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Usage

This template is mainly used in conjunction with {{Infobox historic site}}, which is of interest to WikiProject Historic sites. This template tells the infobox how to display designations by passing along either a color or some text, which are dependent on the designation. The template is set up, however, so that anyone can use it as a stand-alone template to create tables, lists, and other articles throughout Wikipedia. The following is an explanation of how to use this template as a stand-alone template:

Template syntax

{{#invoke:Designation|<designation>|<identifier>}}

<designation> – tells the template which designation to use. (i.e. "NRHP", "World Heritage Site", "NYCL", etc.) This parameter is case-insensitive, so "world heritage site" will yield the same thing as "WoRlD HeRiTaGe SiTe". All supported designations are listed below.
<identifier> – can be either of the following values:
- color – will return a hex code for the official color of <designation>
- color2
- text – will return a link to the article talking about <designation>
- abbr
- divbox - will generate a bordered div block element version, consisting of the link to the article talking about <designation> (this is useful in various templates that use the {{Infobox}}}

Examples

{{#invoke:Designation|color|World Heritage Site}} yields "#FFE978"
{{#invoke:Designation|text|Grade I}} yields "Listed Building – Grade I"
{{#invoke:Designation|divbox|National Historic Site of Canada}} yields:

National Historic Site of Canada

Supported designations

Global designations

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
hmel	Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark	Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark	Global	mechanical engineering landmark, historic mechanical engineering landmark, asme
iucnii	IUCN Category II (National Park)	IUCN Category II (National Park)	Global	iucn ii, category ii, iucn category ii, national park
iucnv	IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)	IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)	Global	protected seascape, category v, iucn category v, protected landscape, iucn v
iucnia	IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)	IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)	Global	iucn category ia, iucn ia, nature reserve, category ia
iucnvi	IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)	IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)	Global	category vi, iucn vi, iucn category vi, managed resource protected area
iucniii	IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)	IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)	Global	category iii, natural monument, iucn iii, iucn category iii
whs	UNESCO World Heritage Site	UNESCO World Heritage Site	Global	world heritage site
iucniv	IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)	IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)	Global	species management, iucn category iv, iucn iv, category iv, habitat management
hcel	Historic Civil Engineering Landmark	Historic Civil Engineering Landmark	Global	asce, civil engineering landmark, historic civil engineering landmark
iucnib	IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)	IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)	Global	iucn category ib, wilderness area, iucn ib, category ib
ramsar	Ramsar Wetland	Ramsar Wetland	Global	ramsar wetland of international importance, ramsar wetland

National / regional designations

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
nzha	Heritage New Zealand – Historic Area	Heritage New Zealand – Historic Area	New Zealand	heritage new zealand historic area, nz historic area, new zealand historic places trust historic area, heritage nz historic area, new zealand historic area
tsk	Treasures of South Korea	Treasures of South Korea	South Korea	treasures of south korea, treasures of the republic of korea
cpgi	Cultural Heritage of Serbia	Cultural Heritage of Serbia	Serbia	serbian cultural property of great importance, serbian, cultural heritage of serbia, serbia, cultural property of great importances
nzwtapu	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tapu	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tapu	New Zealand	new zealand historic places trust wahi tapu, nz wahi tapu, new zealand wahi tapu, heritage new zealand wahi tapu, heritage nz wahi tapu
nhhb	National Historic Heritage of Brazil	National Historic Heritage of Brazil	Brazil	brazilian historic heritage, iphan, national historic heritage of brazil, brazil
bdic	Spanish Cultural Heritage	Spanish Cultural Heritage	Spain	bien de interes cultural, spanish property of cultural interest, spain, spanish cultural heritage, spanish asset of cultural interest, spanish
nhsc	National Historic Site of Canada	National Historic Site of Canada	Canada	canada, national historic site of canada, canadian national historic site
cwlthl	Commonwealth Heritage List	Commonwealth Heritage List	Australia	commonwealth heritage list, australian commonwealth heritage list, commonwealth
romania	Monument istoric	Monument istoric	Romania	monument historic, monument istoric, national register of historic monuments in romania, romanian
cmoa	Cultural Monument of Albania	Cultural Monument of Albania	Albania	albania, monument kulture, albanian cultural monument, cultural monument of albania
ncha	National Cultural Heritage of Antigua and Barbuda	National Cultural Heritage of Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	national cultural heritage of antigua and barbuda, antigua and barbuda
hptii	Heritage New Zealand – Category 2	Heritage New Zealand – Category 2	New Zealand	new zealand category 2, nz category ii, heritage nz category 2, heritage new zealand category 2, heritage nz category ii, new zealand historic places trust category ii, nz category 2, new zealand category ii, heritage new zealand category ii, nzhpt category ii
sacspa	Natura 2000 site (SAC/SPA)	Natura 2000 site (SAC/SPA)	European Union	special area of conservation special protection area, spa sac, sac spa, special protection area special area of conservation
hmp	Historic Monument of Poland	Historic Monument of Poland	Poland	polish historic monument, historic monument (poland), historic monuments (poland), pomnik historii, historic monument of poland, polish historic monument s, historic monuments of poland
cgoc	Cultural Good of Croatia	Cultural Good of Croatia	Croatia	cultural good of croatia, spomenik kulture, croatia cultural, croatian cultural good
nms	National monument of Singapore	National monument of Singapore	Singapore	singapore national monument, national monument of singapore, singapore
rne	Register of the National Estate	Register of the National Estate	Australia	register of the national estate, register national estate, australian register of the national estate
nmz	National Monument of Zambia	National Monument of Zambia	Zambia	zambian national monument, zambia, national monument of zambia
twn	National monument of Taiwan	National monument of Taiwan	Taiwan	national monument of taiwan, taiwan, taiwan national
rijks	Rijksmonument	Rijksmonument	Netherlands	dutch national monument, rijksmonument, netherlands, national monument of the netherlands, netherlands national monument, dutch
nhst	National Historic Sites of Tanzania	National Historic Sites of Tanzania	Tanzania	tanzanian cultural heritage, tanzanian historic landmark, tanzania, national historic sites of tanzania, tanzanian national monument, national historic site of tanzania
mh	Monument historique	Monument historique	France	french, france, monument historique
hpti	Heritage New Zealand – Category 1	Heritage New Zealand – Category 1	New Zealand	nz category 1, new zealand category 1, nz category i, heritage new zealand category 1, heritage nz category 1, heritage nz category i, new zealand historic places trust category i, heritage new zealand category i, new zealand category i, nzhpt category i
kons	KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina	KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	nacionalni spomenik bosne i hercegovine, bosnia and herzegovina, national monument of bosnia and herzegovina
nfchsk	National Folklore Cultural Heritage of South Korea	National Folklore Cultural Heritage of South Korea	South Korea	national folklore cultural heritage of south korea, national folklore cultural heritage of the republic of korea
ntsk	National Treasure (South Korea)	National Treasure (South Korea)	South Korea	national treasures of south korea, national treasures of the republic of korea
nzwtupuna	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tūpuna	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tūpuna	New Zealand	new zealand historic places trust wahi tupuna, heritage nz wahi tupuna, heritage new zealand wahi tupuna, new zealand wahi tupuna, nz wahi tupuna
spa	Natura 2000 site (SPA)	Natura 2000 site (SPA)	European Union	special protection area
pnvc	Protected Natural Value of Croatia	Protected Natural Value of Croatia	Croatia	spomenik prirode, croatia natural, croatian protected area, protected natural value of croatia, protected area of croatia, croatian protected natural value
scpnc	Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance	Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance	Switzerland	swiss, swiss cultural property, swiss cultural property of national significance, switzerland
pnct	National Cultural Treasures	National Cultural Treasures	Philippines	philippines cultural treasures, philippines treasures
nzwtapua	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tapu area	Heritage New Zealand – Wāhi Tapu area	New Zealand	new zealand historic places trust wahi tapu area, heritage new zealand wahi tapu area, heritage nz wahi tapu area, nz wahi tapu area, new zealand wahi tapu area
hsab	Historical Site of Antigua and Barbuda	Historical Site of Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua and Barbuda	antigua and barbuda historical site, historic site of antigua and barbuda, historical site of antigua and barbuda
mchs	Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection	Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection	China	major historic and cultural site protected at the national level (china), major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection, china historic and cultural, major cultural heritage sites under national level protection, major historic and cultural site protected at the national level
nhma	National Historic Monument of Argentina	National Historic Monument of Argentina	Argentina	argentina historic monument, argentina, national historic monument of argentina
hrsc	Heritage Railway Station (Canada)	Heritage Railway Station (Canada)	Canada	heritage railway station of canada, canadian heritage railway station
imnsu	Immovable Monument of National Significance of Ukraine	Immovable Monument of National Significance of Ukraine	Ukraine	immovable monument of national significance of ukraine, ukraine national monument, ukraine national
chp	Cultural Heritage of Peru	Cultural Heritage of Peru	Peru	pcn, cultural heritage of peru, peru, national cultural heritage of peru
imlsu	Immovable Monument of Local Significance of Ukraine	Immovable Monument of Local Significance of Ukraine	Ukraine	ukraine local monument, ukraine local, immovable monument of local significance of ukraine
dhaka	List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites	List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites	Bangladesh	old dhaka heritage sites, old dhaka
ippar	Portuguese National Monument	Portuguese National Monument	Portugal	portuguese national monument, national monument of portugal, monumento nacional do portugal, portugal, igespar, dgpc
ntoj	National Treasure of Japan	National Treasure of Japan	Japan	japan, japanese national treasure, national treasure of japan
apmsl	Archaeological Protected Monument of Sri Lanka	Archaeological Protected Monument of Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	archaeological protected monument of sri lanka
pnhl	National Historical Landmarks	National Historical Landmarks	Philippines	philippines national historical landmarks, philippines landmarks
ncmcr	National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic	National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic	Czech Republic	national cultural monument of the czech republic, czech national cultural monument
hssk	Historic Sites of South Korea	Historic Sites of South Korea	South Korea	historic sites of the republic of korea, historic sites of south korea
mani	Monument of National Importance	Monument of National Importance	India	monuments of national importance (india), monument of national importance, monument of national importance (india), monuments of national importance
sac	Natura 2000 site (SAC)	Natura 2000 site (SAC)	European Union	special area of conservation
sssk	Scenic Sites of South Korea	Scenic Sites of South Korea	South Korea	scenic sites of south korea, scenic sites of the republic of korea
inmon	National monument of Ireland	National monument of Ireland	Ireland	irish monument in state care, irish national monument, ireland, national monument of ireland, ireland monument in state care, irish
anhl	Australian National Heritage List	Australian National Heritage List	Australia	australia, australian national heritage list

United Kingdom

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
nrpg	National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens	National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens	United Kingdom	register of historic parks and garden, england registered parks and gardens, historic garden
nhlew	UK Protected Wreck	UK Protected Wreck	United Kingdom	uk historic wreck, uk maritime military grave, nhle wreck, uk protected wreck
ewi	Listed Building – Grade I	Listed Building – Grade I	England and Wales	grade i listed building, united kingdom grade i, grade i, uk grade i
llb	Locally Listed Building	Locally Listed Building	United Kingdom	local listed site uk, uk locally listed, locally listed building
ewii	Listed Building – Grade II	Listed Building – Grade II	England and Wales	grade ii listed building, uk grade ii, united kingdom grade ii, grade ii
gdls	Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland	Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland	Scotland	inventory of gardens and designed landscapes, inventory of gardens and designed landscapes in scotland, gardens and designed landscapes in scotland
nhle	National Heritage List for England	National Heritage List for England	England	national heritage list for england, nhle register, nhle list
nhleb	Registered battlefield	Registered battlefield	United Kingdom	uk registered battlefields, nhle battlefields
sca	Listed Building – Category A	Listed Building – Category A	Scotland	category a listed building, scotland category a, category a
nib2	Listed Building – Grade B2	Listed Building – Grade B2	Northern Ireland	grade b2, northern ireland grade b2, grade b2 listed building
nrhpg	National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens	National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens	England	england historic park, england historic garden, english historic garden, national register of historic parks and gardens, historic parks and gardens, register of historic parks and gardens, english historic park
nihg	Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest	Register of Parks, Gardens and Demesnes of Special Historic Interest	Northern Ireland	register of parks, gardens and demesnes, parks, gardens and demesnes, northern ireland historic park, northern ireland historic garden, register of parks gardens and demesnes of special historic interest
nib1	Listed Building – Grade B1	Listed Building – Grade B1	Northern Ireland	grade b1 listed building, northern ireland grade b1, grade b1
ewii*	Listed Building – Grade II*	Listed Building – Grade II*	England and Wales	grade ii, uk grade ii, united kingdom grade ii, grade ii listed building
scb	Listed Building – Category B	Listed Building – Category B	Scotland	scotland category b, category b, category b listed building
nia	Listed Building – Grade A	Listed Building – Grade A	Northern Ireland	grade a, northern ireland grade a, grade a listed building
sm	Scheduled monument	Scheduled monument	United Kingdom	scheduled ancient monument, scheduled monument, uk scheduled historic monument, ancient monument, uk scheduled monument, scheduled historic monument, uk ancient monument, uk scheduled ancient monument, monument in state care
listed	Listed Building	Listed Building	United Kingdom	uk listed building, listed building, united kingdom listed building
ukca	UK Conservation Area	UK Conservation Area	United Kingdom	england conservation area, english conservation area
nib+	Listed Building – Grade B+	Listed Building – Grade B+	Northern Ireland	northern ireland grade b+, grade b+, grade b+ listed building
scc	Listed Building – Category C(S)	Listed Building – Category C(S)	Scotland	scotland category c, category c, category c listed building
whp	Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales	Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales	Wales	welsh historic park, register of parks and gardens in wales, wales historic park, register of parks and gardens of special historic interest in wales, wales historic garden

United States

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
nhl	U.S. National Historic Landmark	U.S. National Historic Landmark	United States	u.s. national historic landmark, nrhp-nhl, national historic landmark, us national historic landmark
nb	U.S. National Battlefield	U.S. National Battlefield	United States	national battlefield, us national battlefield, u.s. national battlefield, nrhp-nb
nmem	U.S. National Memorial	U.S. National Memorial	United States	national memorial, u.s. national memorial, us national memorial, nrhp-nmem
nrhp	U.S. National Register of Historic Places	U.S. National Register of Historic Places	United States	national register of historic places
usnha	National Heritage Area	National Heritage Area	United States	national heritage corridor, national heritage area (u.s.), national heritage area (united states), national heritage area, nha
nmon	U.S. National Monument	U.S. National Monument	United States	us national monument, nrhp-nmon, national monument, u.s. national monument
nmp	U.S. National Military Park	U.S. National Military Park	United States	us national military park, u.s. national military park, nrhp-nmp, national military park
nnl	U.S. National Natural Landmark	U.S. National Natural Landmark	United States	u.s. national natural landmark, national natural landmark, us national natural landmark
nwsrs	National Wild and Scenic Rivers System	National Wild and Scenic Rivers System	United States	national wild and scenic rivers system
nbp	U.S. National Battlefield Park	U.S. National Battlefield Park	United States	national battlefield park, us national battlefield park, u.s. national battlefield park, nrhp-nbp
nwsr	National Wild and Scenic River	National Wild and Scenic River	United States	national wild and scenic river
nhldcp	U.S. National Historic Landmark District – Contributing property	U.S. National Historic Landmark District – Contributing property	United States	united states national historic landmark district contributing property, us national historic landmark district contributing property, national historic landmark district contributing property, u.s. national historic landmark district contributing property, nrhp-nhldcp
nhr	U.S. National Historic Reserve	U.S. National Historic Reserve	United States	u.s. national historic reserve, us national historic reserve, national historic reserve, nrhp-nhr
nhs	U.S. National Historic Site	U.S. National Historic Site	United States	u.s. national historic site, nrhp-nhs, national historic site, us national historic site
nhp	U.S. National Historical Park	U.S. National Historical Park	United States	nrhp-nhp, national historical park, us national historical park, u.s. national historical park
his	International Historic Site	International Historic Site	United States	ihs
nhld	U.S. National Historic Landmark District	U.S. National Historic Landmark District	United States	nrhp-nhld, u.s. national historic landmark district, us national historic landmark district, national historic landmark district
cp	U.S. Historic district – Contributing property	U.S. Historic district – Contributing property	United States	united states contributing property, u.s. contributing property, us contributing property, contributing property, nrhp-cp, indcp
hd	U.S. Historic district	U.S. Historic district	United States	nrhp-hd, u.s. historic district, united states historic district, historic district, us historic district
nbs	U.S. National Battlefield Site	U.S. National Battlefield Site	United States	nrhp-nbs, u.s. national battlefield site, national battlefield site, us national battlefield site

State/provincial/local designations in Australia

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
wasrhp	Western Australia Heritage Register	Western Australia Heritage Register	Western Australia	western australia state register of heritage places, state register of heritage places, wa state register of heritage places, srhp, western australia
nswhr	New South Wales Heritage Register	New South Wales Heritage Register	New South Wales	nsw state heritage register, nsw shr, nsw, nsw heritage register, new south wales heritage register, new south wales state heritage register
bhr	Brisbane Heritage Register	Brisbane Heritage Register	Brisbane	brisbane heritage register, brisbane (australia)
vhr	Victorian Heritage Register	Victorian Heritage Register	Victoria	victorian heritage register, vichr, victoria (australia)
sahr	South Australian Heritage Register	South Australian Heritage Register	South Australia	sa heritage register, south australian heritage register, south australia
nthr	Northern Territory Heritage Register	Northern Territory Heritage Register	Northern Territory	northern territory heritage register
qhr	Queensland Heritage Register	Queensland Heritage Register	Queensland	queensland heritage register
thr	Tasmanian Heritage Register	Tasmanian Heritage Register	Tasmania	tasmanian heritage register, tasmania, tashr
nswhd	New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register)	New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register)	New South Wales	nsw heritage database, nsw hd, new south wales heritage database

State/provincial/local designations in Canada

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
rpcq	Patrimoine culturel du Québec	Patrimoine culturel du Québec	Québec	cultural heritage register of quebec, quebec, repertoire du patrimoine culturel du quebec
nbhca	New Brunswick Heritage Conservation Act	New Brunswick Heritage Conservation Act	New Brunswick	new brunswick heritage conservation act, new brunswick
oha	Ontario Heritage Act	Ontario Heritage Act	Ontario	ontario, ontario heritage act
pwihp	Prince Edward Island Heritage Place	Prince Edward Island Heritage Place	Prince Edward Island	heritage places protection act, prince edward island, pei
shpa	Saskatchewan Heritage Property Act	Saskatchewan Heritage Property Act	Saskatchewan	saskatchewan, saskatchewan heritage property act
nshpa	Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act	Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act	Nova Scotia	nova scotia heritage property act, nova scotia
ahra	Alberta Historic Resources Act	Alberta Historic Resources Act	Alberta	alberta historic resources act, alberta

State/provincial/local designations in China and Hong Kong

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
gbhkii	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade II	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade II	Hong Kong	hong kong grade ii historic building, hong kong grade ii, hk grade ii
gbhkiii	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade III	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade III	Hong Kong	hong kong grade iii historic building, hong kong grade iii, hk grade iii
gbhk	Hong Kong Graded Building	Hong Kong Graded Building	Hong Kong	hk graded building, hong kong graded building, graded building
gbhki	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade I	Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade I	Hong Kong	hong kong grade i, hong kong grade i historic building, hk grade i
hkdm	Declared Monument of Hong Kong	Declared Monument of Hong Kong	Hong Kong	hk declared monument, declared monument of hong kong, hong kong declared monument
mchs	Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection	Major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection	China	major historic and cultural site protected at the national level (china), major cultural heritage sites under national-level protection, china historic and cultural, major cultural heritage sites under national level protection, major historic and cultural site protected at the national level

States in the United States

Cities in the United States

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
phl	Pittsburgh Landmark	Pittsburgh Landmark	Pittsburgh	pittsburgh historic landmark, pittsburgh landmark, pittsburgh
sdhl	San Diego Historic Landmark	San Diego Historic Landmark	San Diego	san diego historic landmark, san diego
smhl	Santa Monica Historic Landmark	Santa Monica Historic Landmark	Santa Monica	santa monica, santa monica historic landmark
prhp	Philadelphia Register of Historic Places	Philadelphia Register of Historic Places	Philadelphia	philadelphia, philadelphia register of historic places
seatl	Seattle Landmark	Seattle Landmark	Seattle	seattle, seattle landmark
lahcm	Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument	Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument	Los Angeles	los angeles, los angeles historic cultural monument, los angeles historic-cultural monument
bcl	Baltimore City Landmark	Baltimore City Landmark	Baltimore	baltimore city landmark, baltimore
sll	St. Louis Landmark	St. Louis Landmark	St. Louis	st. louis landmark, st louis landmark, st louis, st. louis
sfdl	San Francisco Designated Landmark	San Francisco Designated Landmark	San Francisco	san francisco, san francisco designated landmark, san francisco landmark
rivl	Riverside Landmark	Riverside Landmark	Riverside	riverside landmark, riverside
phlf	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF	Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF	Pittsburgh
obl	Oyster Bay Landmark	Oyster Bay Landmark	Oyster Bay	oyster bay, new york, oyster bay, ny, oyster bay landmark, oyster bay
omal	Omaha Landmark	Omaha Landmark	Omaha	omaha, omaha landmark
nycl	New York City Landmark	New York City Landmark	New York City	new york city landmark, new york city, nyc landmark, nyc
odl	Oakland Designated Landmark	Oakland Designated Landmark	Oakland	oakland designated, oakland
drhp	Davenport Register of Historic Properties	Davenport Register of Historic Properties	Davenport	davenport register of historic properties, davenport
dlmk	Dallas Landmark	Dallas Landmark	Dallas	dallas, dallas landmark
crhp	Columbus Register of Historic Properties	Columbus Register of Historic Properties	Columbus	columbus, columbus register of historic properties, columbus register
clhl	Cincinnati Local Historic Landmark	Cincinnati Local Historic Landmark	Cincinnati	cincinnati local historic landmark, cincinnati landmark, cincinnati
chicl	Chicago Landmark	Chicago Landmark	Chicago	chicago landmark, chicago
berkl	Berkeley Landmark	Berkeley Landmark	Berkeley	berkeley landmark, berkeley
albhl	Albuquerque Historic Landmark	Albuquerque Historic Landmark	Albuquerque	albuquerque historic landmark, albuquerque
cphd	Pittsburgh Historic Designation	Pittsburgh Historic Designation	Pittsburgh	pittsburgh historic designation, city of pittsburgh, pghl

State/provincial/local designations in other countries

Code	Designation	Bordered version	Scope	Aliases
sfh	Seoul Future Heritage	Seoul Future Heritage	Seoul	seoul future heritage
bch	Basque Cultural Heritage	Basque Cultural Heritage	Basque	basque cultural heritage, basque, basque country

Adding new designations

If you've created or contributed to a list-article or individual property articles of a designation or heritage register not listed above, you can suggest its addition to the template. To suggest a new designation for inclusion in this template, raise a question or open an edit request on this template's talk page.

Requirements

In order for a register to be added to this template, there are several criteria that must be met:

The register must be an official designation consisting of a reasonable number of sites. If a designation covers only a small community and contains only a handful of sites, it's probably not necessary to add it to this template.
There must be an article about the register on Wikipedia, and there should be at least an external link to a list of all sites on the register. Ideally, there should be a list article on Wikipedia containing links to all articles about sites on that register.
The register's scope must be identified. What exactly can become listed on this register? Is it confined to a small area such as a city or municipality? Perhaps a state or province? Or maybe even an entire nation or many nations? A designation can be classified as "Global", meaning any site in any nation can qualify, "National/regional", meaning only sites in a particular nation or group of nations (i.e. the United Kingdom or North America) can qualify, "State/provincial", meaning only sites in a particular region of a country (i.e. a state in the United States or an emirate in the United Arab Emirates) may qualify, or "Local", meaning only sites in a specific city, neighborhood, or community may qualify.
Text and a color scheme must be chosen for the designation. This template allows an editor freedom over the background color of the designation's bar in {{Infobox historic site}} as well as the text color. The text of the bar will link to the main article of the register in some way, and should contain sufficient information to uniquely identify the register.
Valid callnames must be chosen for the designation. Callnames are valid values for the <designation> parameter described at the top of this page. Callnames are unique to an individual register, so if another similar designation contains callnames that may conflict with the new register, some reconciliation will be needed (i.e. if Switzerland maintains two national designations and one is already in this template using the callname "Switzerland", that callname must be taken out to remove ambiguity before the second designation is added).

Through discussion, determine a color scheme for the designation and which text will appear in the infobox bar. Also, determine callnames, identifying any ambiguities or overlap between designations. Once the text, the color, and the callname(s) have been discussed, the designation can be incorporated into this template. Below are a few guidelines on how to choose these identifiers.

Color selection

While it's desirable for the colors to be related to the designation, accessibility is our first concern. Some users of Wikipedia may be fully or partially color blind, and certain color combinations can be hard for them to see. It may be necessary to modify the colors a little to accommodate these users; for more information see Wikipedia:Color.

In general, very light colors are preferred in order to have adequate contrast between the text and the background. The following colors are all acceptable choices:

#FFE978	#DACAA5	#CDE5B2	#BFFFBF	#B2E5CD	#A5CADA	#A8BDEC	#FFC0CB

The bordered div box versions (as used on {{Infobox historic site}}) do not have these accessibility issues, and thus use a different color palette.

Callname selection

In choosing callnames (valid <designation> values), choose names that are generally associated with the designation – not personal preferences (i.e. don't choose "My Hometown," "Family Vacation Spot," etc.). Be sure to include many different variations on word order (If you include "Canadian National Historic Site" then include "National Historic Site of Canada" as well). Callnames are case-insensitive, so there is no need for various capitalization changes.

You may use abbreviations, but use abbreviations that make sense. For Atlanta Landmarks, "AL" wouldn't be good because it may be confused with landmarks in Alabama; something like "ATL" would be better because more potential readers would associate that with Atlanta. For smaller cities it is wise to include country or state names too (such as "Oyster Bay, New York") because people are more likely to use state names than for larger, more well-known cities.

Care must also be taken to avoid overlap or ambiguity in choosing callnames. Common practice in this template's designations is to include the nation, state, or city's name as a potential callname for that designation. If a nation, state, or city maintains more than one historic register, though, things can get messy. When adding a new designation, check first to make sure that no other designations use the callnames you wish to attach to the new designation. If you were adding a new national designation for Switzerland, you would notice that the designation already in the template (Swiss Cultural Properties of National Significance) uses the callname "Switzerland". Since your new designation would also be a national designation of Switzerland, the "Switzerland" callname should be removed from the old designation, making sure to update any articles using that callname, before the new designation is added to the template.

Text selection

When selecting the text that will be shown in the infobox bar, be sure to provide enough information to uniquely identify the designation. Many registers in this template are very similar, and some may even overlap in scope (i.e. a single area may be covered by more than one register). Make sure when selecting the text that will display in the designation's bar that enough information is given to remove all ambiguity. If you were adding a register about the National monuments of Singapore, you couldn't simply choose "National Monument" for the text bar because almost every single country contains its own national monuments. Generally a good idea is to include the nation, region, or area covered by the register in the text. Instead of "State Landmark", the text should read "California Landmark" or something similar.

The list article to which the text will point can be helpful in identifying the register, though it should not be a primary identifier. A reader should be able to read the text of the bar and know immediately which register the infobox is talking about. Secondary information such as intricacies of scope, requirements of addition, and explanations of labels (Grade I, Category C, Type IV, etc.) should be explained in the list article but not the text bar. While adequate information is needed in the text bar, make sure not to be overly descriptive so as not to overwhelm the infobox. If the bar's text takes up more than two lines, you should probably think about shortening it.

Adding new designations: instructions for template editors

The template is split up into three major code blocks:

Template:Designation/text - the text
Template:Designation/colour - the background colours
Template:Designation/colour2 - the alternative colours for the bordered versions

To incorporate the designation's color into the template, find the appropriate scope-level (Global, national/regional, state/provincial, or local) section of the "color" block of code. The section is alphabetized according to scope. Nation names are in alphabetical order, followed by states or provinces, followed by cities.

The format of each entry is

|CALLNAME ONE|CALLNAME TWO|ADDITIONAL CALLNAMES
|WRAPPED CALLNAMES IF NECESSARY                 = #nnnnnn

where "#nnnnnn is the hexadecimal color code in standard CSS notation.

Once this is done, repeat the procedure for the alternate colour template.

The text codes in Template:Designation/text use the same format (and the code from the color designations can be copy/pasted as a starting point), but instead of a color code, the equals sign at the end of each set of callnames is followed by a text string to be displayed in the infobar. This text, as discussed above, should contain a link to the register's main list article.

Documenting new supported designations

In addition to adding the color/text to the main template, the documentation at Template:Designation/Supported designations must be updated to list the new designation. You can either ask someone at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Historic sites to update the "Supported designations" page or update it yourself.

To add your designation to the page, you'll have to find the correct scope-based subpage. If you want to add a global designation, append "/Global" to the end of the article name (i.e. Template:Designation/Supported designations/Global); for national/regional designations, it's /National; and for state/provincial and local/municipal designations, it's /State.

Once you've navigated to the correct subpage, simply click the edit button and add a new table row in the correct alphabetical order based on descending order of scope. (So if you were adding New York State Landmarks, and Alabama/Ohio were already there, you would add New York between the two. If there was a Hong Kong landmark, it would be even before Alabama because "China" starts with C and "United States" starts with U.)

The simplest method of creating a new row is to copy/paste a pre-existing row and edit that. For more information on Wikipedia Tables, see Help:Table.

Don't change anything in the first column except the designation call.

Change the former designation callname to one of your designation's callnames in both the "color" and "text" locations.

The next cell is the scope of the designation. Scopes are generally in Country – State/province – City/municipality, etc. form, so for the New York State example, you would not just type "New York"; you would type "United States – New York" and for Hong Kong, you would type "China – Hong Kong."

The next column is the approximate count of sites having that designation. No sources are needed on this list since the count will more than likely appear on the main article for that designation, a requirement to be supported by this infobox.

The final cell is a list of all callnames that can be used to call that designation. You can copy and paste the callnames from the main template, but be sure to separate them by semicolons instead of leaving the vertical pipes, and make sure not to leave them in all caps.

After you have added the new row, save the page with the same edit summary used when you updated the main template.

Maintenance categories

Category:Articles using Template:Designation with invalid designation (0): used in {{Designation/divbox}}; checks {{Designation/text}} for valid input.

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Designation/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.