Template:High traffic

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Usage

Add this template to the top of the talk page associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.

Use the syntax {{High traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}}

Pages this template is used on are placed into Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.

Examples

Common – one incoming link:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}

Multiple links from high-traffic sites:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}

Mentioned on a high-traffic site but not linked from it. Common on high-traffic news web sites:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}

Small version:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}

Talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}

Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}

TemplateData

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TemplateData for High traffic

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Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
small	small	Makes it a smaller right floating message box Default 0 Auto value 1	Boolean	optional
linktext	linktext	no description Default linked	String	optional
afterlinktext	afterlinktext	no description Default from	String	optional
nocat	nocat notlinked	Disables Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites Suggested values yes	Unknown	optional
page	page	If the article page and/or talk page are mentioned Suggested values talk both	String	optional
url	url	URL (including the https:// prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links Wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily Example https://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242	URL	suggested
date	date	The date on which the link or mention occurred Example 30 June 2024	Date	suggested
site	site	Simple description of the website Example Slashdot	Page name	suggested
lang	lang	Displays "(parameter value)" after the site name	String	optional
title	title	no description	String	optional
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Notes

See also

• {{press}}
• {{pp-semi-vandalism}}, semi-protection, next possible step if there is continual vandalism
• Wikipedia:Template locations, dispute regarding the placement of templates mainly directed at editors in the article namespace or on talk pages
• Wikipedia:Popular pages

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