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{{bot2}} – An information box that indicates that the user is a bot. This template is an alternate visual style for {{Bot}} that makes the status more obvious and uses SVG icons, but takes the same parameters.

Parameters

1: The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.
2, 3: The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required.
site: The two letter code for those operators that do not have an account on the English language Wikipedia (though having a local account is strongly recommended).
status: active (and approved), inactive (but approved), trial or unapproved, globalbot
awb: yes (if this bot uses AWB), or omit (if it doesn't).
codebase: The name of the code (programming or scripting language) used to create the bot (e.g., Pywikibot, perlWikipedia, ...)
brfa: Optional if specified, overrides the name of the request for approval. If not specified, defaults to {{BASEPAGENAME}}
by: Optional if specified, overrides the usual display of the operator's username in the first line generated from the three unnamed parameters.
approvalneeded: If status indicated active/approved, or globalbot, setting yes will make the template indicate that the bot is running tasks for which no approval is needed.
overridebrfa: If the bot has multiple requests or approval, or multiple tasks, and the default BRFA link cannot link to a page that contains all the bot's approved requests or tasks, this field allows inputting a link to any Wikipedia page. Specifying this field overrides brfa.
more: Any additional information to specify in the inner status box. Usually not needed, since |status=, |brfa=, and |approvalneeded= covers most cases.
statusstyle: Optional alternative CSS style for the inner status box. Do not put in quotes, but include the ending semicolon (e.g., boxstyle=background-color: #fff;)
statusimage: Optional alternative for the status image in the inner status box.
image: Optional alternative for default gear image.
alt: Optional alternate text for the main image.

Examples

Code Result

{{Bot2|John Smith}}

This is a bot account.

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot2|John Smith|site=en}}

This is a bot account.

This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot2|John Smith|site=en|awb=yes}}

This is a bot account.

This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser, operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. To stop this bot until restarted by the bot's owner, edit its talk page. If that page is a redirect, edit that original redirecting page, not the target of the redirect. Administrators: if this bot continues causing harm after receiving a message, please block it or remove from the approved accounts.

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{{Bot2|John Smith|site=en
|codebase=[[m:perlwikipedia|perlWikipedia]]}}

This is a bot account.

This user account is a bot that uses perlWikipedia, operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

{{Bot2|John Smith|site=en|status=active}}

This is a bot account.