Draft:Template index/Splitting
These templates are used for splitting articles by using ({{Split}}, {{Split section}}, etc.
For use on main page
- Content split
When two or more topics are being dealt with on the same page which share the same or similar title and a disambiguation page seems appropriate use {{Split}}:
It has been suggested that this page should be split into multiple pages. (discuss) |
- Place the template at the top of the page for which the split is proposed.
- By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally,
|discuss=
can be added to direct the discussion to another page. Example:{{split|discuss=Talk:Foobar#Split proposal}}
, produces:
It has been suggested that this page should be split into multiple pages. (discuss) |
- Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 2 and 20 new pages as parameters. Example:
{{split|New title 1|New title 2}}
, produces:
It has been suggested that this page should be split into pages titled New title 1 and New title 2. (discuss) |
- Size split
When an article is too long, and it is uncertain how the article should be split, use {{Very long}}:
This page may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. |
- When there is a suggested new article name for some content use {{Split}} with
|New article name=
:
It has been suggested that this page should be split into a new page titled New article name. (discuss) |
- When an article series is proposed, use {{Split}} with multiple titles:
It has been suggested that this page should be split into pages titled List of subject, A–M and List of subject , N–Z. (discuss) |
It has been suggested that this page should be split into pages titled Subject in Africa, Subject in the Americas, Subject in Asia and the Pacific and Subject in Europe. (discuss) |
When a disambiguation page needs splitting use {{Split dab}}: Template:Split dab
For sections, use:
- {{Split section}}
- {{Splitsections}} - can specify multiple destination articles
- {{Move portions}} - for migrating portions of a section
- {{Move section portions}} - for a less disruptive tag:
Template:Move section portions
For use on talk page
- {{Split article}} (supporting multiple splits from the same page) -
{{Split article|from=|from_oldid=|to=|diff=|date=}}
Template:Split article
During and after splitting
- {{Being split}} -
{{Being split|Destination}}
- {{Cleanup split}} -
{{Cleanup split|Destination}}
Templates
Listed alphabetically:
Tag | Text that will be shown (and usage notes) | ||
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{{cleanup split}} |
Template:Cleanup split
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{{split}} |
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{{split}} |
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{{split dab}} |
Template:Split dab
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{{split section}} |
Template:Split section
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{{split section}} |
Template:Split section
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{{split sections}} |
Template:Split sections
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{{sub-sections}} |
Template:Sub-sections
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