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This template is used to provide user-friendly information to editors wanting to know how to create a new article. It is intended for use at the [[WP:TH|Teahouse]], on the [[WP:HD|Help desk]], on another discussion page, or on a user's talk page. 


== Usage ==

This template should be subst'd and signed. 

This template creates a bulleted list of items, with zero or 1 additional indents.

If used on the Teahouse, the link to the Teahouse in step seven is replaced by "this page".

If used on the Help desk, the link to the Help desk in step seven is replaced by "this page".

===Syntax===
<code><nowiki>{{subst:</nowiki>Steps to Article|type=<SubjectType> |paid=Yes |indent=Yes<nowiki>}} ~~~~ </nowiki></code>

===Parameters===
All parameters for this template are optional.

;<code>type</code> 
:specifies the kind of article under discussion and the specific notability guideline linked to. Supported values are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Code !! Type of article planned !! Linked guideline
|-
|ORG || Organization || [[WP:ORG]]
|-
|CORP || Business or Company || [[WP:CORP]]
|-
|BIO || Biography || [[WP:NBIO]]
|-
|MUSIC || Musical topic: song, album or performer  || [[WP:NMUSIC]]
|-
|FILM || Film-related topic || [[WP:NFILM]]
|-
|Anything else or parameter omitted || general topic || [[WP:GNG]]
|}
(The codes may be all caps, all lower case, or with an initial capital.)

;<code>indent</code>
: If this is yes (or any non-empty value), an extra level of indentation is added, as appropriate for a reply to a post on a talk page. If this is blank or omitted no indent is added.

;<code>paid</code>
: If this is yes (or any non-empty value), it is assumed that the editor has admitted being a paid contributor, and appropriate changes in step three are made.

==Examples==
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Steps to Article|type=ORG |indent=Yes}} ~~~~</nowiki></code> (For a reply on a discussion page about proposed article on a non-business organization)
* <code><nowiki>{{subst:Steps to Article|type=BIO |paid=Yes}} ~~~~</nowiki></code> (For an initial message, say on a user talk page, about a proposed biography article by an editor who has admitted being paid)

==Alternate names==
*{{tl|7STEPS}}
*{{tl|SevenStepsGuide}}

==TemplateData== 
{{TemplateData header}}
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     {
        "description": "Advice about how to create a valid Wikipedia article",
        "params": {

                "type": {
                        "label": "type",
                        "description": "The kind of article proposed: one of 'CORP', 'ORG', 'BIO', 'MUSIC, or 'FILM'",
                        "type": "string",
                        "required": false
                },

                "paid": {
                        "label": "paid",
                        "description": "'Yes' if the editor is a paid contributor",
                        "type": "string",
                        "required": false
                },
                "indent": {
                        "label": "indent",
                        "description": "'Yes' if the text is to be indented one level",
                        "type": "string",
                        "required": false
                }

       }       
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