Template:Deprecated template
 | Template:Deprecated template is deprecated. Please use [[Template:{{{2}}}]] instead. |
The {{Deprecated template}} template notifies users that a given template has been replaced by a different one. This is useful when usage is different (so a redirect won't work) or you'd like to reduce the number of redirects (which makes bot parsing more difficult).
Whenever possible, it should replace the deprecated template's content entirely, so that someone using the template will see only the message.
Usage
edit{{Deprecated template|old template name|new template name|date=December 2024}}
Usage without a date parameter categorizes templates to Category:Deprecated templates. Adding the date parameter categorizes the template to Category:Deprecated templates from December 2024.
This template changes style depending on what kind of page it is shown on. Thus it adheres to the standardised looks for the different namespaces.
If a deprecated template is still in use on other pages, add <noinclude>...</noinclude> tags around the {{Deprecated template}} template. That way the template page will show the deprecation tag, but pages using it will not. If a template has been fully deprecated, meaning that it not in use on other pages, the noinclude tags may be removed. That way a deprecation tag will show on any page using the deprecated template. Afterwards consider nominating the template for deletion, or marking it with {{Historical template}}.
Parameters
edit- Standard
{{Deprecated template|Old|New|date=December 2024}}
| Template:Old is deprecated. Please use Template:New instead. |
Template loop detected: Template:When on basepage
- Additional
The template can show parameters as follows:
{{Deprecated template|Old|New|parameter}}
{{Deprecated template|Old|New|<nowiki>parameter=foo</nowiki>}}
| Template:Old is deprecated. Please use [[Template:New|parameter]] instead. |
Template loop detected: Template:When on basepage
| Template:Old is deprecated. Please use [[Template:New|parameter=foo]] instead. |
Template loop detected: Template:When on basepage
The template can also show a note:
{{Deprecated template|Old|New|note=Further details can be inserted here}}
| Template:Old is deprecated. Please use Template:New instead. Further details can be inserted here, such as why the template is retained, or the particulars of the replacement process |
Template loop detected: Template:When on basepage
- Special parameters for templates outside template namespace.
|old= and |new= can be used with the full names including namespace.
{{Deprecated template|old=Template:Old|new=Wikipedia:New}}
| Template:Old is deprecated. Please use Wikipedia:New instead. |
Template loop detected: Template:When on basepage
- Category suppression
The template can be prevented from categorizing by adding |nocat=true. In that case not only the page itself will not be categorized, but transclusions of such pages will also be prevented from categorizing in Category:Pages using deprecated templates.
See also
edit- {{Deprecated template-inline}} – same as this template, but for deprecated inline templates that are being kept around (in name, at least) for historical reasons
- {{Deprecated stub}} – for deprecated stub templates
- {{Deprecated shortcut}} – for deprecated shortcuts
- {{Historical template}} - for deprecated templates that are kept for historical reasons
- Category:Deprecated templates – the category where this template lists templates it is used on
- {{Xtd}} (and related templates) – for indicating deprecated (and good, bad and neutral) examples in guidelines, how-tos and template documentation
- {{Dc}} – inline Template:Dc; {{Dc2}} variant has Template:Dc2 (both explicitly use the
<del>element, and can be used in articles, e.g. about HTML or other specifications that may have deprecated features) - {{Superseded}} – for Wikipedia pages
- {{Obsolete}} – for media files
