Template:New wiki request/doc
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Usage
editThis template is used on requests for new wikis, to give information about the language and the subdomain settings. Use this example:
{{new wiki request | status = open | comment = <!-- leave this to language committee members --> | phab = <!-- task number once it exists -- e.g., T123456 --> | language_code = fr | language_code3 = fra | language_English = French | language_native = français | language_Wikidata= Q150 | new_language = yes/no <!-- usually yes if it's a Wikipedia, otherwise usually no --> | directionality = LTR <!--LTR = "left to right"; "RTL" for right-to-left scripts.--> | project_English = Wikipedia | project_native = Wikipédia | ns_project = | ns_project_talk = | enable_upload = yes/no/admin | logo = File:... | timezone = Continent/City | add_namespaces = | add_settings = | category = <!-- used for wikisource and wikiversity --> }}
Additional notes
- "new_language" is whether it is a completely new language for Wikimedia (i.e. there is not yet a project in this language), usually when creating a new Wikipedia.
- "language_native" is actually only needed when "new_language" is "yes"
Optional:
- "url" to override the default site URL
- "interfacelang" if it is different from the subdomain
- A link to Phabricator (with the settings pre-filled) is added when the status is set to approved
- "phab" can be used to replace the link described in the previous item by a normal link to the existing Phabricator task
- For Wikisource and Wikiversity, use "category" and maybe also "main_page"
- Optional parameters "community" and "links" for converting old proposals
Some simple words or short sentences are translatable on Template:New wiki request/translation.
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Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Status of request | status | Status of the request. Only members of the Language Committee should change the value of this parameter.
| Line | required |
Language Committee comment | comment | A comment from the Language Committee. Only members of the Language Committee should provide a value for this parameter. (This can be used to link to the Phabricator task requesting creation of the wiki, once that task exists.) | Line | suggested |
Phabricator task | phab | The Phabricator task number, once that task has been created. (This hides the link to create the Phabricator task and replaces it with a normal link to the existing task. The longer parameter name "phabricator" can also be used.)
| Line | suggested |
Language code (subdomain) | language_code | The ISO 639 two- or three-letter code for the language. This will be used as the subdomain for the wiki.
| Line | required |
Three-letter language code | language_code3 | Add this if the language has both two- and three-letter language codes.
| Line | optional |
Wiki language name in English | language_English | The language of the wiki in English. This is almost always the name of the English Wikipedia article about the language without the word "language". For example, the English Wikipedia article about French is "French language", so the value here for a French wiki would be "French".
| Line | suggested |
English Wikipedia article title | wtitle | Use this to specify the title of the English Wikipedia article about the language if that title is not simply the value of language_English plus the word "language". | Line | optional |
Wiki language name for itself (local or native name) | language_native | The name of the language of the wiki in the language itself.
| Line | required |
Wikidata item for wiki language | language_Wikidata | The item number at Wikidata for the language of the wiki.
| Line | suggested |
New language? | new_language | Is this the first Wikimedia wiki to be created for this language? (Usually yes if this is a Wikipedia and no otherwise, but not always.)
| Line | required |
Directionality | directionality | The direction the language is written in (left-to-right, etc.).
| Line | suggested |
Content project name in English | project_English | The name of the Wikimedia content project the wiki will be a part of.
| Line | required |
Content project name in wiki language | project_native | The name of the Wikimedia content project in the language of the wiki. If not provided, the English name (project_English) will be used. (The example here is "Wikipedia" in French.)
| Line | suggested |
Project namespace | ns_project | The name of the project namespace in the language of the wiki. Usually this matches project_native, but not always. If not provided, the default English name (project_English) will be used.
| Line | suggested |
Project talk namespace | ns_project_talk | The name of the talk/discussion namespace associated with the project namespace. If not provided, the default English name (project_English plus the word "talk") will be used.
| Line | suggested |
Enable uploads? | enable_upload | Should uploads be allowed? Usually this is no, and files should be uploaded to Commons instead of locally on the wiki. Specifying yes (anyone can upload) or admin (only administrators/sysops can) requires that an Exemption Doctrine Policy (EDP) be created first. A "no" setting here can always be changed later.
| Line | suggested |
Logo | logo | An SVG file containing the logo to be shown in the upper-left corner of every wiki page. This should be a file uploaded to Commons.
| Line | suggested |
Time zone | timezone | The time zone to be used by the wiki. Must be a valid time zone identifier from the "tz database".
| Line | suggested |
Additional namespaces | add_namespaces | Any additional namespaces required for the wiki. For example, a Wikisource would need local equivalents of "Page", "Page talk", "Index", "Index talk", "Author", "Author talk".
| Line | optional |
Additional settings | add_settings | Any additional settings for the wiki. | Line | optional |
Category | category | For a Wikisource or Wikiversity, the category of the test wiki on the Multilingual Wikisource or Wikiversiy Beta. (Otherwise the test wiki is assumed to be in the Wikimedia Incubator.) | Line | optional |
main_page | main_page | no description | Unknown | optional |
interfacelang | interfacelang | no description | Unknown | optional |
community | community | no description | Unknown | optional |
links | links | no description | Unknown | optional |
url | url | no description | Unknown | optional |
langname | langname | no description | Unknown | optional |