WikiHarold at 01:54, 11 July 2021

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This meta-template can be used to create '''in-line tags''' with clean up messages which can be used to tag article issues on a line-by-line basis. Many templates are based upon it, like {{Tl|Citation needed}}.

It should '''not''' be used directly on articles by itself — instead, use one of the pre-existing derivatives if at all possible. Otherwise, the sub-template in question is likely to end up at [[Wikipedia:Templates for discussion]], as it is better for Wikipedia to have a finite and well-tested set of in-line tags than to allow for endless variation.

=== Usage ===

<pre style="overflow: auto">
{{Fix
| subst = <includeonly>{{subst:substcheck}}</includeonly>
| link = <Page which text should link to, without brackets> (default = Wikipedia:Cleanup)
| text = <Text to be displayed for the link>
| pre-text = <Optional text to print before the linked text>
| post-text = <Optional text to print after the linked text>
| class = <Class(es) to set text to> (in addition to the default ones, "noprint" and "Inline-Template")
| title = <Tool-tip text to display when mouse is hovered over link>
| special = <Optional replacement for text, link, title, pre-text, and post-text - allowing user to define a non-standard format>
| date = <Optional date parameter to be displayed at end of 'title' and/or in cat-date>
| cat = [[<Category name to include page in>]]
| cat-date = <First part of category name to include page in; there is an optional date parameter>
}}</pre>

Categories are ignored if the template is used on a talk page or on any other non-article page.

* The value specified via <code>|cat=</code> must be in wikicode, {{em|including square brackets}}.

* The value specified via <code>|cat-date=</code> is used as part of a category name. It must be specified {{em|without}} square brackets, but {{em|with}} a "Category:" prefix. The full category name is obtained from the cat-date value, the word "from", and the date value.
: For example, given <code>|cat-date=Category:Articles with dead external links |date={{#time:F Y}}</code>, the article will be placed in [[:Category:Articles with dead external links from {{#time:F Y}}]].
: The {{para|date}} parameter is {{em|not}} normally pre-filled by any template using {{tlx|Fix}} or {{tlx|Fix-span}} as a meta-template; rather, it is coded in those derived templates as <code><nowiki>|date={{{date|}}}</nowiki></code> so that an editor provided date is passed through (or null, otherwise).

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[[Category:Inline cleanup templates| ]]
[[Category:Exclude in print]]

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WikiHarold at 01:54, 11 July 2021