Template:Work in progress/doc

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Shortcut {{wip}}

The {{work in progress}} template provides an easy way to place a message box on an article or section identifying it as a work in progress.

Usage

Basic usage:	{{work in progress}}
All parameters:	{{work in progress|1|text=some text.|talk=talk page link}}

To mark an entire article as a work in progress, place the template at the top of the page. To mark a section as a work in progress, place the template immediately after the section heading and set the unnamed parameter {{{1}}} to section.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Type	Status	Notes
1	Type of work in progress	String	Optional	Defaults to article; set to section for applicability only to a section of an article.
text	Additional text	String	Optional	Use to display additional explanatory text, if desire.
talk	Talk page link	String	Optional	Use to link to a talk page; the link may specify a section with the talk:pagename#section name syntax; do not include [[ and ]] around the link.

Examples

• {{work in progress}}

This article is a work in progress.

• {{work in progress|section}}

This section is a work in progress.

• {{work in progress|text=Some or all of the following information may not be canon.}}

This article is a work in progress. Some or all of the following information may not be canon.

• {{work in progress|talk=Template talk:work in progress}}

This article is a work in progress. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page.