Template:High-risk

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This is the {{high-risk}} message box.

It is meant to be put at the top of the documentation for the most high-use (high-risk) templates. That is for templates used on a huge number of pages.

For templates used on many pages we instead recommend using {{high-use}} which has a softer wording.

Note! It is normal that some of the links in the message box are red.

Usage

The template can be used as is. But it can also take some parameters:

• First parameter is the number of pages. See Wikipedia:Database reports/Templates with the most transclusions to find out how many pages use a given template.
• Second parameter is the name of some other talk page if you want discussion to be made there instead. But a better option might be to redirect the talkpage of your template to that other talkpage.

Here are some examples:

{{high-risk| 3+ | Knowino talk:High-risk templates }}

This template is used on 30+ pages. To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes should first be tested in this template's /sandbox or /testcases subpage, or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. Please consider discussing any changes on Knowino talk:High-risk templates before implementing them.

{{high-risk| 300+ }}

This template is used on 3,000+ pages. To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes should first be tested in this template's /sandbox or /testcases subpage, or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

{{high-risk| | Knowino talk:High-risk templates }}

This template is used on a very large number of pages. To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes should first be tested in this template's /sandbox or /testcases subpage, or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. Please consider discussing any changes on Knowino talk:High-risk templates before implementing them.

The full code for a /doc page top can look like this:

{{documentation subpage}}
{{high-risk}}
<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->

Technical details

The /sandbox and /testcases links are the standard names for such subpages. If those pages are created then the green /doc box for the template will detect them and link to them in its heading. For instance see the top of this documentation.

See also

• {{used in system}} – For templates used in the Wikipedia user interface.
• {{high-risk}} – For the most high-use (high-risk) templates.
• {{high-use}} – For the slightly less high-risk templates.
• {{intricate template}}
• Knowino:High-risk templates
• {{pp-template}} – The protection template that usually is put on high-risk templates.