Template:Designation
| colspan=2 align=center style="border:4px solid #A8EDEF;"|Invalid designation
Template documentationUsage
This template is mainly used in conjunction with {{Infobox historic site}}, which is of interest to WikiProject Historic sites. This template tells the infobox how to display designations by passing along either a color or some text, which are dependent on the designation. The template is set up, however, so that anyone can use it as a stand-alone template to create tables, lists, and other articles throughout Wikipedia. The following is an explanation of how to use this template as a stand-alone template:
Template syntax
{{Designation|<designation>|<identifier>}}
- <designation> – tells the template which designation to use. (i.e. "NRHP", "World Heritage Site", "NYCL", etc.) This parameter is case-insensitive, so "world heritage site" will yield the same thing as "WoRlD HeRiTaGe SiTe". All supported designations are listed below.
- <identifier> – can be either of the following values:
- colour (or color) – will return a hex code for the official color of <designation>
- text – will return a link to the article talking about <designation>
- divbox - will generate a bordered div block element version, consisting of the link to the article talking about <designation> (this is useful in various templates that use the {{Infobox}}}
Examples:
{{Designation/colour|World Heritage Site}}yields " #FFE978"{{Designation/text|Grade I}}yields "Listed Building – Grade I"{{Designation/divbox|National Historic Site of Canada}}yields:
Supported designations
Global designations
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | Global | 874 | World Heritage Site; WHS | |
| IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve) |
IUCN Category Ia (Strict Nature Reserve)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category Ia; IUCN Ia; Category Ia; Nature Reserve |
| IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area) |
IUCN Category Ib (Wilderness Area)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category Ib; IUCN Ib; Category Ib; Wilderness Area |
| IUCN Category II (National Park) |
IUCN Category II (National Park)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category II; IUCN II; Category II; National Park |
| IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) |
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category III; IUCN III; Category III; Natural Monument |
| IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area) |
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category IV; IUCN IV; Category IV; Habitat Management; Species Management |
| IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) |
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category V; IUCN V; Category V; Protected Landscape; Protected Seascape |
| IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area) |
IUCN Category VI (Managed Resource Protected Area)
|
Global | ??? | IUCN Category VI; IUCN VI; Category VI; Managed Resource Protected Area |
| Ramsar Wetland | Global | ??? | Ramsar; Ramsar Wetland; Ramsar Wetland of International Importance | |
| Historic Civil Engineering Landmark | Global | 263 | Civil Engineering Landmark; Historic Civil Engineering Landmark; HCEL | |
| Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark | Global | 259 | Mechanical Engineering Landmark; Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark; HMEL |
National/regional designations
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Monument of Albania | Albania | 201 | Cultural Monument of Albania; Albanian Cultural Monument; Albania; Monument Kulture | |
| National Historic Monument of Argentina | Argentina | ~400 | National Historic Monument of Argentina; Argentina Historic Monument; Argentina; NHMA | |
| Australian National Heritage List | Australia | ???? | Australian national heritage list; Australia; ANHL | |
| Commonwealth Heritage List | Australia | ???? | Commonwealth heritage list; Australian Commonwealth heritage list; Commonwealth; CWLTHL | |
| Register of the National Estate | Australia | ???? | Register national estate; register of the national estate; Australian register of the national estate; RNE | |
| List of Old Dhaka Heritage Sites | Bangladesh | ???? | Old Dhaka Heritage Sites; Old Dhaka | |
| KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 921 | KONS | |
| National Historic Heritage of Brazil | Brazil | 1,047 | National Historic Heritage of Brazil; Brazilian Historic Heritage; IPHAN; Brazil; NHHB | |
| National Historic Site of Canada | Canada | 958 | National Historic Site of Canada; Canadian National Historic Site; Canada; National Historic Site; NHSC; NHS | |
| Heritage Railway Station (Canada) | Canada | 163 | Heritage Railway Station of Canada; Canadian Heritage Railway Station; HRSC | |
| Protected Natural Value of Croatia | Croatia | 461 | Protected Natural Value of Croatia; Croatian Protected Natural Value; Protected area of Croatia; Croatian Protected area; Croatia Natural; Spomenik prirode | |
| Cultural Good of Croatia | Croatia | ??? | Cultural Good of Croatia; Croatian Cultural Good; Croatia Cultural; Spomenik kulture | |
| National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic | Czech Republic | 384 | National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic; Czech National Cultural Monument | |
| Monument historique | France | >43,000 | Monument historique; France; French | |
| Cultural Heritage Monument of Georgia | Georgia | ??? | Cultural Heritage Monument of Georgia; კულტურული მემკვიდრეობის ძეგლი | |
| Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia | Georgia | ??? | Immovable Cultural Monument of National Significance of Georgia; ეროვნული მნიშვნელობის კატეგორიის კულტურის უძრავი ძეგლი | |
| National Monument of Ireland | Ireland | ~1,000 | Irish National Monument; National Monument of Ireland; Ireland Monument in State Care; Irish Monument in State Care; Ireland; Irish | |
| National Treasure of Japan | Japan | 1079 | National Treasure of Japan; Japanese National Treasure; Japan | |
| Rijksmonument | Netherlands | 55,000+ | Rijksmonument; Dutch National Monument; Netherlands National Monument; National Monument of the Netherlands; Netherlands; Dutch | |
| Heritage New Zealand – Category 1 | New Zealand | ??? | Heritage New Zealand Category I; New Zealand Category I; NZ Category I | |
| Heritage New Zealand – Category 2 | New Zealand | ??? | Heritage New Zealand Category II; New Zealand Category II; NZ Category II | |
| National Cultural Treasures | Philippines | 50> | PHILIPPINES CULTURAL TREASURES; PHILIPPINES TREASURES; PNCT | |
| National Historical Landmarks |
National Historical Landmarks
|
Philippines | 50> | Philippines National Historic Landmarks; PNHL |
| Portuguese National Monument | Portugal | 791 | National Monument of Portugal; Portuguese National Monument; Monumento Nacional do Portugal; Portugal; IPPAR | |
| Monument istoric | Romania | 29,540 | National Register of Historic Monuments in Romania; Monument istoric; Romania; Romanian | |
| Cultural Heritage of Serbia | Serbia | 2,391 | Cultural Heritage of Serbia; Serbia; Serbian | |
| Invalid designation |
Invalid designation
|
Sierra Leone | ??? | List of National Monuments of Sierra Leone |
| National monument of Singapore | Singapore | ??? | National Monument of Singapore; Singapore National Monument; Singapore | |
| Historic Sites of South Korea | South Korea | ???? | Historic Sites of South Korea; Historic Sites of the Republic of Korea; South Korea | |
| Spanish Cultural Heritage | Spain | ~13,000 | Spanish Property of Cultural Interest; Bien de Interés Cultural; BIC; Spain; Spanish | |
| Natura 2000 site (SAC) |
Natura 2000 site (SAC)
|
European Union | ??? | Special Area of Conservation; SAC |
| Natura 2000 site (SPA) |
Natura 2000 site (SPA)
|
European Union | ??? | Special Protection Area; SPA |
| Natura 2000 site (SAC/SPA) | European Union | ??? | Special Protection Area Special Area of Conservation; Special Area of Conservation Special Protection Area; SPA SAC; SAC SPA | |
| Invalid designation |
Invalid designation
|
Sri Lanka | ??? | Sri Lanka |
| Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance | Switzerland | ??? | Swiss Cultural Property of National Significance; Swiss; Switzerland; Swiss Cultural Property | |
| National monument of Taiwan | Taiwan | 106 | National Monument of Taiwan; Taiwan National; TWN | |
| National Historic Sites of Tanzania | Tanzania | ???? | NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE OF TANZANIA; NATIONAL HISTORIC SITES OF TANZANIA; TANZANIAN NATIONAL MONUMENT; TANZANIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE; TANZANIAN HISTORIC LANDMARK; TANZANIA; NHST | |
| National Monument of Zambia | Zambia | >3000 | National Monument of Zambia; Zambian National Monument; Zambia |
United Kingdom
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled monument | United Kingdom | 19,763 | Scheduled Monument; Scheduled Ancient Monument; Ancient Monument; UK Scheduled Monument; UK Ancient Monument; Scheduled Historic Monument; UK Monument in State Care; UK Scheduled Ancient Monument; UK Scheduled Historic Monument | |
| Listed Building | United Kingdom | >500,000 | Listed Building; United Kingdom Listed Building; UK Listed Building | |
| Listed Building – Grade I |
Listed Building – Grade I
|
England & Wales | 9,445 | Grade I Listed Building; Grade I; United Kingdom Grade I; UK Grade I |
| Listed Building – Grade II* |
Listed Building – Grade II*
|
England & Wales | 22,164 | Grade II* Listed Building; Grade II*; United Kingdom Grade II*; UK Grade II* |
| Listed Building – Grade II |
Listed Building – Grade II
|
England & Wales | 345,662 | Grade II Listed Building; Grade II; United Kingdom Grade II; UK Grade II |
| Listed Building – Grade A |
Listed Building – Grade A
|
Northern Ireland | ??? | Grade A Listed Building; Grade A; Northern Ireland Grade A |
| Listed Building – Grade B+ |
Listed Building – Grade B+
|
Northern Ireland | ??? | Grade B+ Listed Building; Grade B+; Northern Ireland Grade B+ |
| Listed Building – Grade B1 |
Listed Building – Grade B1
|
Northern Ireland | ??? | Grade B1 Listed Building; Grade B1; Northern Ireland Grade B1 |
| Listed Building – Grade B2 |
Listed Building – Grade B2
|
Northern Ireland | ??? | Grade B2 Listed Building; Grade B2; Northern Ireland Grade B2 |
| Listed Building – Category A |
Listed Building – Category A
|
Scotland | ??? | Category A Listed Building; Category A; Scotland Category A |
| Listed Building – Category B |
Listed Building – Category B
|
Scotland | ??? | Category B Listed Building; Category B; Scotland Category B |
| Listed Building – Category C(S) |
Listed Building – Category C(S)
|
Scotland | ??? | Category C Listed Building; Category C; Scotland Category C |
| Registered battlefield | United Kingdom | ??? | NHLE Battlefields; UK Registered Battlefields | |
| UK Protected Wreck | United Kingdom | >100 | UK Protected Wreck; UK Maritime Military Grave; UK Historic Wreck; NHLE Wreck | |
| UK Conservation Area | England | >10,000 | England Conservation Area; English Conservation Area | |
| Locally Listed Building | United Kingdom | >20,000 | UK Locally Listed; Local Listed Site UK; Locally Listed Building | |
| National Heritage List for England | England | >650,000 | NHLE; NHLE List; NHLE Register; National Heritage List for England | |
| National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens | England | 1600 | Historic garden; register of historic parks and gardens; historic parks and gardens; England registered parks and gardens | |
| Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland | Scotland | ~386 | Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland; Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland; Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes | |
| Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales | Wales | ~400 | Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales; Registered historic parks and gardens in Wales |
United States
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | United States | >80,000 | National Register of Historic Places; NRHP | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | United States | ~2,450 | National Historic Landmark; U.S. National Historic Landmark; US National Historic Landmark; NRHP-NHL; NHL | |
| U.S. Historic district | United States | ??? | United States Historic District; U.S. Historic District; US Historic District; Historic District; NRHP-HD; HD | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property |
United States | ??? | United States Contributing Property; U.S. Contributing Property; US Contributing Property; Contributing Property; NRHP-CP; CP | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark District | United States | ~200 | U.S. National Historic Landmark District; US National Historic Landmark District; National Historic Landmark District; NRHP-NHLD; NHLD | |
| U.S. National Monument | United States | 93 | U.S. National Monument; US National Monument; National Monument; NRHP-NMON; NMON | |
| U.S. National Historic Site | United States | 89 | U.S. National Historic Site; US National Historic Site; National Historic Site; NRHP-NHS; NHS | |
| U.S. National Memorial | United States | 44 | U.S. National Memorial; US National Memorial; National Memorial; NRHP-NMEM; NMEM | |
| U.S. National Historical Park | United States | 42 | U.S. National Historical Park; US National Historical Park; National Historical Park; NRHP-NHP; NHP | |
| U.S. National Battlefield | United States | 11 | U.S. National Battlefield; US National Battlefield; National Battlefield; NRHP-NB; NB | |
| U.S. National Military Park | United States | 9 | U.S. National Military Park | |
| U.S. National Natural Landmark | United States | ??? | U.S. National Natural Landmark; US National Natural Landmark; National Natural Landmark; NNL | |
| National Wild and Scenic River | United States | ??? | National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; NWSRS; National Wild and Scenic River; NWSR |
State/provincial/local designations
- See wp:HSITESHELP for tips
In Australia
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invalid designation |
Invalid designation
|
Australia - Australian Capital Territory | 415 |
Australian Capital Territory Heritage Register; Australian Capital Territory; ACTHR |
| New South Wales Heritage Register | Australia - New South Wales | 1,724 | New South Wales state heritage register; NSW state heritage register; New South Wales heritage register; NSW heritage register; NSW; NSW shr | |
| Invalid designation |
Invalid designation
|
Australia - Northern Territory | 675 |
Northern Territory Heritage Register; Northern Territory; NTHR |
| Queensland Heritage Register | Australia - Queensland | 1,692 | Queensland Heritage Register; QHR | |
| South Australian Heritage Register | Australia - South Australia | 2,326 |
South Australian heritage register; SA heritage register; South Australia; SAHR | |
| Tasmanian Heritage Register | Australia - Tasmania | 11,970 |
Tasmanian heritage register; Tasmania; TASHR | |
| Victorian Heritage Register | Australia - Victoria | ~2,300 |
Victorian heritage register; Victoria (Australia); VICHR | |
| Western Australia Heritage Register | Australia - Western Australia | 2,367 | Western Australia state register of heritage places; WA state register of heritage places; WASRHP; Western Australia |
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Heritage Register | Australia - Queensland - Brisbane | 2,309 | Brisbane heritage register; Brisbane (Australia); BHR | |
| New South Wales Heritage Database (Local Government Register) |
New South Wales Heritage Database
(Local Government Register) |
Australia - New South Wales | 1,747 | New South Wales Heritage Database; NSW Heritage Database; NSWHD; NSW HD |
In Canada
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Historic Resources Act | Canada - Alberta | ??? | Alberta Historic Resources Act; Alberta; AHRA | |
| New Brunswick Heritage Conservation Act | Canada - New Brunswick | ??? | New Brunswick Heritage Conservation Act; New Brunswick; NBHCA | |
| Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act | Canada - Nova Scotia | ??? | Nova Scotia Heritage Property Act; Nova Scotia; NSHPA | |
| Ontario Heritage Act | Canada - Ontario | ??? | Ontario Heritage Act; Ontario | |
| Prince Edward Island Heritage Place | Canada - Prince Edward Island | ??? | Prince Edward Island; PEI; Heritage Places Protection Act | |
| Patrimoine culturel du Québec | Canada - Quebec | ??? | Repertoire du Patrimoine Culturel du Quebec; Quebec; Cultural Heritage Register of Quebec | |
| Saskatchewan Heritage Property Act | Canada - Saskatchewan | 800+ | Saskatchewan Heritage Property Act; Saskatchewan; SHPA |
In China - Hong Kong
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declared Monument of Hong Kong | China – Hong Kong | 92 | Declared Monument of Hong Kong; Hong Kong Declared Monument; HK Declared Monument | |
| Hong Kong Graded Building | China – Hong Kong | 1,154 | Hong Kong Graded Building; HK Graded Building; Graded Building | |
| Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade I | China - Hong Kong | 212 | Hong Kong Grade I Historic Building; Hong Kong Grade I; HK Grade I | |
| Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade II | China - Hong Kong | 366 | Hong Kong Grade II Historic Building; Hong Kong Grade II; HK Grade II | |
| Hong Kong Graded Building – Grade III | China - Hong Kong | 576 | Hong Kong Grade III Historic Building; Hong Kong Grade III; HK Grade III |
In the United States
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage | United States – Alabama | 1,396 | Alabama Register; Alabama Landmark; Alabama; USAL; ARLH | |
| California Historical Landmark | United States – California | >1,000 | California Historical Landmark; California; CHISL | |
| Colorado State Register of Historic Properties | United States - Colorado | >1700 | Colorado State Register of Historic Properties; Colorado; CSRHP; USCO | |
| D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites | United States – District of Columbia | ~750 | District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites; D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites; DCIHS | |
| Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places | United States – Hawaii | 1,504 | Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places; Hawaii Register of Historic Places; Hawaiʻi; Hawaii; USHI | |
| Indiana Register of Historic Sites | United States - Indiana | ~1900 | Indiana Register of Historic Sites and Structures; Indiana; IRHSS; USIN | |
| Michigan State Historic Site | United States – Michigan | 2,730 | Michigan State Historic Site; Michigan; MSHS | |
| Mississippi Landmark | United States – Mississippi | 890 | Mississippi Landmark; Mississippi; USMS | |
| Nevada Historical Marker | United States - Nevada | 266 | Nevada Historical Marker; Nevada Marker; Nevada; USNV | |
| NH State Register of Historic Places | United States - New Hampshire | ~200 | New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places; New Hampshire State Register; New Hampshire; NHSR; NHSRHP; USNH | |
| New Jersey Register of Historic Places | United States - New Jersey | ??? | New Jersey Register of Historic Places; New Jersey; NJRHP; USNJ | |
| New York State Register of Historic Places | United States - New York | ??? | New York State Register of Historic Places; New York; New York State; NYSRHP; USNY | |
| NM State Register of Cultural Properties | United States - New Mexico | ~2,000 | N.M. State Register of Cultural Properties; New Mexico State Register; New Mexico; NMSRCP; NMSR; USNM | |
| Pennsylvania Historical Marker | United States – Pennsylvania | >2,000 | Pennsylvania Historical Marker; Pennsylvania; PA Marker | |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | United States - Texas | 3,779 | Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; Texas; RTHL; USTX | |
| Texas State Antiquities Landmark | United States - Texas | 352 | Texas State Antiquities Landmark; Texas; TSAL; USTX | |
| Virginia Landmarks Register | United States - Virginia | ??? | Virginia Landmarks Register; Virginia; VLR; USVA |
- Cities in the United States of America
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Historic Landmark | United States – New Mexico – Albuquerque | 20 | Albuquerque Historic Landmark; Albuquerque; ALBHL | |
| Baltimore City Landmark | United States – Maryland – Baltimore | 206 | Baltimore City Landmark; Baltimore; BCL | |
| Berkeley Landmark | United States – California – Berkeley | ~350 | Berkeley Landmark; Berkeley; BERKL | |
| Chicago Landmark | United States – Illinois – Chicago | ~200 | Chicago Landmark; Chicago; CHICL | |
| Dallas Landmark | United States – Texas – Dallas | 100 | Dallas Landmark; Dallas | |
| Davenport Register of Historic Properties | United States – Iowa – Davenport | ~50 | Davenport Register of Historic Properties; Davenport; DRHP | |
| Long Beach Historic Landmark | United States – California – Long Beach | 114 | Long Beach Historic Landmark; Long Beach; LBHL | |
| Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument | United States – California – Los Angeles | 886 | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument; Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument; Los Angeles; LAHCM | |
| New York City Landmark | United States – New York – New York City | ~2,600 | New York City Landmark; NYC Landmark; New York City; NYC; NYCL | |
| Oakland Designated Landmark | United States – California – Oakland | ~200 | Oakland Designated; Oakland; ODL | |
| Omaha Landmark | United States – Nebraska – Omaha | ~100 | Omaha Landmark; Omaha | |
| Oyster Bay Landmark | United States – New York – Oyster Bay | 40 | Oyster Bay Landmark; Oyster Bay, New York; Oyster Bay, NY; Oyster Bay | |
| Philadelphia Register of Historic Places | United States – Pennsylvania – Philadelphia | ??? | Philadelphia Register of Historic Places; Philadelphia; PRHP | |
| Pittsburgh Historic Designation | United States – Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh | >100 | Pittsburgh Historic Designation; City of Pittsburgh; PGHL; CPHD | |
| Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF | United States – Pennsylvania – Pittsburgh | 66 | Pittsburgh Historic Landmark; Pittsburgh Landmark; Pittsburgh; PHLF | |
| Riverside Landmark | United States – California – Riverside | ~110 | Riverside Landmark; Riverside; RIVL | |
| St. Louis Landmark | United States – Missouri – St. Louis | 121 | St. Louis Landmark; St Louis Landmark; St. Louis; St Louis | |
| San Diego Historic Landmark | United States – California – San Diego | ~870 | San Diego Historic Landmark; San Diego; SDHL | |
| San Francisco Designated Landmark | United States – California – San Francisco | ~250 | San Francisco Designated Landmark; San Francisco Landmark; San Francisco; SFDL | |
| Santa Monica Historic Landmark | United States – California – Santa Monica | ~90 | Santa Monica Historic Landmark; Santa Monica; SMHL | |
| Invalid designation |
Invalid designation
|
United States – California – Windsor | ~10? | Windsor Historic Landmark;WINDSORHL |
| Seattle Landmark | United States – Washington – Seattle | ~450 | Seattle Landmark; Seattle | |
| Cincinnati Local Historic Landmark | United States – Ohio – Cincinnati | 71 | Cincinnati Local Historic Landmark; Cincinnati Landmark; Cincinnati; CLHL | |
| Columbus Register of Historic Properties | United States – Ohio – Columbus | 77 | Columbus Register of Historic Properties; Columbus Register; Columbus; CRHP |
In other countries
| Designation | Bordered version | Scope | Count | Valid <designation> values (Callnames) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangon City Landmark | Myanmar – Yangon | 188 | Yangon City Heritage List; Yangon City Landmark; Yangon Landmark; Yangon City; Yangon |
Adding new designations
If you've created or contributed to a list-article or individual property articles of a designation or heritage register not listed above, you can suggest its addition to the template. To suggest a new designation for inclusion in this template, raise a question or open an edit request on this template's talk page.
Requirements
In order for a register to be added to this template, there are several criteria that must be met:
- The register must be an official designation consisting of a reasonable number of sites. If a designation covers only a small community and contains only a handful of sites, it's probably not necessary to add it to this template.
- There must be an article about the register on Wikipedia, and there should be at least an external link to a list of all sites on the register. Ideally, there should be a list article on Wikipedia containing links to all articles about sites on that register.
- The register's scope must be identified. What exactly can become listed on this register? Is it confined to a small area such as a city or municipality? Perhaps a state or province? Or maybe even an entire nation or many nations? A designation can be classified as "Global", meaning any site in any nation can qualify, "National/regional", meaning only sites in a particular nation or group of nations (i.e. the United Kingdom or North America) can qualify, "State/provincial", meaning only sites in a particular region of a country (i.e. a state in the United States or an emirate in the United Arab Emirates) may qualify, or "Local", meaning only sites in a specific city, neighborhood, or community may qualify.
- Text and a color scheme must be chosen for the designation. This template allows an editor freedom over the background color of the designation's bar in {{Infobox historic site}} as well as the text color. The text of the bar will link to the main article of the register in some way, and should contain sufficient information to uniquely identify the register.
- Valid callnames must be chosen for the designation. Callnames are valid values for the <designation> parameter described at the top of this page. Callnames are unique to an individual register, so if another similar designation contains callnames that may conflict with the new register, some reconciliation will be needed (i.e. if Switzerland maintains two national designations and one is already in this template using the callname "Switzerland", that callname must be taken out to remove ambiguity before the second designation is added).
Through discussion, determine a color scheme for the designation and which text will appear in the infobox bar. Also, determine callnames, identifying any ambiguities or overlap between designations. Once the text, the color, and the callname(s) have been discussed, the designation can be incorporated into this template. Below are a few guidelines on how to choose these identifiers.
Color selection
While it's desirable for the colors to be related to the designation, accessibility is our first concern. Some users of Wikipedia may be fully or partially color blind, and certain color combinations can be hard for them to see. It may be necessary to modify the colors a little to accommodate these users; for more information see Wikipedia:Color.
In general, very light colors are preferred in order to have adequate contrast between the text and the background. The following colors are all acceptable choices:
| #FFE978 | #DACAA5 | #CDE5B2 | #BFFFBF | #B2E5CD | #A5CADA | #A8BDEC | #FFC0CB |
The bordered div box versions (as used on {{Infobox historic site}}) do not have these accessibility issues, and thus use a different color palette.
Callname selection
In choosing callnames (valid <designation> values), choose names that are generally associated with the designation – not personal preferences (i.e. don't choose "My Hometown," "Family Vacation Spot," etc.). Be sure to include many different variations on word order (If you include "Canadian National Historic Site" then include "National Historic Site of Canada" as well). Callnames are case-insensitive, so there is no need for various capitalization changes.
You may use abbreviations, but use abbreviations that make sense. For Atlanta Landmarks, "AL" wouldn't be good because it may be confused with landmarks in Alabama; something like "ATL" would be better because more potential readers would associate that with Atlanta. For smaller cities it is wise to include country or state names too (such as "Oyster Bay, New York") because people are more likely to use state names than for larger, more well-known cities.
Care must also be taken to avoid overlap or ambiguity in choosing callnames. Common practice in this template's designations is to include the nation, state, or city's name as a potential callname for that designation. If a nation, state, or city maintains more than one historic register, though, things can get messy. When adding a new designation, check first to make sure that no other designations use the callnames you wish to attach to the new designation. If you were adding a new national designation for Switzerland, you would notice that the designation already in the template (Swiss Cultural Properties of National Significance) uses the callname "Switzerland". Since your new designation would also be a national designation of Switzerland, the "Switzerland" callname should be removed from the old designation, making sure to update any articles using that callname, before the new designation is added to the template.
Text selection
When selecting the text that will be shown in the infobox bar, be sure to provide enough information to uniquely identify the designation. Many registers in this template are very similar, and some may even overlap in scope (i.e. a single area may be covered by more than one register). Make sure when selecting the text that will display in the designation's bar that enough information is given to remove all ambiguity. If you were adding a register about the National monuments of Singapore, you couldn't simply choose "National Monument" for the text bar because almost every single country contains its own national monuments. Generally a good idea is to include the nation, region, or area covered by the register in the text. Instead of "State Landmark", the text should read "California Landmark" or something similar.
The list article to which the text will point can be helpful in identifying the register, though it should not be a primary identifier. A reader should be able to read the text of the bar and know immediately which register the infobox is talking about. Secondary information such as intricacies of scope, requirements of addition, and explanations of labels (Grade I, Category C, Type IV, etc.) should be explained in the list article but not the text bar. While adequate information is needed in the text bar, make sure not to be overly descriptive so as not to overwhelm the infobox. If the bar's text takes up more than two lines, you should probably think about shortening it.
Adding new designations: instructions for template editors
The template is split up into three major code blocks:
- Template:Designation/text - the text
- Template:Designation/colour - the background colours
- Template:Designation/colour2 - the alternative colours for the bordered versions
To incorporate the designation's color into the template, find the appropriate scope-level (Global, national/regional, state/provincial, or local) section of the "color" block of code. The section is alphabetized according to scope. Nation names are in alphabetical order, followed by states or provinces, followed by cities.
The format of each entry is
|CALLNAME ONE|CALLNAME TWO|ADDITIONAL CALLNAMES
|WRAPPED CALLNAMES IF NECESSARY = #nnnnnn
where "#nnnnnn is the hexadecimal color code in standard CSS notation.
Once this is done, repeat the procedure for the alternate colour template.
The text codes in Template:Designation/text use the same format (and the code from the color designations can be copy/pasted as a starting point), but instead of a color code, the equals sign at the end of each set of callnames is followed by a text string to be displayed in the infobar. This text, as discussed above, should contain a link to the register's main list article.
Documenting new supported designations
In addition to adding the color/text to the main template, the documentation at Template:Designation/Supported designations must be updated to list the new designation. You can either ask someone at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Historic sites to update the "Supported designations" page or update it yourself.
To add your designation to the page, you'll have to find the correct scope-based subpage. If you want to add a global designation, append "/Global" to the end of the article name (i.e. Template:Designation/Supported designations/Global); for national/regional designations, it's /National; and for state/provincial and local/municipal designations, it's /State.
Once you've navigated to the correct subpage, simply click the edit button and add a new table row in the correct alphabetical order based on descending order of scope. (So if you were adding New York State Landmarks, and Alabama/Ohio were already there, you would add New York between the two. If there was a Hong Kong landmark, it would be even before Alabama because "China" starts with C and "United States" starts with U.)
The simplest method of creating a new row is to copy/paste a pre-existing row and edit that. For more information on Wikipedia Tables, see Help:Table.
Don't change anything in the first column except the designation call.
Change the former designation callname to one of your designation's callnames in both the "color" and "text" locations.
The next cell is the scope of the designation. Scopes are generally in Country – State/province – City/municipality, etc. form, so for the New York State example, you would not just type "New York"; you would type "United States – New York" and for Hong Kong, you would type "China – Hong Kong."
The next column is the approximate count of sites having that designation. No sources are needed on this list since the count will more than likely appear on the main article for that designation, a requirement to be supported by this infobox.
The final cell is a list of all callnames that can be used to call that designation. You can copy and paste the callnames from the main template, but be sure to separate them by semicolons instead of leaving the vertical pipes, and make sure not to leave them in all caps.
After you have added the new row, save the page with the same edit summary used when you updated the main template.