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Usage
- To greet a user with this template just as it appears above (your signature will automatically replace the
~~~~), place the following wikicode on the user's talk page:
{{subst:W-short}}- To add a message before the last sentence, use:
{{subst:W-short|message}}- Replace message with your desired message. It will be inserted into the greeting before "Happy editing!"
- To add an additional message specific to anonymous users which recommends creating an account, use:
{{subst:W-short|anon=true}}- To add a border, use:
{{subst:W-short|border=color}}- Replace color with the name or code of the color you'd like to use. This can be in either named (e.g.,
DarkOrchid) or hexadecimal (e.g.,#9932CC) format. For a list of colors, see web colors.
- To add a specific article that the user contributed to, use:
{{subst:W-short|article=article title}}- The above options can be combined:
{{subst:W-short|One more thing:|border=DarkOrchid}}See also
Notes
Find subst count and examples of this template on User talk pages using this advanced search.[2026; 2025; 2024]