Template:Short description

Template page

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A short description is a concise explanation of the scope of the page. We use descriptions in search suggestion, below each article title, and possibly by any community tools that uses our.

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Short description in search suggestion
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Short description as a subheading below the article title

Criteria

Here's a few brief rules:

  • Be as brief as possible, preferably less than 40 characters.
  • Focus on distinguishing the subject from similar ones rather than precisely defining it.
  • Should be easy to read as it will be the first point of contact for many readers.
  • Most important identifying information should be placed first.
  • Should not be a full sentence unless absolutely necessary.
  • Should be written as though it follows the title.
  • Avoid duplicating information already in the title.
  • No wikilinks, plain text only.
  • Is not required to provide an adequate definition of the article subject.
  • WikiProjects may find it useful to suggest standard formats which may be applicable to categories of articles.
  • Avoid anything that is, or could reasonably be construed as, controversial or judgemental. Use universally accepted facts wherever possible.
  • Use sentence case, starting with a capital letter. It is technically problematic to have to convert case when there may be proper nouns in the text.

For reference, please check Template:WP on Wikipedia.

Editing

Short description is easy to add and edit. Simply put a {{Short description}} template on the bottom of the page above the SEO template if it does not exist already. Note that some infobox templates generate a default short description, putting a short description template will override the generated one.

See also


Template:Wiki navplate Template:SHORTDESC:Short description usage on the Tribes Wiki