Welcome! edit
Hello, Welcome-t-new, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Simplified Manual of Style
- Wikipedia Teahouse (a user-friendly help forum)
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or . Again, welcome!
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Usage edit
Add {{subst:Welcome}} ~~~~ to the user's talk page. It is suggested that you watch the talk page in case the user replies there.
Parameters:
|heading=no– Suppress the automatic heading:{{subst:Welcome|heading=no}}|headtext=Heading text– Change the contents of the heading:{{subst:Welcome|headtext=Greetings!}}|border=Color– Adds a border in the specified color, along with a light shadow.|borderradius=can optionally be used to create rounded corners:{{subst:Welcome|border=DarkViolet|borderradius=15px}}|newuser=y– alternate text for users with zero contributions (such as accounts just made via ACC; you can also use{{subst:Welcome-newuser}}, which includes your signature)|image=File:Filename.png– Adds an image to the message (no brackets needed).|imagecaption=can optionally be used to specify the caption:{{subst:Welcome|image=File:Chocolate chip cookies.jpg|imagecaption=Here, enjoy some cookies!}}. If you want to get really fancy, you can specify the image size or link here like this:{{subst:Welcome|imagecaption=400px{{!}}link{{=}}[[Article]]{{!}}Caption}}.|art=Article name– Article to which the user contributed positively (no brackets needed):{{subst:Welcome|art=Foobar}}|customstart=– Adds a custom message at the end of the first paragraph, replacing "I hope you like it here and decide to stay."|customend=– Adds a custom ending to replace "Happy editing!"
Shortcut: {{subst:Wel}} ~~~~
For anonymous editors edit
Use {{subst:Welcome-anon}} or {{subst:Thanks}} for anonymous (IP) editors.
Wrapper edit
{{subst:Welcome-autosign}} (or {{subst:wela}}) invokes this template but includes your signature.
TemplateData edit
The standard template to welcome new editors.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heading | heading | Suppresses the automatic heading | Unknown | optional |
| Heading text | headtext | Changes the contents of the heading
| String | optional |
| border | border | Adds a border around the message in a specified color or hex triplet
| String | optional |
| Border radius | borderradius | Specifies the rounding of the border
| Unknown | optional |
| image | image | Adds an image to go with the welcome (no need for brackets)
| File | optional |
| Image caption | imagecaption | Specifies a caption to go with the image
| String | optional |
| New user | newuser | Uses alternate text not linking to the editor's contributions
| Boolean | optional |
| Article | art article | Mentions and links to an article the editor has contributed to | Page name | suggested |
| Custom start | customstart | Adds a custom message at the end of the first paragraph
| String | suggested |
| Custom end | customend | Adds a custom ending to the message
| String | suggested |