Wikipedia:Template index/Splitting

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These templates are used for splitting articles by using ({{Split}}, {{Split section}}, etc.

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:
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:

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

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=October 2024 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from October 2024
{{split}}
links talk edit
{{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=October 2024 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from October 2024
{{split section}}
links talk edit
{{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=October 2024 to place articles in Category:Articles to be split from October 2024
{{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.