The {{portal maintenance status}} template should be placed at the top of the portal page, not within a table or another template, due to template limits.
All parameters:
{{Portal maintenance status |{{subst:DATE}} |maintainer1= |maintainer2= |maintainer3= |maintainer4= |manual= |upgrade= |notes= |update= |broken= |nonstandard= |incomplete= |subpages=
}}
{{Portal maintenance status
|{{subst:DATE}}
|maintainer1=
|maintainer2=
|maintainer3=
|maintainer4=
|manual=
|upgrade=
|notes=
|update=
|broken=
|nonstandard=
|incomplete=
|subpages=
}}
Optional parameters
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The following parameters should be populated, where possible:
|date= Date of last template update
|maintainer[1-4]=Example: Used to specify users who look after the portal in question.
|subpages= Subpage triage status
Set to untriaged or yes (or leave unset) if the subpages have not yet been checked.
Once a portal's subpages have been checked, set to:
checked or triaged or keep (or any other value): if any unneeded subpages have been removed.
none or single or singlepage or no: if the portal has a single page layout (no subpages exist).
This template can also hold miscellaneous notes:
|notes=Text goes here: to record notes in plain text or even wikitext markup.
Include the following parameters, if they are applicable; otherwise, omit the parameter (or set to no)
|manual=yes (or any other value): Portal is manually maintained. You should specify at least one maintainer using the |maintainer[1-4]= parameter.
|upgrade=yes (or any other value): Portal needs upgrading. Use the |notes= field to elaborate.
|update=yes (or any other value): Portal needs updating. Use the |notes= field to elaborate.
|broken= Portal has issues needing attention. Use the |notes= field to elaborate.
Set to yes, major or serious: for portals that have errors or major problems, such as Lua timeouts, template parsing limits exceeded, or completely wrecked layout
Set to minor, access or layout: for portals that have minor problems, such as accessibility issues or minor layout issues
|nonstandard=yes (or any other value): Portal has a nonstandard layout
|incomplete=yes (or any other value): Portal is under construction or incomplete
Aliasesedit
The parameter |note= is recognised as an alias for |notes=. If both |notes= and |note= are present, there may be unexpected results.
How to update the maintenance information for a portaledit
To change the maintenance information for a portal:
Edit the portal using source editor (edit source tab on the portal)
In the first few lines of the edit box (not inside of a table or another template), there should be this template ({{Portal maintenance status}})
Edit the parameters of this template to change the information as needed; what each parameter does is described above in #Usage.
Tracking categoriesedit
When in portal space, this template populates the following hidden categories (or their subcategories):
Category:Portals with undated maintenance templates – Added when date is unset or missing
Category:Portals with named maintainer – Added when one or more maintainers are listed
Category:Portals with no named maintainer – Added when no maintainers are listed
Category:Automatically maintained portals with listed maintainers – Added when manual is set to no or left out and maintainer(s) have been provided
Category:All manually maintained portal pages – Added when manual is set to yes
Category:Manually maintained portal pages with no date – Added when manual is set to yes but no date is listed
Category:Manually maintained portals without listed maintainers – Added when manual is set to yes, but no maintainer parameters have been provided
Category:Portals that need upgrading – Added when upgrade is set to yes
Category:Portals that need updating – Added when update is set to yes
Category:Portals with errors in need of immediate attention – Added when broken is set to yes
Category:Portals with minor issues in need of attention – Added when broken is set to minor
Category:Portals under construction – Added when incomplete is set to yes
Category:All portals with untriaged subpages – Added when subpages is unset, or set to untriaged
Category:All portals with triaged subpages – Added when subpages is set to triaged
Category:Single-page portals – Added when subpages is set to single or singlepage
Displayedit
By default, this template produces no visible output when in portal space.
To show hidden categories, enable that setting in your preferences ("Appearance" tab, checkbox under "Advanced options")
To show a message box like the examples below, add the following line to your personal CSS:
This portal is not manually maintained. However, please contact Example when you plan to make significant changes.
This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.
Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software, and seek consensus before making major changes. Learn how to update the maintenance information here.
This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.
Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software, and seek consensus before making major changes. Learn how to update the maintenance information here.
{{Portal maintenance status|date=May 2024|manual=yes|maintainer1=Example|broken=yes|nonstandard=yes|incomplete=yes|subpages=checked|notes=(some lorem text, you get the idea)}}
Portal maintenance status: (May 2024)
This portal is manually maintained by Example. Please contact these user(s) when you plan to make significant changes.
This portal has errors or major issues in need of immediate attention. The notes below may contain further details.
This portal has a non-standard layout.
This portal is under construction or incomplete.
This portal's subpages have been checked by an editor, and are needed.
Additional notes:Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software, and seek consensus before making major changes. Learn how to update the maintenance information here.
TemplateDataedit
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Portal maintenance status in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Portal maintenance status
Hidden notice box used to record portal maintenance metadataTemplate parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter
Description
Type
Status
Manually maintained
manual
Mark portals that are manually maintained
Default
no
Example
manual=yes
Boolean
optional
Broken
broken
Mark portals with errors or layout issues needing attention
Default
(empty)
Example
broken=yes, broken=minor
String
optional
Non-standard
nonstandard
Mark portals with significantly unique layout or markup
Default
no
Example
nonstandard=yes
Boolean
optional
Subpages
subpages
Subpage triage status
Default
untriaged
Example
subpages=single, subpages=triaged
String
suggested
Incomplete
incomplete
Mark portals that are incomplete or under construction
Default
no
Example
incomplete=yes
Boolean
optional
Date
date
Date of template placement
Example
date=April 2018, date={{subst:DATE}}
Date
suggested
Embed
embed
Used to embed this template in the WikiProject Portals banner
Default
no
Example
embed=yes
Boolean
optional
Additional Note
notenotes
Free-form notes field, can accept wikitext.
Default
(empty)
Example
note=This is a test note.
String
optional
Portal Maintainer
maintainermaintainer1
Name of primary portal maintainer. Marks the portal as manually maintained.
Default
(empty)
Example
maintainer=Example
User
suggested
Portal Maintainer 2
maintainer2
See 'maintainer'
Default
(empty)
User
optional
Portal Maintainer 3
maintainer3
See 'maintainer'
Default
(empty)
User
optional
Portal Maintainer 4
maintainer4
See 'maintainer'
Default
(empty)
User
optional
upgrade
upgrade
no description
Unknown
optional
update
update
no description
Unknown
optional
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