Template:Essay/doc
This template adds the page to Category:Wikipedia essays or to Category:User essays, depending on namespace.
Please do not subst this template.
- {{essay|WP:SHORT|WP:ANOTHERLINK}} becomes:
 | This is an essay. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
- {{essay|WP:SHORT|WP:ANOTHERLINK|interprets=the [[Wikipedia:Consensus]] and [[Wikipedia:Ignore all rules|Ignore all rules]] policies}} becomes:
| This is an essay on the Wikipedia:Consensus and Ignore all rules policies. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
See also
- Template messages/Wikipedia namespace, for examples of related header templates
- {{supplement}}, to tag a well-established essay that adds something to a policy or guideline, especially to make up for a deficiency
- {{essay-like}} designed for main namespace not Wikipedia: namespace; use if an article reads like an essay