At the category creations part of the code: Line 329(not exactly sure, true condition for third nested if statement), seems a pipe character is missing:
[[Category:Wikipedians in {{{location}}}]] is to be changed to [[Category:Wikipedians in {{{location|}}}]] - Timbaaa -> ping me 02:01, 29 June 2020 (UTC) Apply edit specified by Andrybak.- Timbaaa -> ping me13:08, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
Timbaaa, there appears to be a related problem with the "Wikipedians in the United States" category because it now shows at the bottom of my user page as "Wikipedians in" (no country name after). I think this is all connected somehow to a new category that was created yesterday (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedians_in). I hope an admin or template specialist can fix this. Cordially, History DMZ(talk)+(ping)06:10, 29 June 2020 (UTC)
Update. I've found a temporary solution to the aforementioned problem:
If the user answers BOTH the location and country questions, then the category "Wikipedians in country name" does appear correctly.
If the user answers the location question (but not the country one also) = OK too.
BUT remember, if the user answers the country question (but NOT the location one also), then the category appears broken/incorrectly as "Wikipedians in".
Fayenatic, I'm not an expert in this technical area, but based on Andrybak's first comment, the creation of the category page "Wikipedians in" introduced the bug in this template. I think that we should try deleting that new category page and see if it all goes back to normal and if indeed the category ceases to be produced. Cordially, History DMZ(talk)+(ping)08:30, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
XWilliamson101, if you want to copy/paste this infobox, all you need to do is select the code presented under the Usage section (it starts with {{Infobox Wikipedia user <!-- INFOBOX FORMATTING --------> ) copy it and paste it wherever it is needed (presumably your talk page). Hope that answered your question. Thanks, EDG 543(message me)21:10, 23 March 2021 (UTC)
Copy and Pasting Problems
Hi, I have a problem with my tablet. It's an Amazon Fire tablet, and I can only copy text while in editing mode, and I can only copy either the whole thing or one word. I have been trying to fix it, but I'm not really getting anywhere. Could someone help by pasting the infobox into my user page?
Hello Template Editor Right Holder, I am a wikipedia editor since september 2020 and i want to edit and update this template regarding current location is included and permanent location has not been included so i want to add this beacuse it makes more attractive when we see any wikipedian profile.Please respone as soon as possible .Thank you. Fade258 (talk) 04:41, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
Suggestion to change "Preferred pronoun" label —> "Pronouns"
Hello there! I use this template on my User page. Thank you for maintaining it!
As noted at Preferred gender pronoun#Terminology, there is some disagreement over the use of "preferred" when referring to personal pronouns. Some say the "preferred" implies that people are not obliged to use them, and increasingly, people are referring to them as simply "pronouns". It seems sensible that Wikipedians who use the ({{{pronoun}}}) parameter might want to have it read simply Pronouns.
Another editor seems to have made a similar request back in 2017 when the field was added.
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As no-one has opposed this suggestion for 4 months, I request that the "Preferred pronoun" label be changed to "Pronouns" per the above. Thanks. GreenComputer (talk) 18:10, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
Keep in mind, no one agreed to it either. Personally, I'm indifferent about whether it gets changed or not, but there needs to be more discussion before a consensus is reached. --Diriector_Doc├─────┤TalkContribs18:20, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
As no-one has opposed the change in 4 months, WP:SILENT would seem to apply (I believe the change would fall under the section on WP:TPECON titled Changes that require at least some discussion, or at least several days passing with no one commenting on your proposal). I'm happy to discuss the change first if anyone has any opposition to it. GreenComputer (talk) 18:48, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
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On a regular PC (15.5-inch, zoom 100–200%), one userbox is displayed on top of each other regardless if they are separated by <br /> tags. In mobile view (on the same PC screen), if the userboxes are separated with <br /> tags as instructed, they display one apiece vertically aligned to the left side of the screen. If the userboxes are not separated with <br /> tags, then they will display two abreast vertically aligned to the left side of the screen.
As far as I can tell (since I don't actually have a mobile device), if this latter option is employed, it fills up the display better instead of leaving a large empty space on the right. A mobile view link is at the bottom of this page, or add .m into the address bar (en.m.wikipedia.org):
I propose it should be considered whether the template's doc should make mention of this rather than explicitly specify separating the userboxes with <br /> tags. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 20:53, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
Mobile format of pages can be viewed by adding ?useformat=mobile at the end of the URL. For instance, the view of the userboxes above in mobile here. I think the <br /> is used to keep them center aligned. – The Grid (talk) 21:35, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
To answer the question of why the documentation is written the way it was, the sentence about separating userboxes with breaks was added by Motevets in Special:Diff/979567017, claiming that without break tags, the userboxes don't centre properly. I'm not able to reproduce either visual effect on my browser, for what it's worth.
Based on your reply, I tested it again, replacing the sample userboxes with direct transclusions of {{Userbox|float=center}}. In this test, they still aligned left, but stacked vertically one apiece. The only difference <br /> made was to add a small gap between each userbox rather than butting them up against each other, bottom–top. In light of this, I will adjust the documentation tomorrow (PacificDST). Thank you for your confirmation. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 04:11, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
That sounds good to me. I assumed that folks would want their Userboxes to be centred, but giving more information is probably better. motevets (talk) 17:30, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
I've been having issues centering anything inside the Infobox. It would be nice if the userboxes could align two abreast and center aligned if there's room, stack one apiece if there isn't room (depending on display and zoom), but still centered. Within the Infobox for different zoom and display modes, I haven't managed to center them (Infobox parameters for appearance above the box such as |title=, will allow for centering with the infobox frame, but won't allow table formatting). Has anyone got the contents inside of an Infobox to center to the box frame, and if so, how? That is pertinent to this discussion. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 20:06, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
Template-protected edit request on 8 September 2021
I would like to update label108, which is the link to the edit counter, converting it from an external link (with the flag on the right), to an interwiki link (see m:Interwiki map at Meta-Wiki). This should avoid the need for the magic wordurlencode:, but it might be good to leave that part in.
Question: Should the proposed conversion to an interwiki link continue to use the switch |PATH, or should this change to |WIKI? — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 08:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC) (edited 08:53, 8 September 2021 (UTC))
@Primefac: I can see exactly why this is useful. It removes thy little symbol indicating that it's an external link. Their usage can always be subject to skepticism, but if it's not there, it means that it's a trusted site, ut just some random link. Yes, the change is pretty small, but it also looks nicer. That's my take, anyway. --Diriector_Doc├─────┤TalkContribs14:45, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
@Diriector Doc: I really don't think that the symbol means that a site isn't trusted, just that it takes the reader to an external site. If a link can't be trusted then it should not be put on Wikipedia in the first place. ―Jochem van Hees (talk) 20:39, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
@Primefac: I wasn't trying to say it was a sketchy site or anything. I know what the symbol means; that it's an external link. My point with the lack of symbol ensures that the link will send you to a site associated with Wikipedia. Either way, it was already changed. --Diriector_Doc├─────┤TalkContribs21:07, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
I believe there is one alternative symbol—the parameter data being other, or a custom entry—but I haven't looked into it. As for opting out, you can choose to display just the text (no symbol) or both, within the infobox instead of a symbol at the top. I personally don't like the symbol at the top:
|gender= leave blank to not display gender symbol at the top.
|custom_gender=male {{Abbr|♂|male|class=gender|style=font-size:larger;|unicode}} will display any gender you wish (male in this example) in the infobox instead of at the top, along with the symbol on the same line. Adjust Template:Abbr for your chosen symbol, omit the template for no symbol. If there is something specific you would like, but don't know the Unicode for the symbol, reply and I will look to see if the exists; List of Unicode characters doesn't display everything, and omits some of the decimal codes. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 09:17, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
They both share the same documentation. Although it is explained in the documentation, more examples are given for {{Abbr}} than {{Tooltip}}. My current usage is in my sandbox, therefor, I will wait until the template has been edited as requested, and then I will update my usage. Are the parameters that I used exactly the same between the two, or does the different coding necessitate slight changes to my parameter usage? — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 18:30, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
For me, the template links Current location to York, England which is a redirect to York. This is a minor thing, but it would be better if the link was direct. The value for data8 tests for location, country existing and then location existing. Are there any issues with swapping the order of the tests so that it uses the direct location first? — GhostInTheMachinetalk to me10:50, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
I don't know about this location testing and I see nothing in the doc that mentions this, other than assigning a flag to the unlinked country parameter. I apologize if I have misunderstood you. If I've read correctly, you're providing the infobox with a location of York, England, which redirects to York. I believe this is due to notability. For instance, if there are two celebrities with the same name, the one that is more likely to be widely known is more likely to have an article title without a disambiguator. If you wish the location to display "York, England" without a redirect, you could do this manually with a link label for the location parameter, e.g. [[York|York, England]].
If I've misunderstood you, could you provide a demonstration, either here, or in your sandbox, please? I tried to reproduce your issue (in preview mode), but I didn't see anything special. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 23:41, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
Currently, there is one parameter for a custom header, followed by custom labels 1–9. I am already using my custom header for awards. I propose the creation of either a new header—or a new label under the "Account statistics" header—for listing alternative accounts of said user (not everybody likes using userboxes). Thank you. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 09:35, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
Partly done: I've put a single custom field under the account statistics field which should be suitable for your usecase. User:GKFXtalk20:15, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
Thank you, GKFX. I acknowledge that you've marked my request as "partly done". I see something written in the documentation's example on the right. I attempted to display this parameter in a preview mode test edit in my sandbox, but I couldn't make it display anything (not even the parameter label). At present, I don't have an alternative account, but will get one in the future per a discussion elsewhere. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 00:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
I’m fairly sure it works, see below for an example you could copy-paste.
I'm sorry to bother you again, GKFX. I have a couple of minor questions regarding the new parameters. In the source of the documentation example, the new parameters come after signature=, but when the template is implemented, they are displayed prior to the signature. Before I adjust the doc, may I have confirmation as to which order you intend for them to display (before/after sig param)? What would you think about trimming the new parameters from "..._account_1" to "..._acct_1" so that the equal sign column lines up? If it's to be done, better now before people start using it. Thank you for your patience with my requests. — CJDOS, Sheridan, OR (talk) 21:19, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Displaying a warning at the top of doc page
I think that it's useful to direct minors/younger editors to Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors and recommend they not use this template with an {{ombox}} at the top, as I've seen an increasing amount doing so recently. It would look something like this:
It is recomended that minors do not disclose personal identifying information (PII) with this template such as name, age, location, school, IP address. For more information, see Wikipedia:Guidance for younger editors.
Since we already have films and television, I don’t see a reason not to also add video games. I’m starting this conversation because I’m curious if anyone else also thinks its a good idea, but if not, that’s fine too. SlySabre (talk) 17:53, 29 April 2022 (UTC)
Potentially, but it means a one-off check in line 377 so that instead of populating <Category:Wikipedians in {{{location}}}> there's an extra check purely to put (state) after a |location=New York adding in at least two extra checks and about six more lines of code. Not saying it can't be done, just going to think about if there's a better way to handle it. Primefac (talk) 15:12, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
@Pppery: I understand the theoretical argument, but surely in the real world, the format XXXX, Washington is going to be the state in 99.9% of cases? So it becomes a question of letting perfection being the enemy of the good, and causing extra work for 99.9% of cases. I can live with the argument that just Washington on its own is properly ambiguous. Le Deluge (talk) 12:49, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
Remove |unicode in two instances of Template:Tooltip under the gender parameter. This code was introduced in Special:Diff/571648051 with Template:Abbr. I cannot tell what |unicode was supposed to do; based on current documentation, neither template has a third unnamed parameter. The error only appears in preview mode—I have already tested this in the sandbox subpage. May I kindly ask you please ping me if I need to do anything else? Thank you, Rotideypoc41352 (talk·contribs) 04:03, 28 October 2022 (UTC)
I was thinking that a parameter saying "Thanks recieved" would be good in the account statistics section, for users to put the number of thanks they've recieved. I thought that "Thanks recieved" could have a link to the list of their thanks like this:
{{ql|Special:Log/thanks|qs=page=User:{{urlencode:{{{1|<includeonly>{{BASEPAGENAME}}</includeonly><noinclude>Example</noinclude>}}}}}|Thanks recieved}}
If a template editor sees this and thinks it's a good idea, please add it in. greyzxqtalk16:49, 21 December 2022 (UTC)
More parameters
I think we should add more parameters such as favorite color, favorite song, favorite animal, hobbies, dream vacation, etc. Jleo22 (talk) 13:40, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
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Description of suggested change:
Currently, gender=Male produces the male symbol ♂, but |gender=Male produces the hermaphrodite symbol ⚥. Please can this be changed so that people who wikilink male and female get the gender symbols they expect.
-- Toddy1(talk)15:21, 12 November 2023 (UTC)
Ah I see. I thought you meant the data, not the labels. I think it would be better to use the labelstyles parameter in the infobox rather than wrapping them individually. Reopening. SWinxy (talk) 03:47, 17 December 2023 (UTC)
Looking at the userpages, it seems like everyone who uses this parameter uses all of them, which probably means something. QuicoleJR (talk) 13:57, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
Hi everyone, I am attempting to revive a discussion previously posted on this talk page (now found in Archive 2) on 29 April 2022 by @SlySabre:. We think it would be a good idea to include a "video games" parameter in this infobox. Does anyone else agree? Does anyone disagree? Lotsw73 (talk) 12:27, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
Thanks Primefac, I've gone ahead and updated the documentation with the addition. If you have the time please check if I did it right. Nobody (talk) 12:41, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
