Template:Archive header

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Usage

{{archive header}}

This template is placed at the top of a discussion archive page.

This template will automatically add the date the archive page was created if the archive page title is either <current discussion page>/Archives/<date>, or (if there is no index) <current discussion page>/<date>. The date format is yyyy-mm-dd (one of 2023, 2023-01, or 2023-01-26). For example, Wikisource:Scriptorium/Archives/2020-01.

Parameters

• 1, date: date of the archive page's creation
• description: description of the archive page

date

Optional parameter to change what date the header says the archive page was created. Date must be in yyyy-mm-dd format.

{{archive header|2001}}

produces

Please do not post any new comments on this page. This is a discussion archive first created in 2001, although the comments contained were likely posted before and after this date. See [[../|current discussion]].

{{archive header|2019-1}}

produces

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{{archive header|2021-03-10}}

produces

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description

Optional parameter to change the description of the archive page.

{{archive header|description = first created in October 2012, although the comments contained were likely posted before and after this date}}

produces

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{{archive header|description = which contains no comments because it's an example}}

produces

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See also

• m:Standard archival system
• {{Archives}}