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Usage

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{{Former admin|Example}} → Example (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protects · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
{{Former admin|Example|mop=yes}} → Example (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protects · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)

Userspace link templates

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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. List:

Normal
Signature addition
For admin pages
Bots/admin log

Demo user used is User:Example

Userspace linking templates

Standard templates

Templates Examples of template output

{{User link}}, {{U}} Example

{{User0}}, {{Usert}} Example (talk)

{{User}}, {{User1}}, {{BUser}} Example (talk · contribs)

{{Userv}} Example (talk · contribs)

{{Usertcb}} Example (talk · contribs · block user)

{{User2}}, {{Usertcc}} Example (talk · contribs · count)

{{User3}}, {{Usertcl}} Example (talk · contribs · logs)

{{User4}}, {{Usertce}} Example (talk · contribs · email)

{{User5}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

{{User6}} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log) or (with |email=y)
Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · email)

{{User6b}} Example (talk · message · contribs · count · logs · email)

{{User7}} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · email)

{{User8}}, {{Usertcce}} Example (talk · contribs · central auth · count · email)

{{User10}}, {{Usertccl}} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs)

{{User11}} Example (talk · contribs · count · api · block log)

{{User12}} Example (talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)

{{User13}} Example (talk · contribs · logs · block log)

{{User14}} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · logs · block log)

{{User15}} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · edit summaries)

{{User16}} Example (talk · message · contribs · page moves · deleted contribs · edit summaries · count · logs · block log · block user · email)

{{User17}} Example (talk · contribs · uploads)

{{User19}} Example (talk · contribs · global contribs · page moves · user creation · block log)

{{User21}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · block user · logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · SPI)

{{User23}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · target logs · block log · list user · global contribs · central auth · Google)

Example

(talk · email · rights) · (Testwiki · talk · rights) · (GitHub · Open issues)

{{User plus}} Example^contact

{{Usercf}} Example (contribs | filter log)

{{User-multi}} Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · page moves · block log · block user · email · central auth · deleted contribs · list user · global contribs · target logs)
With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links.

{{UserSummary}} Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)

v t e User toolbox for Example
General	user talk email change analysis (non-automated changes · BLP changes · policy & guideline changes) user groups global user groups blocked? user space user talk space global account info
Skin customizations	common: .js / .css Vector: .js / .css Vector-2022: .js / .css Minerva: .js / .css Timeless: .js / .css MonoBook: .js / .css global: .js / .css
Requests / Investigations	RfAs RfBs RFARs RfCs RfCUs SSPs SPIs BRFAs (if bot) editor reviews administrator reviews RfA votes AfD votes XfD votes
History	contributions deleted contributions global contributions logs moves uploads pages patrolled accounts created review log pending changes log registration time userpage log block log rights log meta thanks given received change summary usage global account log global rights log global block log global blocks disabled/enabled filter log examine past changes change filter changes articles created top article changes oversights rights AfC log CSD log Draftify log PROD log XfD log
Admin history	protections blocks deletions rights changes interface contributions imports global blocks disabled/enabled
Bureaucrat history	user renames rights changes
Steward history	rights changes global right changes global account changes global blocks
Actions	block unblock flag rename mass delete globally block globally unblock merge global account disable global blocks locally

{{Useranon}} 255.255.255.255 (talk)

{{IPuser}} 255.255.255.255 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)

{{IP summary}} 255.255.255.255 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

Admin: userlinking templates normally used on administrative pages
Templates	Examples of template output
{{User-c}}	Example (t c)
{{User-c-name}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t}}	Example (t·c)
{{User-t2}}	Example (t·c)
{{Useracc}}	Example (talk · contribs · account creation)
{{UserBk}}	Example (block log)
{{Userblock}}	Example (talk · contribs · block log)
{{Userblocked}}	Example (talk · contribs · page moves · current autoblocks · block log)
{{Usercheck}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · socks)
{{Usercheck-short}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted · count · AfD · logs · block log · lu · rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp · spi)
{{Usercheck-full}}	Example (talk · message · contribs · global contribs · deleted contribs · page moves · user creation · block user · block log · count · total · logs · summary · email \| lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · checkuser · spi · socks \| rfar · rfc · rfcu · ssp \| current rights · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) \| rights · renames · blocks · protects · deletions · rollback · admin · logs \| UHx · AfD · UtHx · UtE)
{{Checkuser}}	Example (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log · SUL · CA · checkuser (log))
{{Contribs}} {{UserContribs}}	contributions
{{Contribs2}} {{UserContribs2}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Contribs3}} {{UserContribs3}}	Hans Adler's contributions (early history of the UserContribs2 template)
{{Ccount}}	Contribution count for "Example"
{{Useredits}}	Example (contribs)
{{UserFs}}	Example (block log · checkuser)
{{User-full}}	`Example` (talk · contribs · checkuser · block user · block log · edit count)
{{Userlinks}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
{{Userlinks2}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · count · rollback · admin · logs)
{{Userlinks-abbr}}	(u t c m l )
{{Userlinks-tt}}	Example ("`Example`" · talk · contribs · page moves · block user · block log)
{{Userlogs}}	Logs for "Example"
{{Userrights}}	Example (current rights · rights management · rights log (local) · rights log (global/meta) · block log)
{{Admincheck}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · logs · target logs · block log · lu · rfa · rfb · arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks · rights · blocks · protects · deletions · moves)
{{Notable user}}	Example (user · talk · contribs)
{{Socklinks}}	Example (talk⁺ · contribs · deleted contribs · tag · block user · block log · checkuser)
{{User-uaa}}	Example (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
{{UserVP}}	Example (talk · contribs · count · block log)
{{Vandal}}	Example (talk • contribs • CA • deleted contribs • nuke contribs • logs • filter log • block user • block log)
{{Vandal-s}}	Example (talk · contribs · block log)
{{Vandal-m}}	Example (talk • contribs • block log ^auto)
{{Checkip}}	255.255.255.255 (talk⁺ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · checkuser (log))
{{IPcheck}}	255.255.255.255 (talk · tag · contribs · count · WHOIS · ip details · trace · RBLs • http • logs · block log · arb · rfc · lta · spi · checkuser · socks )
{{IPunblock}}	255.255.255.255 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • WHOIS • RDNS • trace • RBLs • block log • unblock)
{{IPvandal}}	255.255.255.255 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log)
{{Rangevandal}}	255.255.255.0/24 (XTools ·block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial))
{{Proxyip}}	255.255.255.255 (talk \| logs \| whois \| block \| +/– contrib)

Bots: templates used by bots
Templates	Examples of template output
{{Admin}}	Example (talk • changes • e-mail • blocks • protections • deletions • moves • right changes)
{{Admin-abbr}}	Example (t · c · b · p · d · m · r)
{{Bureaucrat}}	Example (talk • changes • email • blocks • protects • deletions • moves • rights • renames)
{{Bureaucrat2}}	Example (talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · moves · rights · renames · global renames)
{{Botlinks}}	Example Bot (BRFA · contribs · actions log · block log · flag log · user rights)
{{Botlinks2}}	Example Bot (talk · contribs · tasks · flag log · actions log · block log · other logs · count)
{{Botlinks3}}	Example Bot (task list · contribs)
{{Botlinks4}}	Example Bot (task list ⁽¹⁾ · logs ^{(actions · block · flag)} · botop ^{(e · t · c)} · contribs · user rights)
{{Newbot}}	tasks contribs count SUL logs page moves block user block log rights log flag
{{Botop}}	Example (talk · contribs · SUL · edit count · logs · page moves · block log · rights log · ANI search)
{{Former admin}}	Example (talk · contribs · former admin: blocks · protects · deletions · rights · meta · local rights)
{{Former admin abbr}}	Example (former: t · c · b · p · d · r · meta · local)

Signing: templates used to add a missing user signature
Templates	Examples of template output
{{Signing}}	—Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Quotedfrom}}	— Preceding text originally posted here by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Undated}}	—Comment without a date added on 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Unsigned}} {{Unsigned2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Unsigned IP}} {{UnsignedIP2}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 255.255.255.255 (talk) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Uns-ip}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by 255.255.255.255 (talk • contribs • WHOIS) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)
{{Xsign}}	— Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)
{{Unsigned2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{UnsignedIP2Fix}}	— Preceding comment added by 255.255.255.255 (talk) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors
{{User actual}}	— Preceding comment signed as by Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
{{User proxy}}	— Preceding comment posted at the request of Example (talk · contribs) actually added by Example2 (talk · contribs)
{{Warning origin}}	— Preceding warning originally posted on User talk:Example by Example (talk⋅contribs) 00:00, 2 Jan 2026 (UTC)

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