Template:Archived extension

Template documentation

Purpose

For archiving extensions and skins in a way that removes them from standard view, but is still accessible in revisions history. This allows the wiki to both respect the original contributor by not completely removing their work, while reducing the amount of content that may inadvertently cause confusion or problems for sysadmins and developers. Also add the page to Category:Archived extensions or Category:Archived skins .

Usage

{{Archived extension|oldID}}

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{{Archived extension|oldID|reason=Depended on a service which no longer exists.}}

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{{Archived extension|oldID|Alternative1|Alternative2|Alternative3|reason=This extension is unstable and unmaintained.}}

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{{Archived extension|oldID|task=T1234}}

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{{Archived extension|oldID|reason=This extension is unstable and unmaintained.|task=T1234}}

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oldID

Revision ID of the last revision which contained the extension or skin's information

Can be found in the URL by visiting that revision from the page's history screen

If no oldid is provided, the page will automatically be placed in the category Category:Archived extensions without an oldid or Category:Archived skins without an oldid .

Alternative1, Alternative2, Alternative3

Alternative extensions or skins that perform similar functions

reason=

To provide a different explanation for why the extension or skin is being archived.

task

If the extension or skin was archived due to a Phabricator task, provides a link to that task. This is appended to the |reason= parameter (or the default text if that parameter is not specified)

Display a message that the current extension has been archived.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Old ID	1	Revision ID of the page before the archival Example 2891520 Auto value	Number	required
Alternative 1	2	Optional alternative 1	Page name	optional
Alternative 2	3	Optional alternative 2	Page name	optional
Archival reason	reason	Reason for the archival Example Depended on a service which no longer exists. Auto value This extension has not been maintained for some time, and no longer supports recent releases of MediaWiki.	String	suggested
Should categorize	nocat	Determines if the page the template is used on should be included in [[]] Auto value false	Boolean	optional
Task	task	Reference of Phabricator task leading to archival Example task=T1234	String	optional

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