Template:Protected

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Usage

General protection template to inform users a page is protected. (Note: This does not protect pages. Only admins can do that.)

• Adds 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.

Syntax: {{protected|give reason here}}.

• If no reason is given the default is "to prevent vandalism".
• The second line doesn't show up on talk pages or user pages (unless the note parameter is used).

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.

{{protected}} → {{#switch:sysop

| sysop=

{{#ifeq:no|no||

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}} {{#if:sysop||{{#switch:Template|File=|User|User talk|Template=|}} }}

| autoconfirmed=

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| #default=

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 | {{#switch:

   | sysop=

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{{#if:sysop|| }}

   | autoconfirmed=

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   | #default=

{{#if:sysop|| }}

   }}

| {{#if:sysop|| }}

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}}

{{protected|I said so}} → {{#switch:sysop

| sysop=

{{#ifeq:no|no||

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}} {{#if:sysop||{{#switch:Template|File=|User|User talk|Template=|}} }}

| autoconfirmed=

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| #default=

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   | sysop=

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{{#if:sysop|| }}

   | autoconfirmed=

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   | #default=

{{#if:sysop|| }}

   }}

| {{#if:sysop|| }}

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}}

{{protected|note=And you can change this too.}} → {{#switch:sysop

| sysop=

{{#ifeq:no|no||

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}} {{#if:sysop||{{#switch:Template|File=|User|User talk|Template=|}} }}

| autoconfirmed=

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| #default=

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{{#if:sysop|| }}

   | autoconfirmed=

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   | #default=

{{#if:sysop|| }}

   }}

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}}

Padlocks

• 20px = full protection from editing.
• 20px = semi protection from editing or uploading.
• 20px = full protection from uploading (but not editing).

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).

Localisation

Only the text is switched out based on the user's interface, not the whole template (like with {{autotranslate}}) to avoid unnecessary complexity. Please translate the following and add it to a subpage of Template:Protected/text, e.g. Template:Protected/text/en.

There is no /lang page or /layout page to deal with. Keep in mind this is still a work in progress and new text fields may be added in the future.