For the template that gives a link to a user's user page, talk page, and contributions page, see
Template:User .
This template is used on approximately 229,000 pages ./sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
Usage
This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like [[User:Example|Example]]. This may not save much typing for a short username like "Example", but it may be more useful with long usernames such as [[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12|Guywhositsbehindphilip12]]. This template is commonly used to ping a user to a discussion (when not using something like {{reply to }} ). However, please read the notifications section below, if you need to notify the user.
Example
{{User link |Example}}
The template's second parameter, which is optional, takes the link's label; for example, a link to the long username used above can be shortened while viewing the text like this:
{{User link |Guywhositsbehindphilip12|Guy}}
Alternative
The desired result can also be achieved using the pipe trick feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext
[[User:Example|]]gives
Example
Notifications
As with other templates that create a link to a user page, the linked-to user may be notified under certain circumstances: it happens whenever the conditions described at Notifications are met. These conditions include the addition of one or more new lines of text, one (or more) of which contains the link, and one of which is signed in the same edit.
TemplateData
Template parameters
Parameter Description Type Status User 1User being linked
Example Jimbo Wales User required Label 2Text label for the link
Example Jimmy String suggested
See also
Manual:Echo – the manual page for the underlying Echo feature that provides the notificationsHelp:Fixing failed pings Help:Magic words Help:Notifications {{reply to }} – links to a user's page (with the @ sign and colon) and pings a user.
{{hidden ping }} – notifies one or more users without displaying any text
{{no ping }} – links a user's name without triggering the Echo notification system
{{to }} – uses "To " (with a space) at the beginning instead of the @ sign
{{talkback }} – allows a user to direct the attention of another user to a discussion via a notification
Userspace link templates
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:
Demo user used is User:Example
Templates Examples of template output {{User link }}, {{U }} Example {{User0 }}, {{Usert }} Example (talk ) {{User }}, {{User1 }}, {{BUser }}, {{Userv }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ) {{Usertcb }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽block user ) {{User2 }}, {{Usertcc }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ) {{User3 }}, {{Usertcl }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ) {{User4 }}, {{Usertce }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{Usercf }} Example contribs | filter log ) {{User5 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block user ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User6 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) or (with |email=y)Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{User6b }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽message ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{User7 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{User8 }}, {{Usertcce }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽central auth ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{User10 }}, {{Usertccl }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ) {{User11 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽api ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User12 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block user ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User13 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User14 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User15 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries ) {{User16 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽message ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽edit summaries ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽api ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ⧼dot-separator⧽email ) {{User17 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽uploads ) {{User19 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽user creation ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ) {{User21 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block user ⧼dot-separator⧽logs block log arb rfc lta SPI ⧼dot-separator⧽cuwiki ) {{User23 }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽target logs ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ⧼dot-separator⧽list user ⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽central auth ⧼dot-separator⧽Google ) {{User-dev }} {{User-multi }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽count ⧼dot-separator⧽logs ⧼dot-separator⧽page moves ⧼dot-separator⧽block log ⧼dot-separator⧽block user ⧼dot-separator⧽email ⧼dot-separator⧽central auth ⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽list user ⧼dot-separator⧽global contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽target logs ) With this template, you can specify which links you want displayed. The above example includes some of the available links. {{User plus }} Example contact {{User summary }} Example (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽deleted contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽blacklist hits ⧼dot-separator⧽AbuseLog ⧼dot-separator⧽what links to user page ⧼dot-separator⧽count COIBot ⧼dot-separator⧽user page logs x-wiki status ⧼dot-separator⧽Edit filter search ⧼dot-separator⧽Google ⧼dot-separator⧽StopForumSpam ) {{User toolbox }}
General Skin customizations Requests / Investigations History Admin history Bureaucrat history Steward history Actions
{{Useranon }} 192.0.2.42 talk ) {{IP summary }} 192.0.2.42 (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 ) {{IPuser }} 192.0.2.42 (talk ⧼dot-separator⧽contribs ⧼dot-separator⧽WHOIS )
Templates Examples of template output {{Signing }} —Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Quotedfrom }} — Preceding text originally posted here Example (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Undated }} — Preceding undated comment added 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Uns-ip }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk • contribs • WHOIS {{Unsigned }}Unsigned2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Unsigned IP }}UnsignedIP2 }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Unsigned2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by Example (talk · contribs ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC); original signature removed while fixing wiki markup errors {{UnsignedIP2Fix }} — Preceding comment added by 192.0.2.42 (talk ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (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 somewhere by Example2 (talk ⋅contribs ) 00:00, 31 Oct 2025 (UTC) {{Xsign }} — Preceding unsigned comment added by Example (talk • contribs ) 00:00, 1 January 2000 (UTC)
