Template:ArticleSize/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:ArticleSize.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Module:ArticleSize

Usage

This template is used to display the real-time size of a Wikipedia article. It can be used without parameters to display the size of the current article or with a parameter to specify a different article.

Syntax

To display the size of the current article:

{{ArticleSize}}

To display the size of a specified article:

{{ArticleSize|ArticleName}}

Examples

To display the size of the current article:

{{ArticleSize}}

To display the size of the "Ancient Greece" article:

{{ArticleSize|Ancient Greece}}

Notes

This template fetches the content of the article in real-time and calculates its size in bytes.
The size is formatted as per content language settings.
Ensure the specified article name is correctly capitalized and does not include any extra spaces.

Template data

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:ArticleSize in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for ArticleSize

The template displays the real-time size of a specified Wikipedia article or the current article.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article name	`1`	The name of the article for which to display the size. If omitted, the size of the current article is displayed.	String	optional

Tracking categories

This template does not add any tracking categories.