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This is a user link template for use internally on Wikipedia.
Usage
The username can be defined via a named or an unnamed parameter, i.e.
{{User16|User=USERNAME}} or{{User16|USERNAME}}
Examples
In cases of usernames which contain = sign, the former syntax should be used, e.g.
Parameters
User is a required parameter, e.g. |User=Jimbo Wales.Project defines a Wikimedia sister project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, the correct code for the interwiki link should be used, e.g. |Project=b.Lang is the interlanguage code for a project to be used instead of the English Wikipedia, e.g. |Lang=es. This can be used in conjunction with the project parameter.
Admin parameter
If the user is an admin, then input admin=yes to get extra logs. For example, {{User16|Jimbo Wales|admin=yes}} results with Jimbo Wales (talk · · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · deleted contribs · edit summaries · count · api · logs · block log · block user · email)
Userspace link templates
User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users. List:
Demo user used is User:Example
Templates Examples of template output {{ User link }} , {{ U }} Example {{ User0 }} , {{ Usert }} Example (talk ) {{ User }} , {{ User1 }} , {{ BUser }} , {{ Userv }} Example (talk · contribs) {{ User and pronouns }} , {{ Userp }} Example (talk · contribs · they/them) {{ Usertcb }} Example (talk · contribs · block user) {{ User link global contributions }} , {{ Usergc }} Example (talk · global contribs) {{ User2 }} , {{ Usertcc }} Example (talk · contribs · count ) {{ User3 }} , {{ Usertcl }} Example (talk · contribs · logs) {{ User4 }} , {{ Usertce }} Example (talk · contribs · email) {{ Usercf }} Example {{ User5 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) {{ User6 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log ) or (with |email=y)Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · email) {{ User6b }} Example (talk · · contribs · count · logs · email) {{ User7 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · email) {{ User8 }} , {{ Usertcce }} Example (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email) {{ User10 }} , {{ Usertccl }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs) {{ User11 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · api · block log ) {{ User12 }} Example (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log ) {{ User13 }} Example (talk · contribs · logs · block log ) {{ User14 }} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log ) {{ User15 }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · edit summaries ) {{ User16 }} Example (talk · · contribs · page moves · edit summaries · count · api · logs · block log · email) {{ User17 }} Example (talk · contribs · uploads) {{ User18 }} Example (talk · contribs · logs · filter log · block log ) {{ User19 }} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · page moves · user creation · block log ) {{ User21 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · rfcu · ssp · SPI · cuwiki ) {{ User23 }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google ) {{ User-dev }} {{ User-multi }} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · block user · email · central auth · deleted contribs · list user · global contribs · target logs ) With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links. {{ User plus }} Example {{ User summary }} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam ) {{ User toolbox }}
{{ Useranon }} 192.0.2.42 (talk ) {{ IP summary }} 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count block log • x-wiki Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot ) {{ IPuser }} 192.0.2.42 (talk · contribs · WHOIS )
Templates Examples of template output {{ Signing }} —Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Quotedfrom }} — Preceding text originally posted on Template talk:User16 (diff Example (talk ⋅contribs) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Undated }} — Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Uns-ip }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS {{ Unsigned }} {{ Unsigned2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Unsigned IP }} {{ UnsignedIP2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Unsigned2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors {{ UnsignedIP2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors {{ User actual }} — Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs) {{ User proxy }} — Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs) {{ Warning origin }} — Preceding warning on User talk:Example by Example2 (talk ⋅contribs) 00:00, 23 Feb 2025 (UTC) {{ Xsign }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)
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