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Optional parameters: Add 'sister'.

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==Usage==
A [[Wikipedia:WikiProject]] is a '''group of people'''. The point of this tag is to help people figure out whether this set of pages is currently being used by a group of people. The pages associated with currently inactive and defunct groups are '''not''' normally deleted, and whether there is an active group of people for a given set of pages is not a comment on whether the subject is objectively important to the world. Marking groups' activity levels has a purely practical goal: It helps other editors know where they'll likely find the help they need.

Pages with this template are placed into the appropriate category depending on the status selected as shown below:

*<code>|active</code> or if left blank (default) = [[:Category:Active WikiProjects]]
*<code>|semi-active</code> = [[:Category:Semi-active WikiProjects]]
*<code>|draft</code> = [[:Category:Draft WikiProjects]]
*<code>|inactive</code> = [[:Category:Inactive WikiProjects]]
*<code>|defunct</code> = [[:Category:Defunct WikiProjects]]

Example:<br/>
With no parameters or with the <code>|active</code> parameter:
{{WikiProject status}}

=== Usage: Semi-active projects ===
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be barely active:
: {{tlx|WikiProject status|Semi-active}}

A project is generally considered semi-active when:
* there have been some, but relatively few, significant changes to the main project page for several months ''or''
* there have been some, but relatively few, discussions on its talk page for several months.

Minor fiddling with formatting, automatic archiving, and unanswered messages to the WikiProject from outsiders ("Could someone with this project please help me with...") or from bots do not count as signs of project activity.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently semi-active WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active.

Example:
{{WikiProject status|Semi-active}}

=== Usage: Draft or in-progress projects ===
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be a proposal or still under construction to an extent that it is not yet usable:
: {{tlx|WikiProject status|Draft}}

A project is generally considered draft when:
* it is a proposal at [[WP:WikiProject Council/Proposals]] ''or''
* It is obviously still being worked on to provide basic functionality; ''and''
* there have been few or no discussions on its talk page for several months (a project could actually be active despite being in an incomplete state).

Neither work to reconfigure aspects of a project or add new features, nor some features becoming moribund, constitute a project lapsing into draft state.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently incomplete WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is in fact active.

Example:
{{WikiProject status|Draft}}

=== Usage: Inactive projects===
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject:
: {{tlx|WikiProject status|Inactive}}

A project is generally considered inactive when:
* there are no editors listed as members ''or''
* there have been no significant changes to the main project page for four months ''or''
* there have been no discussions on its talk page for four months.

Minor fiddling with formatting, automatic archiving, and unanswered messages to the WikiProject from outsiders ("Could someone with this project please help me with...") or from bots do not count as signs of project activity.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently inactive WikiProject. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active.

Example:
{{WikiProject status|Inactive}}

=== Usage: Defunct projects ===
Place this template at the top of any WikiProject that appears to be defunct:
: {{tlx|WikiProject status|Defunct}}

Replace the {{tl|inactive}} tag if it is present, or remove the <code>inactive=yes</code> parameter from {{tl|Infobox Wikipedia WikiProject}}, if present.

'''Before applying the tag''':
# process the list of project members, placing indefinitely blocked editors and editors inactive on Wikipedia for more than a year in separate subheadings. Check the project's userbox category/ies for unlisted members. If one or more active editors remain but it is still reasonable to think the project may be defunct, check with those editors individually if they agree.
# if the project has a working assessment system (typically a [[WP:1.0]] banner/category structure), consider whether this information exists elsewhere. Even without activity, it may be useful. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces#Converting existing projects to task forces|Consider proposing a merger with a related project]] if appropriate. You can ask for advice about this at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Council]].
# consider the likelihood the project may be revived in future. A few projects have a purpose which is so specific that the project may simply be complete (or obsolete). In general, the narrower the scope, or the more it overlaps with other projects, the more reasonable to consider the project defunct. The less the project achieved (some hardly get beyond the proposal stage), the less likely it will be revived. Consider marking or leaving the project marked as merely "inactive".
# consider whether the project may be relevant for [[WP:CSB|Countering Systemic Bias]]. Discuss at [[WP:CSB]] if necessary. If it is, remind relevant related projects of the project's existence, and suggest possible merger.

Any editor may add this template and parameter to the top of any apparently defunct WikiProject, after following the steps above. Any member of the project may remove it if it is placed in error. Upon removal, please consider placing a message on the WikiProject's talk page to indicate that the group is still active or at least revivable.

Example:
{{WikiProject status|Defunct}}

==Optional parameters==
'''Full code'''
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow:auto;">
{{WikiProject status
| margin =
| hide =
| style =
| image =
| project-type =
| topic =
| topiclc =
| taskforce =
| process =
| en-gb =
| wp =
| type =
| sister =
| parent =
| parent2 =
| mergedto =
| date =
| note =
| portal =
| sc1 =
| sc2 =
| sc3 =
| sc4 =
| sc5 =
| nocat =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

===margin===
'''<code>margin=0px</code>'''

===en-gb===
;<code>en-gb=yes</code>
:If using [[British English|British]]/[[Commonwealth English]] (switches to ''-ise'' spellings)

===parent===
;<code>parent=</code>
:Name of parent WikiProject, e.g., for Wikipedia:WikiProject South America use {{para|parent|South America}}. Providing this adds <code>"and/or the parent project"</code> to the "why not join" message. Only works if status is {{pval|inactive}} or {{pval|defunct}}. Alias: <code>parent1</code>.

===parent2===
'''<code>parent2=</code>'''
:Name of another parent WikiProject, same usage as for <code>parent1</code>. This param appends the additional project you specify to the "why not join" message after parent1. Only works if param <code>parent1</code> is provided, and status is {{pval|inactive}} or {{pval|defunct}}. Most useful for inactive projects that are combos of two topics typically joined with ''and'', ''in'', ''of'', hyphen, or adj.-noun—e.g., WikiProjects [[WP:WikiProject Ageing and culture|Ageing and culture]], [[WP:WikiProject Education in Australia|Education in Australia]], [[WP:WikiProject Geography of Canada|Geography of Canada]], [[WP:WikiProject Franco-Americans|Franco-Americans]], [[WP:WikiProject Indian sports|Indian sports]], etc.
: <span class=plainlinks>[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Wikipedia%3A+incategory%3AInactive_WikiProjects+-insource%3A%2F%5C%7C+*parent+*%3D+*%2F+intitle%3A%2FWikiProject+%5Cw%7B3%2C16%7D+%3F%5Cw%3F%5Cw%3F%5Cw%3F+%5Cw%7B4%2C16%7D%2F+-insource%3A%2F%5C%7C+*parent2+*%3D%2F&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1 This query] finds inactive projects with multi-word titles that may benefit from having two parent params; [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Wikipedia%3A+incategory%3ADefunct_WikiProjects+-insource%3A%2F%5C%7C+*parent+*%3D+*%2F+intitle%3A%2FWikiProject+%5Cw%7B3%2C16%7D+%3F%5Cw%3F%5Cw%3F%5Cw%3F+%5Cw%7B4%2C16%7D%2F+-insource%3A%2F%5C%7C+*parent2+*%3D%2F&title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&fulltext=1 this one]</span> for defunct projects.

===sister===
;<code>sister=</code>
:Name of a related WikiProject at the same level (i.e., not a parent). For example, for 'Wikipedia:WikiProject Ancient Rome' one might add {{para|sister|Ancient Greece}}. This param adds <code>"and its related WikiProject"</code> to the "why not join" message. Only works if status is {{pval|inactive}} or {{pval|defunct}}.

===type===
;<code>type=</code>
:Choose from: {{pval|anime and manga}}, {{pval|band}}, {{pval|edu}}, {{pval|game}}, {{pval|geo}}, {{pval|sports}}, or {{pval|TV show}}; presently this feature is only used for subcategorization of WikiProjects in media, fandom, and youth subculture subject areas, as well as geographic subject areas. This is because those subject areas attract the creation of numerous narrowly topical projects.

===mergedto===
;<code>mergedto=</code>
:Indicates the target of a merge, ''merged to WikiProject <var>Foo</var>''. This parameter's value is the name of the wikiproject without the "Wikipedia:WikiProject" part.

===date===
;<code>date=</code>
:Use to include the date when marking semi-active, inactive, and defunct projects (takes any format)

===note===
;<code>note=</code> or <code>reason=</code>
:Set a note that will appear in the banner.

===portal===
;<code>portal=</code>
:Adds a link to the associate portal page, e.g., for Portal:South America use {{para|portal|South America}}

===Shortcut parameters===
'''<code>sc1=WP:SHORTCUT1</code>'''

'''<code>sc2=WP:SHORTCUT2</code>'''

'''<code>sc3=WP:SHORTCUT3</code>'''

'''<code>sc4=WP:SHORTCUT4</code>'''

'''<code>sc5=WP:SHORTCUT5</code>'''

===nocat===
;<code>nocat=</code>
:If set to <code>true</code>, the category will be suppressed.

===Task forces===
Set these when using on the page of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/Task forces|task forces]] (a.k.a. work groups), i.e. a sub-project.
;<code>project-type=</code>
:Set to either <code>topic</code> or <code>process</code>, then complete in the matching parameter
;<code>topic=</code>
:Use this for task forces working on a particular topic within a WikiProject
;<code>process=</code>
:Use this for task forces working on improvement of a particular process within a WikiProject

===hide===
;{{para|hide|yes}}
:This will hide the banner, but keep the categorizations

==TemplateData==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Activity status",
"suggestedvalues": [
"active",
"semi-active",
"draft",
"inactive",
"defunct"
],
"default": "active",
"suggested": true
},
"margin": {},
"hide": {},
"style": {},
"image": {},
"project-type": {},
"topic": {},
"taskforce": {},
"topiclc": {},
"process": {},
"en-gb": {},
"wp": {},
"type": {},
"parent": {
"aliases": [
"parent1"
]
},
"parent2": {},
"mergedto": {},
"date": {},
"note": {},
"portal": {},
"sc1": {
"aliases": [
"sc"
]
},
"sc2": {},
"sc3": {},
"sc4": {},
"sc5": {},
"nocat": {},
"sister": {},
"superceded": {},
"reason": {}
}
}
</templatedata>

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Template index/Wikipedia namespace|Template index/Wikipedia namespace]]
* {{tl|Historical}}
* {{tl|Infobox Wikipedia WikiProject}}, which has an <code>inactive</code> parameter

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