Template:Historical/doc

Basics

 * To include a shortcut, pass a parameter:.
 * To provide a last-updated date, use the named parameter "last" or "date", i.e. . This should only be used for updates, not things like bot tweaks or typo fixes.
 * To provide a briefer form of the text, use
 * For a former policy, use
 * For a former guideline, use
 * For a page closed down by explicit community consensus, use
 * To provide an explanatory comment, use . Aliases for comment are reason and result.
 * If you want to point to a successor page, use instead of.
 * Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter no is given: (user and user talk pages are not categorized).
 * For related Wikipedia header templates, see Template messages/Wikipedia namespace.
 * Please note that this template is appropriate for portals, which exist for the purpose of informing readers on a given topic and, as such, can never truly be "inactive".
 * It is also not appropriate for inactive WikiProjects or task forces, which are dealt with according to the WikiProject Council/Guide; these should be tagged with or.

Adding shortcuts

 * In addition, a shortcut can be added to this template by using the following syntax:




 * Up to 5 shortcuts can be added to this template in this fashion:



TemplateData
{	"params": { "1": {			"label": "Shortcut 1", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"2": {			"label": "Shortcut 2", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"3": {			"label": "Shortcut 3", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"4": {			"label": "Shortcut 4", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"5": {			"label": "Shortcut 5", "type": "wiki-page-name" },		"last": { "description": "The date of the last substantative update to this page.", "type": "date", "suggested": true },		"date": { "description": "Formerly an alias for last.", "type": "date", "deprecated": "Deprecated for confusion with deprecated-date" },		"type": { "type": "line", "suggested": true, "description": "The type of page this is. Recognized values: policy, guideline, woundup, dbr.", "example": "policy" },		"brief": { "type": "boolean", "description": "Whether to use a shortened message.", "default": "no" },		"comment": { "type": "string", "suggested": true, "description": "A message explaining why the page is obsolete" },		"category": { "description": "Whether to include this in ", "example": "category=no", "type": "boolean", "default": "yes" }	},	"paramOrder": [ "1",		"2",		"3",		"4",		"5",		"last", "date", "type", "brief", "comment", "category" ],	"format": "inline" }