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The [[Wikipedia:Project namespace]] includes Wikipedia official policies and guidelines,  process pages, discussion pages, optional essays, informative pages, humorous and historical pages.

==Policies and guidelines==
{{For|the rules concerning the use of these tags|WP:Policies and guidelines}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Where it goes
{{Tlrow|policy}}
| Official policies<br /><br />'''top'''
{{Tlrow|Legal policy}}
| Official policies<br /><br />'''top'''
{{Tlrow|Procedural policy}}
| Official policies<br /><br />'''top'''
{{Tlrow|guideline}}
| Pages that document guidelines <br /><br />'''top'''
{{Tlrow|MoS-guideline}}
| Pages that document style guidelines <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
| '''{{Tlx|subcat guideline|<br /><small><code>&lt;guideline category&gt;</code></small>|<br /><small><code>&lt;category sort key&gt;</code></small>|<br /><small><code>&lt;shortcuts&gt;</code></small>}}<br />{{Lts/|Wikipedia subcat guideline}}<div align="center">'''
<div style="text-align: left">
'''Guideline category''' should be one of:
* <tt>behavioral guideline</tt>
* <tt>content guideline</tt>
* <tt>deletion guideline</tt>
* <tt>editing guideline</tt>
* <tt>naming convention</tt>
* <tt>notability guideline</tt>
* <tt>style guideline</tt>
</div></div> <!-- end of left cell in subcat row -->
| align= "center" | ''Example for '''naming convention''' as &lt;guideline category&gt;'':<br />{{Wikipedia subcat guideline|naming convention|*|category=}}
| For tagging guidelines of specific categories<br /><br />'''top'''<br /><br /><big>Use only '''available''' (sub-) '''categories'''</big>
<!-- end of subcat-guidelines -->
|-
| '''{{Tlx|disputedtag|talk<nowiki>=</nowiki>''Discussion Title''}}'''
| {{Disputedtag|talk=Discussion Title|category=}}
| Disputed "policy"/"guideline" designations<br /><br />'''top'''
|-
| '''{{Tlx|disputedtag|section<nowiki>=</nowiki>yes|talk<nowiki>=</nowiki>''Discussion Title''}}'''
| {{Disputedtag|section=yes|talk=Discussion Title|category=}}
| Disputed sections of policies/guidelines<br /><br />'''section'''

|-
{{Tlrow|proposed}}
| Policy/guideline proposals<br /><br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|draft proposal}}
| Drafts of policy/guideline proposals<br /><br />'''top'''

|-
| '''{{Tlx|under discussion|status|talk<nowiki>=</nowiki>''Discussion Title''}}'''
| {{Under discussion|status|talk=Discussion Title|category=}}
| Policies and guidelines whose status as policy or guideline is being actively discussed, although their ''current'' status is not contested.<br /><br />'''top'''
|-
| '''{{Tlx|under discussion|section|talk<nowiki>=</nowiki>''Discussion Title''}}'''
| {{Under discussion|section|talk=Discussion Title|category=}}
| Sections of policies, guidelines or other pages which are being actively discussed at the talk page<br /><br />'''section'''
|-
| '''{{Tlx|under discussion-inline|talk<nowiki>=</nowiki>''Discussion Title''}}'''
| {{Under discussion-inline|talk=Discussion Title|category=}}
| Specific wordings or sentences in policies, guidelines or other pages which are being actively discussed at the talk page<br /><br />'''within text'''

|-
{{Tlrow|failed}}
| Failed policy/guideline proposals <br /><br />'''top'''

|-
{{Tlrow|dormant}}
| Proposals that have become dormant through lack of discussion<br /><br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|Polarized proposal}}
| Currently unable to compromise policy/guideline proposals <br /><br />'''top'''
|}

==How-to and information==
{{see|WP:INFOPAGES}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
|-
{{Tlrow|Information page|WP:SHORT}}
| The banner template for  [[WP:GOVPS|administration pages]]  that are more just informational and non-opinionated like [[WP:GOV]].
|-
{{Tlrow|Wikipedia how to|WP:SHORT}}
|  The banner template for administration pages that are more directly instructional and non-opinionated like [[H:EDIT]]. 
|-
| '''{{Tlx|supplement|<nowiki>pages=[[Wikipedia:Policy]] page</nowiki>}}'''
| {{Supplement|pages=[[Wikipedia:Policy]] page}}
| Use this template carefully, '''only''' when there is a well-established consensus at the relevant policy or guideline page to link to the administration page in question from the policy or guideline like  [[WP:BRD]].
|-
{{Tlrow|Process header}}
|A blank template meant to be populated and used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace.
|}

==Essays ==
{{see|WP:ESSAYPAGES}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Where it goes/Notes
|-
| '''{{tlx|essay|<small>WP:SHORT</small>}}''' 
| {{essay|WP:SHORT|demo=yes}}
| [[:Category:Wikipedia essays|Essays]]<br /><br />'''top'''<br />the banner template for  [[WP:GOVPS|administration pages]] that are more opinionated then instructional or technical, there are several parameters and variations.
|-
{{Tlrow|orphaned essay}}
| [[:Category:Wikipedia essays|Essays]]<br /><br />'''top'''

|-
{{Tlrow|Notability essay}}
| '''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|Civility essay}}
| '''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|Behavioral essay}}
| '''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|Categorization essay}}
| '''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|Deletion essay}}
| '''top'''
|-
|}

==WikiProjects==
{{see|WP:WikiProjects}}
{{Seealso|Wikipedia:Template messages/WikiProject banners}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Where it goes and notes
|-
| {{Tl|WikiProject status}}<br />{{Lts/|WikiProject status}}
| {{WikiProject status|nocat=true}} <br /> Parameters: <code>|active</code>, <code>|semi-active</code>, <code>|inactive</code>, <code>|defunct</code>
| Displays the activity status of a WikiProject by using optional parameters <br /> <br /> <br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|WikiProject advice}}
| Used on essays and other advice pages that are written by one or more [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|WikiProject notability essay}}
| Unofficial notability criteria defined by individual [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|WikiProject style advice}}
| Unofficial style advice defined by individual [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|WikiProject content advice}}
| Unofficial content advice defined by individual [[Wikipedia:WikiProject|WikiProjects]] <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
|}

==Historical and under development==
{{see|WP:HISPAGES|Wikipedia:Template messages/Maintenance}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
{{Tlrow|historical|category=no}}
|For a former policy, use <nowiki>{{Historical|type=policy}}</nowiki>. For a former guideline, use <nowiki>{{Historical|type=guideline}}</nowiki>
|-
| '''{{Tlx|superseded|<nowiki>[[New page]]</nowiki>}}'''
| {{Superseded|[[New page]]|category=}}
| For process and infomation pages that have been superseded by other pages.
|-
| {{tlp|WikiProject status|Defunct}} 
|{{WikiProject status|Defunct}} 
|Set <code>inactive=yes</code> parameter from {{tl|WikiProject status}}.
|-
{{Tlrow|Essay in development}}
|This template is for essay pages actively undergoing a major edit.
|-
{{Tlrow|Under construction}}
|This template is for administration pages actively undergoing a major edit.
|-
{{Tlrow|In use|category=no}}
|Placed at the top of an administration  page you are actively editing for a short period of time
|-
{{Tlrow|WP Future}}
|Pages using this template will be placed into Category:Inactive project pages unless the parameter category=no is given
|-
{{Tlrow|Freq}}
|This template is meant to be used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace.
|-
{{Tlrow|Brainstorming}}
|This template is meant to be used at the top of a page in the Wikipedia and help namespace currently being developed.
|}

==Notices and warnings==
{{main|Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup}}
{| class="wikitable"
! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
{{Tlrow|Disputed tag}}
| template to dispute whether a page (or a section on a page) has properly been accorded policy or guideline status.
|-
{{Tlrow|Under discussion}}
|If the discussion concerns a proposed change to the status of a policy or guideline page then you may use the ''status'' parameter (see [[#Policies and guidelines| Policies and guidelines above]]).
|-
{{Tlrow|Notice|''Optional text''}}
|A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually.
|-
{{Tlrow|nutshell|''Optional text''}}
|To present a [[WP:TRITE|concise]] summary at the top of  [[Wikipedia:Administration#Data structure and development|administration pages]] that can be populated manually.
|-
{{Tlrow|Update}}
|Used to denote [[WP:PROCEPAGES|process]], [[WP:HOWTOPAGES|how-to and information]] pages that contain old or out-of-date information that needs updating.
|-
{{Tlrow|Warning|''Optional text''}}
|A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually.
|-
{{Tlrow|Caution|''Optional text''}}
|A blank template used at the top of administration pages that can be populated manually.
|-
{{Tlrow|Purpose}}
|To be used for when an essay, how-to or information page reason for existing is unclear.
|}

==Humorous==
{{see|Wikipedia:Department of Fun}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! What to type !! What it makes !! Notes
{{Tlrow|humor}}
|For use on Wikipedia and User namespaces pages that are not serious enough for publication in the mainspace.
{{Tlrow|humorantipolicy}}
| Humor pages that spoof and/or may have been proposed as policies.or guidelines.
|-
|{{tl|Humorous essay}}
|{{ombox
|type = notice
|image = [[File:Humorous essay.svg|30px]]
|text = This humorous [[Wikipedia:Essays|essay]] contains comments by one or more Wikipedia contributors. It is n.ot a [[Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines|Wikipedia policy or guideline]], though it may contain advice. A potential [[Wikipedia:Consensus|measure]] of how the community views this essay may be gained by consulting the history and talk pages, and checking [[Special:WhatLinksHere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|what links here]].
}}
||For humorous essays in both the Wikipedia and User namespaces.
|-
{{Tlrow|Joke alert}}
|For use on Wikipedia and User namespaces pages that are not serious enough for publication in the mainspace.
|}

==Other==
{{see|:Category:Wikipedia header templates}}
{| class="wikitable"
! What to type !! What it makes !! Where it goes
|-
{{Tlrow|admin backlog}}
| ''Maintenance'' categories and pages with a [[:Category:Administrative backlog|backlog]] that require an administrator <br><br> '''top'''
|-
{{Tlrow|backlog}}
| ''Maintenance'' categories and pages with a [[:Category:Wikipedia backlog|backlog]] <br><br> '''top'''
|-
| {{Tlx|shortcut|<small>WP:SHORT</small>}} <br> {{Lts/|Shortcut}}
| {{Shortcut|WP:SHORT}}
| Other project pages with shortcut(s) <br> '''top'''
|-
| {{Tlsp|sandboxpaste}}<br />{{Lts/|Sandboxpaste}}
| <small>{{Tlx|Please leave this line alone (sandbox heading)}} &lt;!-- We like people to see the notice. Put any testing content below it. --&gt;</small>
| [[Wikipedia:Sandbox]] <br /><br />'''top'''
|-
| {{Tlsp|specialpageslist}}<br />{{Lts/|Specialpageslist}}
| {{specialpageslist}}
| Lists <br />'''top'''
|}
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