that this cleanup request was placed
| String | suggested |
| Small version of template | small | If value 'left' is specified, displays a smaller version of this template, for use when template is not at top of article
| String | optional |
See also
- WP:REDUNDANTFORK, a content guideline
- See a list of related cleanup templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup.
- {{CWW}}, for pages that have been copied and pasted within Wikipedia
- {{Convert to transclusion}}
- {{Duplicate}}, for files.
- {{Split portions}}/{{Merge portions from}}: another approach to mitigate partial duplication
- {{Overly detailed}}, for pages that contain excessive detail that may warrant splitting into a separate article or removing entirely
- {{Summarize section}}
- {{Summarize}}:
{{Summarize|to|ArticleName}},{{Summarize|from|ArticleName}}
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Duplication/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |