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Template:Purge is permanently
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heavily used or highly visible template. Substantial changes should first be proposed and discussed here on this page. If the proposal is uncontroversial or has been discussed and is supported by
consensus, editors may use {{
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Why is the confirmation needed ( MediaWiki:Confirm purge) is it possible to disable or override this? Freestyle(NL) 13:39, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
This template is protected, and should be tagged with {{ protected template}}, or another suitable protection template. Thanks – Qxz 19:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}} Update to use WP:DOC. — Dispenser 20:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Dear administrator, please add the following interwiki links:
[[es:Plantilla:Purgar]] [[ia:Patrono:Purgar]]
Thank you in advance, Julian 02:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}} Please change the link Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits to Wikipedia:Transclusion. / SvNH 23:22, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Change this:
<span class="plainlinks" id="purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} {{{1|Purge}}}]</span><noinclude> {{documentation}} <!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! --> </noinclude>
To this:
<span class="plainlinks" id="purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} {{{1|Purge}}}]</span><noinclude> {{documentation}} <!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! --> </noinclude>
This is to add the page= parameter to the template so that a different page can be specified (i.e.
and {{
Purge|page=Article}}
).
{{
Purge|purge this page|page=Article}}
-- Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 08:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Please remove "id="purgelink"" because it disallows color to be used to change the color of the "purge." I wish to change the color to blue so it doesn't look like an external link. Math Cool 10 Sign here! 19:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
I have added the title "purge this page" to the "{{ Purge/sandbox}}. I think that the sanbox version is better. I request to anyone of the Admins to replace it. The source is given below. -- Amit ( Talk | Contribs) 12:54, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
" (current version: ) link. This changed version is in the page<span class="plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} <span title="Purge this page">{{{1|Purge}}}</span>]</span><noinclude>
{{pp-template|small=yes}}
{{documentation}}
<!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
</noinclude>
{{
editprotected}}
Please change the text to as shown in the code (with a span title).
M
C
10 |
Sign here!
04:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
Please change the code from:
<span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} <span title="Purge this page">{{{1|Purge}}}</span>]</span><noinclude> {{pp-template}} {{documentation}} </noinclude>
to:
<span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} {{#ifeq:{{{title|}}}|yes|<span title="Purge this page">}}{{{1|Purge}}}{{#ifeq:{{{title|}}}|yes|</span>}}]</span><noinclude> {{pp-template}} {{documentation}} </noinclude>
so that you can remove the span title with the parameter {{{1}}} if you want to. M C 10 | Sign here! 20:54, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
Not done: You haven't explained why this span title is not required on {{
actions}}. You have now placed four protected edit requests for this tiny tweak. Just saying. — Martin (
MSGJ ·
talk)
07:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the span title added from the above discussion were a parameter with "purge this page" as default so that one could have some control over what that says and what function "purge this page" will accomplish (e.g. refreshing counts) as it may not be clear. ProtectorServant ( talk) 13:09, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Please change the link text from {{{1|Purge}}}
to {{{1|Refresh}}}
and change the link annotation from <span title="Purge this page">
to <span title="Refresh this page">
.
Reason: The present language is not sufficiently clear for readers who do not have a technical background.
Rationales:
Thank you. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 14:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
To amplify on point 3: A reader might wonder why there is a "Refresh" button on the page when their browser already has a refresh function. They might assume it is something related but different. They might surmise that it is something specific to the time-sensitive information being displayed. They might try their browser's function and be disappointed by the result. The might try the link and find it (surprise) more refreshing. These remarks apply equally well to those who are, and who are not, conversant with the caching architecture used on Wikimedia's servers. The same cannot be said for "Purge". A little ambiguity, when it is not misleading, is far better than jargon that signifies little to the uninitiated.
To amplify on points 1 and 2: "Purging the cache" is a self reference to the infrastructure that serves Wikipedia's content. "Purge" is not an apt description of the action a reader would intend to perform on the content they are viewing, unless their intent is quite different from what the link does. To be clear, I am thinking about the perspective of a general reader who might wonder why they would want to "get rid of" the content, and is not thinking about, or even aware of, getting rid of cached data behind it. (For contributors, who need to find the applicable template, it might be good to mention it in the lede section of WP:REFRESH because it is somewhat buried in the page.)
I considered "Update" instead of "Refresh", which some websites use for this purpose, but I thought it could be confusing in a context where most pages are peppered with "[edit]" links. I would be open to other suggestions for plain English words that commonly denote the action an ordinary reader would intend to perform on the content they are viewing.
I am posting a note at WP:VP and WP:PURGE to solicit community review this idea. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 19:48, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
&action=purge
. If at all possible, another &action=
should be designated for the new term (leaving the old in place, of course). I don't know if that's possible, while the change to
the relevant MediaWiki pages would be fairly simple. --
Philosopher
Let us reason together.
04:10, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
More than a month has passed since the last comment/response above, so I am reactivating the {{ editprotected}} template to ask an administrator to assess whether the discussion has been adequate to form a consensus. (4 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 call for discussion) If not, I will advertise it for broader participation. Thanks. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 16:22, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Would anyone object to me changing <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">
to <span class="{{{class|noprint plainlinks purgelink}}}" style="{{{style|}}}">
? I'd like to be able to insert custom CSS into this link. --
Chris
(talk)
17:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
The tooltip (span title) "Purge this page" is incorrect when the "page=" parameter is used. It should be deleted in that case or replaced with something correct. Set theorist ( talk) 05:35, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
i think that cloudy176 ref from here, still thanks to that user. http://googology.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Tools lol. Jiawhein ( talk) 00:57, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Why does this template use a module. Can someone help me out. VarunFEB2003 ( talk) 11:52, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
Is it just me or it is normal for purge buttons not to work? I have been updating content on this portal now and the subpages I am transcluding on it, despite being updated are not reflecting. Danidamiobi ( talk) 18:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
This template uses Module:Purge. Is there any reason it should not be updated to use Special:Purge instead? Note that Template:Purge box, Template:Purge button, and Template:Purge page all use the special page, whereas Template:Purge link portals and User:UBX/Purge use this template, which relies on the module. - dcljr ( talk) 00:53, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
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Template:Purge is permanently
protected from editing because it is a
heavily used or highly visible template. Substantial changes should first be proposed and discussed here on this page. If the proposal is uncontroversial or has been discussed and is supported by
consensus, editors may use {{
edit template-protected}} to notify an administrator or template editor to make the requested edit. Usually, any contributor may edit the template's
documentation to add usage notes or
categories.
Any contributor may edit the template's sandbox. Functionality of the template can be checked using test cases. |
Why is the confirmation needed ( MediaWiki:Confirm purge) is it possible to disable or override this? Freestyle(NL) 13:39, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
This template is protected, and should be tagged with {{ protected template}}, or another suitable protection template. Thanks – Qxz 19:33, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}} Update to use WP:DOC. — Dispenser 20:20, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Dear administrator, please add the following interwiki links:
[[es:Plantilla:Purgar]] [[ia:Patrono:Purgar]]
Thank you in advance, Julian 02:29, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}} Please change the link Wikipedia:Transclusion costs and benefits to Wikipedia:Transclusion. / SvNH 23:22, 9 February 2008 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Change this:
<span class="plainlinks" id="purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} {{{1|Purge}}}]</span><noinclude> {{documentation}} <!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! --> </noinclude>
To this:
<span class="plainlinks" id="purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} {{{1|Purge}}}]</span><noinclude> {{documentation}} <!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! --> </noinclude>
This is to add the page= parameter to the template so that a different page can be specified (i.e.
and {{
Purge|page=Article}}
).
{{
Purge|purge this page|page=Article}}
-- Lightsup55 ( T | C ) 08:58, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Please remove "id="purgelink"" because it disallows color to be used to change the color of the "purge." I wish to change the color to blue so it doesn't look like an external link. Math Cool 10 Sign here! 19:49, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
I have added the title "purge this page" to the "{{ Purge/sandbox}}. I think that the sanbox version is better. I request to anyone of the Admins to replace it. The source is given below. -- Amit ( Talk | Contribs) 12:54, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
" (current version: ) link. This changed version is in the page<span class="plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} <span title="Purge this page">{{{1|Purge}}}</span>]</span><noinclude>
{{pp-template|small=yes}}
{{documentation}}
<!-- Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage, not here! -->
</noinclude>
{{
editprotected}}
Please change the text to as shown in the code (with a span title).
M
C
10 |
Sign here!
04:33, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
{{
editprotected}}
Please change the code from:
<span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} <span title="Purge this page">{{{1|Purge}}}</span>]</span><noinclude> {{pp-template}} {{documentation}} </noinclude>
to:
<span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">[{{fullurl:{{{page|{{FULLPAGENAME}}}}}|action=purge}} {{#ifeq:{{{title|}}}|yes|<span title="Purge this page">}}{{{1|Purge}}}{{#ifeq:{{{title|}}}|yes|</span>}}]</span><noinclude> {{pp-template}} {{documentation}} </noinclude>
so that you can remove the span title with the parameter {{{1}}} if you want to. M C 10 | Sign here! 20:54, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
Not done: You haven't explained why this span title is not required on {{
actions}}. You have now placed four protected edit requests for this tiny tweak. Just saying. — Martin (
MSGJ ·
talk)
07:20, 20 May 2009 (UTC)
It would be helpful if the span title added from the above discussion were a parameter with "purge this page" as default so that one could have some control over what that says and what function "purge this page" will accomplish (e.g. refreshing counts) as it may not be clear. ProtectorServant ( talk) 13:09, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
{{ editprotected}}
Please change the link text from {{{1|Purge}}}
to {{{1|Refresh}}}
and change the link annotation from <span title="Purge this page">
to <span title="Refresh this page">
.
Reason: The present language is not sufficiently clear for readers who do not have a technical background.
Rationales:
Thank you. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 14:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
To amplify on point 3: A reader might wonder why there is a "Refresh" button on the page when their browser already has a refresh function. They might assume it is something related but different. They might surmise that it is something specific to the time-sensitive information being displayed. They might try their browser's function and be disappointed by the result. The might try the link and find it (surprise) more refreshing. These remarks apply equally well to those who are, and who are not, conversant with the caching architecture used on Wikimedia's servers. The same cannot be said for "Purge". A little ambiguity, when it is not misleading, is far better than jargon that signifies little to the uninitiated.
To amplify on points 1 and 2: "Purging the cache" is a self reference to the infrastructure that serves Wikipedia's content. "Purge" is not an apt description of the action a reader would intend to perform on the content they are viewing, unless their intent is quite different from what the link does. To be clear, I am thinking about the perspective of a general reader who might wonder why they would want to "get rid of" the content, and is not thinking about, or even aware of, getting rid of cached data behind it. (For contributors, who need to find the applicable template, it might be good to mention it in the lede section of WP:REFRESH because it is somewhat buried in the page.)
I considered "Update" instead of "Refresh", which some websites use for this purpose, but I thought it could be confusing in a context where most pages are peppered with "[edit]" links. I would be open to other suggestions for plain English words that commonly denote the action an ordinary reader would intend to perform on the content they are viewing.
I am posting a note at WP:VP and WP:PURGE to solicit community review this idea. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 19:48, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
&action=purge
. If at all possible, another &action=
should be designated for the new term (leaving the old in place, of course). I don't know if that's possible, while the change to
the relevant MediaWiki pages would be fairly simple. --
Philosopher
Let us reason together.
04:10, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
More than a month has passed since the last comment/response above, so I am reactivating the {{ editprotected}} template to ask an administrator to assess whether the discussion has been adequate to form a consensus. (4 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 call for discussion) If not, I will advertise it for broader participation. Thanks. ~ Ningauble ( talk) 16:22, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
Would anyone object to me changing <span class="noprint plainlinks purgelink">
to <span class="{{{class|noprint plainlinks purgelink}}}" style="{{{style|}}}">
? I'd like to be able to insert custom CSS into this link. --
Chris
(talk)
17:34, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
The tooltip (span title) "Purge this page" is incorrect when the "page=" parameter is used. It should be deleted in that case or replaced with something correct. Set theorist ( talk) 05:35, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
i think that cloudy176 ref from here, still thanks to that user. http://googology.wikia.com/wiki/Template:Tools lol. Jiawhein ( talk) 00:57, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
Why does this template use a module. Can someone help me out. VarunFEB2003 ( talk) 11:52, 26 July 2016 (UTC)
Is it just me or it is normal for purge buttons not to work? I have been updating content on this portal now and the subpages I am transcluding on it, despite being updated are not reflecting. Danidamiobi ( talk) 18:34, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
This template uses Module:Purge. Is there any reason it should not be updated to use Special:Purge instead? Note that Template:Purge box, Template:Purge button, and Template:Purge page all use the special page, whereas Template:Purge link portals and User:UBX/Purge use this template, which relies on the module. - dcljr ( talk) 00:53, 12 October 2022 (UTC)