Template:High traffic

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Usage

Add this template to the top of the talk page associated with the page that is linked from or mentioned on a high traffic site. It may also be used if the talk page is linked or mentioned.

Use the syntax {{high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}} where

• date is the date on which the link or mention occurred, e.g. date=3 May 2024.
• url is the URL (including the http:// prefix) of the originating site, preferably link the particular page that links Wikipedia, i.e. is going to hit this article heavily, e.g. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242.
• site is the simple description of the website, e.g. Slashdot.

Additional parameters:

• date2 through date10, url2 through url10, and site2 through site10 - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site. If you need to add more than 10 please update the template.
• linktext to change the word "linked" and afterlinktext to change the word "from." Use notlinked=yes to disable Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.
• small if set to yes, makes a small version of this template
• page is usually blank. If the talk page is linked or mentioned, use page=talk. If both the talk page and article pages are linked or mentioned, use page=both.

Blank format:

• Horizontal:

{{high traffic|date=|site=|url=|small=|page=|linktext|afterlinktext|date2=|site2=|page2=|...|date10=|site10=|page10=}}

• Vertical:

{{high traffic
 | link text
 | after link text
 | url    =
 | small  =
 | date   =
 | site   =
 | page   =
 | date2  =
 | site2  =
 | page2  =
 | date3  =
 | site3  =
 | page3  =
 | date4  =
 | site4  =
 | page4  =
 | date5  =
 | site5  =
 | page5  =
 | date6  =
 | site6  =
 | page6  =
 | date7  =
 | site7  =
 | page7  =
 | date8  =
 | site8  =
 | page8  =
 | date9  =
 | site9  =
 | page9  =
 | date10 =
 | site10 =
 | page10 =
}}
Example uses:

Common - one incoming link:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}

Multiple links from high-traffic sites:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2=3 May 2024|url2=http://www.cnn.com/somepagehere.html|site2=CNN}}

Mentioned on a high-traffic site but not linked from it. Common on high-traffic news web sites:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}

Small version:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}

Talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=talk}}

Both article and talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=3 May 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|page=both}}

Pages this template is used on are placed into Category:Articles linked from high traffic sites.

Notes

See also

• {{press}}
• {{pp-semi-vandalism}}, semi-protection, next possible step if there is continual vandalism
• Wikipedia:Template locations, dispute regarding the placement of templates mainly directed at editors in the article namespace or on talk pages
• Wikipedia:Popular pages

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