Template:Draft article
Drafts are often created to work on future articles before they are ready to be published or otherwise might not yet meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines. These are generally created in the "Draft" namespace to avoid any possibility that a casual reader may stumble upon them. {{Draft article}} goes further, prominently tagging the draft article as a draft, and at the same time provides convenient links to help build the article and facilitate submission to WP:AFC. This also categorizes the page to Category:Draft articles or one of its sub-categories.
Using {{subst:AFC draft|username}} will place {{AFC submission/draft}} on the page, which provides even more guidance and begins the Articles for Creation process at the 'draft' stage.
Usage
Do not use this template in mainspace, as it will not display. For article being developed in mainspace, consider {{Under construction}} instead.
Default output
{{Draft article}} renders as
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books⧼Dot-separator⧽news⧼Dot-separator⧽newspapers⧼Dot-separator⧽scholar⧼Dot-separator⧽free images⧼Dot-separator⧽WP refs)⧼Dot-separator⧽FENS⧼Dot-separator⧽JSTOR⧼Dot-separator⧽NYT⧼Dot-separator⧽TWL Last edited by [[User:wp>Paine Ellsworth|wp>Paine Ellsworth]] ([[User talk:wp>Paine Ellsworth|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/wp>Paine Ellsworth|contribs]]) 4 years ago. (Update) |
Minimalist output
{{Draft article|brief=yes}} renders as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by [[User:wp>Paine Ellsworth|wp>Paine Ellsworth]] ([[User talk:wp>Paine Ellsworth|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/wp>Paine Ellsworth|contribs]]) 4 years ago. (Update) |
name parameter
{{Draft article|name|brief=yes}}, where name is the name of the intended target page for the draft article, will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article at name. Last edited by [[User:wp>Paine Ellsworth|wp>Paine Ellsworth]] ([[User talk:wp>Paine Ellsworth|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/wp>Paine Ellsworth|contribs]]) 4 years ago. (Update) |
Note this will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Invite others to join in
{{Draft article|join-in=yes|brief=yes}} will render as
| This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Last edited by [[User:wp>Paine Ellsworth|wp>Paine Ellsworth]] ([[User talk:wp>Paine Ellsworth|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/wp>Paine Ellsworth|contribs]]) 4 years ago. (Update) |
 | Join in and help expand this draft! |
Note this parameter will work with the 'default' output as well as with |brief=yes.
Categorization
The |subject= parameter categorizes the article into a sub-category of Category:Draft articles as shown below. Note that if the message box is not desired and only the category is necessary, use |catonly=yes.
subject= |
Category | Example topics |
|---|---|---|
agriculturefooddrinkagriculture, food, and drink |
Category:Drafts about agriculture, food, and drink | Agriculture, food, and drink |
artarchitectureart and architecture |
Category:Drafts about art and architecture | Art and architecture |
engineeringtechnologyengineering and technology |
Category:Drafts about engineering and technology | Engineering and technology · Transport |
geographyplacesgeography and places |
Category:Drafts about geography and places | Geography · Places |
history |
Category:Drafts about history | World history · Royalty, nobility, and heraldry |
languageliteraturelanguage and literature |
Category:Drafts about language and literature | Language and literature |
mathmathematics |
Category:Drafts about mathematics | Mathematics and mathematicians |
mediadramamedia and drama |
Category:Drafts about media and drama | Film · Television · Media and drama |
music |
Category:Drafts about music | Albums · Songs · Other music drafts |
natural sciences |
Category:Drafts about natural sciences | Biology and medicine · Chemistry and materials science · Earth sciences · Physics and astronomy |
philosophyreligionphilosophy and religion |
Category:Drafts about philosophy and religion | Philosophy and religion |
social sciencessocietysocial sciences and society |
Category:Drafts about social sciences and society | Culture, sociology, and psychology · Education · Economics and business · Law · Magazines and print journalism · Politics and government |
sportsrecreationsports and recreation |
Category:Drafts about sports and recreation | Sports and recreation |
video games |
Category:Drafts about video games | Video games |
warfare |
Category:Drafts about warfare | Warfare |
See also
- {{Link to draft}}
- {{Draft RfC}}