Template:Expand language/howto
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Usage
To mark an article, tag it with
{{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}} article title|date=December 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
All parameters are optional:
|1=ARTICLE– title of the article on {{{1}}} Wikipedia. This defaults to the article linked to the English article via Wikidata.|section=yes– changes notice to "This section may be expanded..." (default: 'article')|date=December 2024– set by bot if omitted.
Topics and categorization
This template categorizes articles into categories. Basic categorization is into: ⟶ [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]..
See also
- Help:Translation, a how-to page about how to copy and translate text from a foreign language Wikipedia article 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
- Category:Translation templates