Template:Expand language/howto/sandbox
Appearance
This template may be used to mark articles that have counterparts in {{{1}}} Wikipedia that are better than in English Wikipedia. These articles may be improved by translating content from the original {{{1}}}.
Usage
[edit]To mark an article, tag it with
{{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}} article title|date=August 2024}}
This template adds articles to the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. See #Categorization below.
The template should be placed atop the article page along with other maintenance templates.
Parameters
[edit]The article title is required; all named parameters are optional:
|1=ARTICLE
– title of the article on {{{1}}} Wikipedia. This is required.|section=yes
– changes notice to "This section may be expanded..." (default: 'article')
|date=August 2024
– set by bot if omitted.
Topics and categorization
[edit]This template categorizes articles into categories. Basic categorization is into: ⟶ [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. Usage of parameters fa
and topic
define subcategories.
See also
[edit]- WP:CWW, policy which governs copying and translating articles from other language Wikipedias
- WP:TFOLWP, describes required attribution when adding translated content to an article
- Wikipedia:Translation, general info
- Help:Translation, a how-to page about how to copy and translate text from a Wikipedia foreign language article into English.
- Wikipedia:Pages needing translation into English
- {{Expand language}}, parent template
- {{Translated page}}, may be added to the Talk page to provide supplemental translation attribution
- {{Proofreader needed}}, may be added to the article page to request assistance after translation from a given language
- Random article needing expansion from German Wikipedia
- Category:Articles needing translation from German Wikipedia
- Category:Wikipedia articles needing cleanup after translation from German
- Category:Wikipedia translation templates
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Intertranswiki, WikiProject for translating content from non-English Wikipedias
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Languages, general WikiProject for languages