Template:Paid/doc
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This template is for contributors who, as required by Wikipedia's WP:PAID policy and the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use, must disclose their employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which they receive, or expect to receive, compensation. According to the terms of use, disclosure must be made in at least one of the following ways: a statement on your user page; a statement on the talk page accompanying any paid contributions; or a statement in the edit summary accompanying any paid contributions.
Usage
This template is meant to be used only on user pages and/or user talk pages. For article talk pages, use {{Connected contributor (paid)}}.
- Text usage on user pages
| Template | Result |
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{{paid|employer=ACME}} |
 This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME for their contributions to Wikipedia.
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{{paid|employer=ACME|article=Example}} |
This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME for their contributions to Example.
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{{paid|employer=ACME|client=W. Coyote|some=yes}} |
This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME on behalf of W. Coyote for some of their contributions to Wikipedia.
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{{paid|user=Example|employer=Acme|additional=Optional text}} |
Example, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Acme for their contributions to Wikipedia. Optional text
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- Userbox usage
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{{paid|employer=ACME|userbox=yes}} |
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{{paid|employer=ACME|userbox=yes|article=[[Example]]}} |
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{{paid|employer=ACME|userbox=yes|list=yes|articles=
* [[A]]
* [[B]]
* [[C]]
* [[D]]
}}
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Pages where this template is used are added to Category:Paid contributors.
If no employer is included, the page is also added to Category:Paid contributors with no listed employer.
Arguments
Required parameters
Note: if the employer and client are the same entity, then only |employer= is required.
employer- The person or entity paying you. If you are a freelancer working directly for a client, the name of your client. If you are an employed by or under contract with a PR or marketing firm, or work for the company or institution about which you are editing, the name of your employer or contractee.
client- Name of the company or individual on whose behalf the contributions are made. If you are a freelancer working for a client, leave this blank. If you are employed by or under contract with a PR firm or marketing company, the name of the client paying your employer or contractee.
Optional parameters
user- This parameter inserts the user's name into the text. This is primarily for Talk page usage.
userbox- Determines whether the notification is displayed as a userbox. Anything other than
yesfor this parameter will result in text display. list- Determines whether to show a collapsible list of articles edited for paid compensation below the talk page notice.
article- If set to anything, outputs the text entered. Defaults to "contributions to this topic" if left blank.
articles- List of articles edited for paid compensation by the user (in bullet form). Only works if both
userboxandlistare set toyes. some- Instructs the template to say "some of their contributions to Wikipedia". Does not work when
userboxis active. start- Date on which the editor began making paid contributions to Wikipedia.
end- Date on which the editor stopped making paid contributions to Wikipedia. Defaults to "present" if left blank. Does not work when
startis blank. additional- Any additional information that is added to the template.
User preferences
The template will attempt to determine the user's preferred gender pronouns ("their"/"his"/"her") and use them appropriately. This depends on the gender setting documented at Help:Preferences.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Paid
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| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| userbox | userbox | Determines whether the notification is displayed as a userbox. Anything other than yes for this parameter will result in text display.
| String | optional |
| employer | employer | The person or entity paying you. If you are a freelancer working directly for a client, the name of your client. If you are an employed by or under contract with a PR or marketing firm, or work for the company or institution about which you are editing, the name of your employer or contractee.
| String | required |
| client | client | Name of the company or individual on whose behalf the contributions are made. If you are a freelancer working for a client, leave this blank. If you are employed by or under contract with a PR firm or marketing company, the name of the client paying your employer or contractee. | String | suggested |
| user | user | This parameter inserts the user's name into the text. This is primarily for Talk page usage. | String | optional |
| article | article | If set to anything, outputs the text entered. Defaults to "contributions to this topic" if left blank. | String | optional |
| list | list | Determines whether to show a collapsible list of articles edited for paid compensation below the talk page notice.
| String | optional |
| articles | articles | List of articles edited for paid compensation by the user (must be in bullet form). userbox and list must both be set to yes for this parameter to work. | Content | suggested |
| some | some | Instructs the template to say "some of their contributions to Wikipedia". This parameter does not work when userbox is active.
| String | optional |
| additional | additional | Any additional information that is added to the template. | Content | optional |
Tracking categories
- Category:Paid disclosures in the wrong location (0)
- Category:Paid contributors with no listed employer (0)
- Category:Paid contributors (2)