Template:Archive Header

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Summary

This is a general header for display on archived subpages. It displays a message stating that the page is an archive, adds a link to the source page or pages, and places the page in any relevant categories.

Parameters

Archive Header

Parameter	Scope	Description
source	optional	Page where archived content was originally located (including namespace). (Defaults to base page name, with exceptions created for UESPWiki:Archive/CP and UESPWiki:Archive/AN pages.)
source2	optional	Secondary page where archived content was originally located, for use on archives like Oblivion_talk:Glitches which also includes archives from Oblivion:Glitches/Proposed.
date	optional	Date on which archived discussion started, in format: Year Month.
cat or 1 cat2 or 2 cat3 or 3 cat4 or 4	optional	Categories to use for archived page. If cat is set to "none" then no categories are created for this archive (not even the uncategorized categories).
nocat	optional	If this is set to any value, the template will not categorize the archive, even if category parameters are set. Defaults to 1 on any user page or if the page it's on isn't a subpage.

Examples

{{Archive Header|none}}

Typical use on a page such as UESPWiki:Community Portal/Archive 1: came from the Community Portal, no categories needed

{{Archive Header|Blocking Policy|Vandalism|date=2008 June}}

Archive from Community Portal; adds two subcategories and the date

{{Archive Header|Blocking Policy|Vandalism|date=2008 June|source=UESPWiki:Administrator Noticeboard}}

Archive from Administrator Noticeboard instead of Community Portal