Elite Dangerous Wiki:Template index/Splitting

This index documents local templates. Follow this wiki's local policies and guidance when using the examples.

For use on main page

Content split

When two or more topics are being dealt with on the same page which share the same or similar title and a disambiguation page seems appropriate use {{Split}}:

• Place the template at the top of the page for which the split is proposed.
• By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, |discuss= can be added to direct the discussion to another page. Example: {{split|discuss=Talk:Foobar#Split proposal}}, produces:

• Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 2 and 20 new pages as parameters. Example: {{split|New title 1|New title 2}}, produces:

• Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026

Size split

When an article is too long, and it is uncertain how the article should be split, use {{Very long}}:

• When there is a suggested new article name for some content use {{Split}} with |New article name=:

• When an article series is proposed, use {{Split}} with multiple titles:

When a disambiguation page needs splitting use {{Split dab}}:

For sections, use:

• {{Split section}}

• {{Splitsections}} - can specify multiple destination articles

• {{Move portions}} - for migrating portions of a section

• {{Move section portions}} - for a less disruptive tag:

For use on talk page

• {{Copied}} (for both source & destination) - {{Copied|from=|from_oldid=|to=|to_diff=|to_oldid=}}

• {{Split article}} (supporting multiple splits from the same page) - {{Split article|from=|from_oldid=|to=|diff=|date=}}

During and after splitting

• {{Being split}} - {{Being split|Destination}}

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• {{Cleanup split}} - {{Cleanup split|Destination}}

Templates

Listed alphabetically:

Tag	Text that will be shown (and usage notes)
{{cleanup split}} links talk edit	Place this at the top of the section that has grown too large and has been split.
{{split}} links talk edit	Place this at the top of a page for which a split into two or more new pages is proposed, and where they are distinct enough that a disambiguation page is not appropriate. By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page. Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026
{{split}} links talk edit	Optionally, you can include suggested titles for between 1 and 20 new pages as parameters. Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026
{{split dab}} links talk edit	This template is used for splitting disambiguation pages.
{{split section}} links talk edit	Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new page is proposed. By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page. Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026
{{split section}} links talk edit	Optionally, you can include a suggested title for the new page as a parameter. Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026
{{split sections}} links talk edit	Place this at the top of a page for which a split of multiple sections into a new page is proposed. By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page. If possible, instead use {{split section}} or {{split section|new title}} in each of the sections that should be split into the new page. Add the date parameter |date=November 2026 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from November 2026
{{sub-sections}} links talk edit	Place this at the top of one or more sections for which a split into a new section on the same page. By default, the discussion is directed to the talk page of the page on which this tag is placed. Optionally, a "discuss" parameter can be specified to direct the discussion to another page.