Template:Steps to Article/doc

This template is used to provide user-friendly information to editors wanting to know how to create a new article. It is intended for use at the Teahouse, on the Help desk, on another discussion page, or on a user's talk page.

Usage

This template should be subst'd and signed.

This template creates a bulleted list of items, with zero or 1 additional indents.

If used on the Teahouse, the link to the Teahouse in step seven is replaced by "this page".

If used on the Help desk, the link to the Help desk in step seven is replaced by "this page".

Syntax

{{subst:Steps to Article|type=<SubjectType> |paid=Yes |indent=Yes}} ~~~~

Parameters

All parameters for this template are optional.

type

specifies the kind of article under discussion and the specific notability guideline linked to. Supported values are:

Code	Type of article planned	Linked guideline
ORG	Organization	WP:ORG
CORP	Business or Company	WP:CORP
BIO	Biography	WP:NBIO
MUSIC	Musical topic: song, album or performer	WP:NMUSIC
FILM	Film-related topic	WP:NFILM
Anything else or parameter omitted	general topic	WP:GNG

(The codes may be all caps, all lower case, or with an initial capital.)

indent

If this is yes (or any non-empty value), an extra level of indentation is added, as appropriate for a reply to a post on a talk page. If this is blank or omitted no indent is added.

paid

If this is yes (or any non-empty value), it is assumed that the editor has admitted being a paid contributor, and appropriate changes in step three are made.

Examples

• {{subst:Steps to Article|type=ORG |indent=Yes}} ~~~~ (For a reply on a discussion page about proposed article on a non-business organization)
• {{subst:Steps to Article|type=BIO |paid=Yes}} ~~~~ (For an initial message, say on a user talk page, about a proposed biography article by an editor who has admitted being paid)

Alternate names

• {{7STEPS}}
• {{SevenStepsGuide}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Steps to Article in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Steps to Article

Advice about how to create a valid Wikipedia article

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
type	type	The kind of article proposed: one of 'CORP', 'ORG', 'BIO', 'MUSIC, or 'FILM'	String	optional
paid	paid	'Yes' if the editor is a paid contributor	String	optional
indent	indent	'Yes' if the text is to be indented one level	String	optional