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=23 June 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 date20, title2 through title20, url2 through url20, and site2 through site20 - used if the page is mentioned on more than one high-traffic site. If you need to add more than 20, 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
 | page    =
 | url     =
 | title   =
 | date    =
 | site    =
 | url     =
 | title2  =
 | date2   =
 | site2   =
 | url2    =
 | title3  =
 | date3   =
 | site3   =
 | url3    =
 | title4  =
 | date4   =
 | site4   =
 | url4    =
 | title5  =
 | date5   =
 | site5   =
 | url5    =
 | title6  =
 | date6   =
 | site6   =
 | url6    =
 | title7  =
 | date7   =
 | site7   =
 | url7    =
 | title8  =
 | date8   =
 | site8   =
 | url8    =
 | title9  =
 | date9   =
 | site9   =
 | url9    =
 | title10 =
 | date10  =
 | site10  =
 | url10   =
 | title11 =
 | date11  =
 | site11  =
 | url11   =
 | title12 =
 | date12  =
 | site12  =
 | url12   =
 | title13 =
 | date13  =
 | site13  =
 | url13   =
 | title14 =
 | date14  =
 | site14  =
 | url14   =
 | title15 =
 | date15  =
 | site15  =
 | url15   =
 | title16 =
 | date16  =
 | site16  =
 | url16   =
 | title17 =
 | date17  =
 | site17  =
 | url17   =
 | title18 =
 | date18  =
 | site18  =
 | url18   =
 | title19 =
 | date19  =
 | site19  =
 | url19   =
 | title20 =
 | date20  =
 | site20  =
 | url20   =
}}

Examples

Common - one incoming link:

{{high traffic|date=23 June 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit}}

Multiple links from high-traffic sites:

{{high traffic|date=23 June 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|date2=23 June 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=23 June 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|linktext=mentioned|afterlinktext=on|notlinked=yes}}

Small version:

{{high traffic|date=23 June 2024|url=http://www.reddit.com/somepagehere.html|site=Reddit|small=yes}}

Talk page linked from high-traffic site:

{{high traffic|date=23 June 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=23 June 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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