Template:Protected/doc

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General protection template to inform users a page is protected. This template does not protect a page; only administrators can protect pages.

The template automatically sets the following categories: files to Category:Protected files and everything else except user pages, user talk pages, and templates to Category:Protected pages. If the page is not protected, it will end up in Category:Unprotected pages using protection templates.

Usage

{{protected |1= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	reason	—	from editing to prevent vandalism.	optional
icon	hide icon	If this parameter has any value, the padlock icon doesn’t appear in the top-right corner.	empty	optional
note	note	Its default value doesn’t show up on talk pages or user pages (if you specify the parameter, it does so).	Please discuss changes on the talk page or request unprotection. (except talk and user pages)	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: Administrators

Placement: At the top of the page

See also

• {{Mprotected}} - for images included on the Main Page, which are protected because of the cascading protection (but are not protected directly).
• {{Permprot}} - for high-risk templates that are indefinitely protected (use on talk page).
• {{MWheader}} - for MediaWiki pages (use on talk page).

Padlocks

• = cascading full protection from editing.
• = full protection from editing.
• = template protection from editing.
• = autopatroller protection from editing or uploading.
• = semi-protection from editing or uploading.
• = full protection from uploading (but not editing).
• = full protection from moving (but not editing).

Localization

العربية ∙ беларуская (тарашкевіца) ∙ বাংলা ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ galego ∙ עברית ∙ हिन्दी ∙ hrvatski ∙ magyar ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ मराठी ∙ မြန်မာဘာသာ ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ português do Brasil ∙ русский ∙ slovenščina ∙ српски / srpski ∙ svenska ∙ ไทย ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 中文

This template makes use of {{Autotranslate}} and the translate extension.

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Only the text is switched out based on the user's interface, not the whole template (like with {{Autotranslate}}) to avoid unnecessary complexity. Keep in mind this is still a work in progress and new text fields may be added in the future.

Examples

The message box does not appear on semi-protected pages or upload-only protected files. An icon still appears in the top-right corner.

Fully Protected

• {{protected}} →

  This template has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. Please discuss changes on the talk page or request unprotection.

• {{protected|I said so}} →

  This template has been protected because I said so. Please discuss changes on the talk page or request unprotection.

• {{protected|note=And you can change this too.}} →

  This template has been protected from editing to prevent vandalism. And you can change this too.