Template:Archive header/sandbox

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Usage

{{archive header}}

This template is placed at the top of a discussion archive page.

This template will automatically add the date the archive page was created if the archive page title is either <''current discussion page''>/Archives/<''date''>, or (if there is no index) <''current discussion page''><''date''>. The date format is yyyy-mm-dd (one of {{#time:Y}}, {{#time:Y-m}}, or {{#time:Y-m-d}}). For example, Wikisource:Scriptorium/Archives/2020-01.

This template also applies the magic word __ARCHIVEDTALK__

Parameters

• 1, date: date of the archive page's creation
• description: description of the archive page

date

Optional parameter to change what date the header says the archive page was created. Date must be in yyyy-mm-dd format.

{{archive header|2001}}

produces

{{archive header|2019-1}}

produces

{{archive header|2021-03-10}}

produces

description

Optional parameter to change the description of the archive page.

{{archive header|description = first created in October 2012, although the comments contained were likely posted before and after this date}}

produces

{{archive header|description = which contains no comments because it's an example}}

produces

See also

• m:Standard archival system
• {{Archives}}

templatedata

adds a standard header; for use with pages that are talk page archives

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
1	1	no description	Unknown	optional
description	description	allows for a description of the archive Example first created in October 2012, although the comments contained were likely posted before and after this date	String	optional
date	date 1	takes a date string YYYY, or YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD Example 2019	Date	suggested

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