Template:High traffic/sandbox
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On {{{date}}}, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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| 50px | This is the template sandbox page for Template:High traffic (diff). |
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=14 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=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}
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On 14 March 2026, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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Multiple links from high-traffic sites:
- {{high traffic|date=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2=14 March 2026|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}
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Mentioned[1] on a high-traffic site but not linked from it. Common on high-traffic news web sites:
- {{high traffic|date=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}
| High traffic |
On 14 March 2026, Template:High traffic/sandbox was mentioned on Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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Small version:
- {{high traffic|date=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}
| High traffic |
On 14 March 2026, Template:High traffic/sandbox was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (Traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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Talk page linked from high-traffic site:
- {{high traffic|date=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}
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On 14 March 2026, this talk page was linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:
- {{high traffic|date=14 March 2026|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}
| High traffic |
On 14 March 2026, Template:High traffic/sandbox and its talk page were linked from Reddit, a high-traffic website. (See visitor traffic) All prior and subsequent edits to the article are noted in its revision history. |
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Pages this template is used on are placed into Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Template:Press is preferred if the article is mentioned rather than linked, even for high-traffic sites.
See also
- {{press}}
- {{pp-semi-vandalism}}, 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:Popular pages
| The above documentation is transcluded from Template:High traffic/doc. (edit | history) Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (create) pages. Please add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template. |
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| Small | small | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date2 | date2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date4 | date4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Page | page | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Linktext | linktext | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Afterlinktext | afterlinktext | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site2 | site2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date | date | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url | url | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site | site | no description | Unknown | optional |
| !}} style="width:90%; background:transparent;" {{high traffic/row | !}} style="width:90%; background:transparent;"
{{high traffic/row | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang | lang | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url2 | url2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang2 | lang2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date3 | date3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url3 | url3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site3 | site3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang3 | lang3 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url4 | url4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site4 | site4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang4 | lang4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date5 | date5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url5 | url5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site5 | site5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang5 | lang5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date6 | date6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url6 | url6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site6 | site6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang6 | lang6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date7 | date7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url7 | url7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site7 | site7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang7 | lang7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date8 | date8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url8 | url8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site8 | site8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang8 | lang8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date9 | date9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url9 | url9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site9 | site9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang9 | lang9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Date10 | date10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Url10 | url10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Site10 | site10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Lang10 | lang10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| Notlinked | notlinked | no description | Unknown | optional |