Module:Portal maintenance status/doc

This module searches a Portal_talk: page's portal page, and returns an appropriate message based if {{Portal maintenance status}} is found in the page's wikitext, and which parameters are used. An error is reported if this module is used outside of the Portal_talk namespace. It can be demonstrated, in any namespace, with the |demo= and |demo2= parameters, which take the name of templates to "find" (instead of actually searching a page).

Usage

{{#invoke:Portal maintenance status|main}}

Looks for {{Portal maintenance status}} on a Portal_talk: page's related portal page.

Returns an appropriate message string if found or an empty string if not found, or an error if used in the wrong namespace.

{{#invoke:Portal maintenance status|historical}}

Looks for {{Historical}} on a Wikipedia_talk: page's related project page.

Returns yes if found or an empty string if not found, or an error if used in the wrong namespace.

{{#invoke:Portal maintenance status|featured}}

Looks for {{Featured portal}} on a Wikipedia_talk: page's related project page.

Returns yes if found or an empty string if not found, or an error if used in the wrong namespace.

Examples

If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|manual=yes}}

• This portal is manually maintained.
• This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software, and seek consensus before making major changes. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|nonstandard=yes}}

• This portal has a non-standard layout.
• This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|incomplete=yes}}

• This portal is under construction or incomplete.
• This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|subpages=single}}

• This portal has a single page layout. It is possible that any subpages may no longer be needed.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|subpages=checked}}

• This portal's subpages have been checked by an editor, and are needed.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|note=This is an example.}}

• This portal's subpages should be checked. Subpages that are no longer needed should be reported here.
• Additional notes: This is an example.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal contains {{Portal maintenance status|date=June 2025|manual=yes|nonstandard=yes|subpages=single|incomplete=yes|note=Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.}}

• This portal is manually maintained.
• This portal has a non-standard layout.
• This portal is under construction or incomplete.
• This portal has a single page layout. It is possible that any subpages may no longer be needed.
• Additional notes: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.

Please take care when editing, especially if using automated editing software, and seek consensus before making major changes. Learn how to update the maintenance information here. (June 2025)

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If the portal does not contain the template, there should be no output

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If used in the wrong namespace, an error should be reported

Lua error: Wrong namespace.

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See also

• Template:Portal maintenance status/testcases § Module testcases