Template:Copy edit
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This article may require copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling. (June 2024) |
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Usage
This template tags an article for copy editing and should be added at the top of the article page, as follows:
{{Copy edit|date=June 2024}}
This template will auto-categorize tagged articles into Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit, or a dated subcategory thereof.
Do not subst:
this template. This template is a self-reference.
Do not add this template to drafts.
Optional parameters
- This template takes an optional parameter that replaces the word "article" in the displayed message with arbitrary text. For example,
{{Copy edit|section}}
displays "This section needs copy editing." - This template takes the optional parameter
|for=
(a.k.a.|reason=
) which can be used to explain what issues need to be addressed, e.g.|for=consistent spelling
. The default value is "grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling". - This template takes the optional parameter
|date=
, with the format|date=June 2024
. A bot will automatically fill the parameter if it is initially left empty.
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Copy edit in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Copy edit
More information Parameter, Description ...
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Month and year | date | The month and year that the template was placed (in full). "{{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}" inserts the current month and year automatically.
| Line | suggested |
Affected area | 1 | Text to replace the word "article", usually "section"
| Line | optional |
Reason | for reason | Text to replace "grammar, style, cohesion, tone, or spelling" in the template | String | optional |
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Tracking categories
Other templates that add pages to Category:Wikipedia articles needing copy edit
- {{Copy edit inline}}
- {{Copy edit section}}
- {{Inappropriate person}}
Redirects
- {{Ced}}
- {{Cleanup-copyedit}}
- {{Cleanup-english}}
- {{Copy-edit}}
- {{Copyedit}}
- {{Copyediting}}
- {{Gcheck}}
- {{Grammar}}
- {{Grammar check}}
- {{Spacing}}
- {{Spelling}}
- {{Repetition}}
- {{Verbosity}}
See also
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Copy edit/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.