Template:Draft article/doc
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Drafts are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published or otherwise might not yet meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. These are located in either the "Draft" namespace or a user sandbox to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them; those areas are also excluded from search engine indexing. {{Draft article}} goes further, prominently tagging the draft article as a draft, and at the same time provides convenient links to help build the article and facilitate publication either directly or via the articles for creation process. This also categorizes the page to Category:Draft articles or one of its sub-categories.
Using {{subst:AfC draft|username}} will place {{AfC submission/draft}} on the page, which provides even more guidance and begins the Articles for Creation process at the 'draft' stage.
Usage
Do not use this template in mainspace, as it will not display. For article being developed in mainspace, consider {{Under construction}} instead.
Default output
{{Draft article}} renders as
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? or |
Minimalist output
{{Draft article|brief=yes}} renders as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update) |
Intended target page
{{Draft article|name|brief=yes}}, where name is the name of the intended target page for the draft article, will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article at name. Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update) |
Note this will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Invite others to join in
{{Draft article|join-in=yes|brief=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update) |
 | Join in and help expand this draft! |
Note this parameter will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Suppress "Submit for review" and "Publish now" buttons
{{Draft article|noafc=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update) |
Suppress "Publish now" button
{{Draft article|nomove=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Mclay1 (talk | contribs) 52 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? |
Categorization
The |subject= parameter categorizes the article into a subcategory of Category:Draft articles as shown below. Some subjects will be categorized in more specific subcategories of the main topics below. Note that if the message box is not desired and only the category is necessary, use |catonly=yes.
subject= | Category | Example topics |
|---|---|---|
architectureartart and architecturevisual artvisual arts | Category:Draft articles about visual arts | Visual arts |
engineeringtechnologyengineering and technology | Category:Draft articles about engineering and technology | Engineering and technology · Transport |
filmfilms | Category:Draft articles about films | Film |
fooddrinkdrinksfood and drink | Category:Draft articles about food and drink | Food and drink |
geographyplacesgeography and places | Category:Draft articles about geography | Geography · Places |
history | Category:Draft articles about history | World history · Royalty, nobility, and heraldry |
languageliteraturelanguage and literature | Category:Draft articles about language and literature | Language and literature |
mathmathsmathematics | Category:Draft articles about mathematics | Mathematics |
mediadramamedia and drama | Category:Draft articles about media | Media and drama |
music | Category:Draft articles about music | Albums · Songs · Other music drafts |
natural sciences | Category:Draft articles about natural sciences | Biology and medicine · Chemistry and materials science · Earth sciences · Physics and astronomy |
philosophyreligionphilosophy and religion | Category:Draft articles about philosophy and religion | Philosophy and religion |
social sciencessocietysocial sciences and society | Category:Draft articles about social sciences and society | Culture, sociology, and psychology · Education · Economics and business · Law · Magazines and print journalism · Politics and government |
sportsportsrecreationsports and recreation | Category:Draft articles about sports and recreation | Sports and recreation |
televisiontv | Category:Draft articles about television | Television |
video games | Category:Draft articles about video games | Video games |
warfare | Category:Draft articles about warfare | Warfare |
TemplateData
TemplateData for Draft article
Prominently tags a draft article as a draft, provides convenient links to help build the article and facilitate publication, and categorizes the page to Category:Draft articles or one of its sub-categories.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intended target page | 1 | appends "at [target]" to "before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article"
| Page name | optional |
| Minimalist output | brief | Removes the add sources links and publish/AFC buttons
| Boolean | optional |
| Suppress "Submit for review" and "Publish now" buttons | noafc | Hides the publish/AFC buttons but keeps "add sources" links
| Boolean | optional |
| Suppress "Publish now" button | nomove | Hides the "Publish now" button but keeps the AFC button
| Boolean | optional |
| Invite others to join in | join-in | Adds a second message box inviting others to help edit the draft
| Boolean | optional |
| Categorization | subject | Categorizes the draft in a sub-category of Category:Draft articles
| String | suggested |
| Category only | catonly | Hides the message box but still categorizes the draft
| Boolean | optional |
See also
{{Link to draft}}{{Draft RfC}}{{Draft topics}}- Category:Draft-Class pages
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