Usage

The {{WikiProject Zambia}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project.

While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The syntax is as follows:

Basic

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WikiProject iconZambia C‑class High‑importance
WikiProject iconLua error in mw.title.lua at line 346: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').This article is within the scope of WikiProject Zambia, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Zambia on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
CThis article has been rated as C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
HighThis article has been rated as High-importance on the importance scale.
Taskforce icon
This article is supported by the African protected areas task force (assessed as Top-importance).
Taskforce icon
This article is supported by the African military history task force.
More information:
Note icon
This article has been marked as needing immediate attention.
Note icon
This article has been marked as needing an infobox.
Note icon
It is requested that an image or images be included in this article to improve its quality.

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Full

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WikiProject iconZambia C‑class High‑importance
WikiProject iconLua error in mw.title.lua at line 346: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').This article is within the scope of WikiProject Zambia, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Zambia on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.
CThis article has been rated as C-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
HighThis article has been rated as High-importance on the importance scale.
Taskforce icon
This article is supported by the African protected areas task force (assessed as Top-importance).
Taskforce icon
This article is supported by the African military history task force.
More information:
Note icon
This article has been marked as needing immediate attention.
Note icon
This article has been marked as needing an infobox.
Note icon
It is requested that an image or images be included in this article to improve its quality.

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General parameters

  • class – valid values are fa, a, ga, b, c, start, stub, fl, list, category, disambig, draft, file, portal, project, template, na (case-insensitive). See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
  • importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
  • attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • image-needed – set |image-needed=yes to populate Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Zambia.
  • listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for John Doe, use |listas=Doe, John so that the talk page will show up in the D's and not the J's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
    If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
Special use only
  • category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

Task forces

See also