Template:Orphan
Template:Orphan is responsible for populating sub-categories of Category:Orphaned articles.
Visibility[edit]
The template message is visible on all pages where the date parameter is set to either the current month or the previous month. It is also visible on all pages where it is used inside the {{multiple issues}} template. Older-dated orphan templates used outside of the {{multiple issues}} template are invisible by default, but are still categorized. To override the default and make the message visible on all pages where it's placed, put the following line in your common.css file (create the file if you don't have one yet):
.ambox-Orphan{display: table !important;}
.ambox-Orphan{display: block !important;}
Alternatively, to never see this tag, you could instead add to your common.css:
.ambox-Orphan{ display: none !important; }
The orphan message box is invisible on this page by default. If you have correctly installed the above common.css the orphan message box is visible here.
How to use[edit]
The simplest way to add this template to an article is to copy and paste either {{Orphan|date=February 2025}} or {{Orphan|{{subst:DATE}}}} at the top of the article.
- Please do not subst: this template.
Parameters[edit]
date[edit]
You may use a date parameter with this template, for example {{Orphan|date=February 2025}} to help with the categorization of articles requiring links.
att[edit]
If you have made an unsuccessful attempt to de-orphan the article, then please add the month/year of the attempt to the template, like so:
{{orphan|date=Month Year|att=Month Year}},
where the "date" parameter is the date the template was ORIGINALLY placed on the page, and the |att= parameter is set to equal the CURRENT month and year. This places it in Category:Attempted de-orphan for that date and also hides the article message box.
few[edit]
If the article only has one or two links to it and it is felt more are required and possible the few option can be used. For example, {{Orphan|date=February 2025|few=February 2025}}
Setting the |few= parameter populates Category:Low linked articles.
incat[edit]
If the article has no link and probably never will, but is well categorised the incat option can be used. For example, {{Orphan|date=February 2025|incat=February 2025}}
TemplateData[edit]
Orphan
This template should only be put on articles which meet the orphan criteria.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | date | The date this template was added to the page. (Input: Monthname Year) | String | optional |
| De-orphan attempt | att | If you have made an unsuccessful attempt to de-orphan the article, please fill in this field to record the attempt. (Input: Monthname Year) | String | optional |
| Few linked articles | few | If the article only has one or two links to it and it is felt more are required and possible this option can be used. (Input: Monthname Year) | String | optional |
| In Category | incat | If the article has no link and probably never will, but is well categorised this option can be used.(Input: Monthname Year) | String | optional |
Categories[edit]
This template places the article into "Category:All orphaned articles" as well as "Category:Orphaned articles from {{{date}}}".
If the "att" parameter is set, the article will still be in Category:All orphaned articles, but instead of placing the article into "Category:Orphaned articles from {{{date}}}" (e.g. Category:Orphaned articles from February 2025), it places it into "Category:Attempted de-orphan from {{{att}}} (e.g. Category:Attempted de-orphan from February 2025).