Usage edit

Names with (or without) equal signs can be given as 1=Username or User=Username :

An optional second parameter can be used to specify a sister language Wikimedia project such as Deutsch (German) Wikibooks or Español (Spanish) Wikibooks. This parameter can also be called by the name Project.

Other user information templates edit

User information templates provide informational links for a user; they are similar to signatures, but often provide additional information, and may be used by other users.

Standard user information templates
Template Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{user}} Example (discuss · email · contribs · logs · count)
{{useranon}} 255.255.255.255 (discuss)
{{admin}} Example (discuss · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · moves · imports · rights)
{{bureaucrat}} Example (discuss · contribs · rights · renames)
{{checkuser}} Example (discuss · contribs · rights · checks)
User information templates normally used on administrative pages
Template Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{usercheck}} Example (discuss · contribs · count · logs · block log · rfp · rights [change])
{{userrights}} Example (current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) · block log)
{{userlinks}} Example (discuss · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · edit filter log · block log · block)
{{anonlinks}} 255.255.255.255 (discuss · info · whois · deleted contribs · block log · block)
{{renaming}} Example (discuss · contribs · listuser · global account browser · logs · target logs)
Templates used to to add a missing user signature
Template Produces... ('Example' is used for user name)
{{unsigned}}
{{unsigned2}}
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talkcontribs) 05:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
{{unsignedIP}}
{{unsignedIP2}}
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 255.255.255.255 (discuss) 05:59, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
{{undated}} —Preceding undated comment added 18:45, December 6, 2006.