Period= parameter

No period parameter

Test no period
{{Template:Archive}}

{{Template:Archive}}


{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

With period parameter

Test |period= (specified period)
{{Template:Archive|period=(specified period)}}

{{Template:Archive}}


{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Type parameter

(for testing only right now)

With "type=index"

For manually archived index pages
{{Template:Archive|type=index}}

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{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

With "type=annual"

For annually archive talk pages (/Archive 20XX)
{{Template:Archive|type=annual}}

{{Template:Archive}}


{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Prev= and next= parameters

Prev only

Test |prev= (previous archive)
{{Template:Archive|prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Template:Archive}}

Archive 1testcases

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archive 1testcases

Next only

Test |next= (next archive)
{{Template:Archive|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2}}

{{Template:Archive}}

testcasesArchive 2

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

testcasesArchive 2

With prev and next

Test |prev= and |next=
{{Template:Archive|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2 |prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Template:Archive}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

Hiding

Nothing

Test |prev= and |next=
{{Template:Archive|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2 |prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Template:Archive}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

Blurb

Blurb
{{Archive|1|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2 |prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Archive}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2
Banner
{{Template:Archive|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2 |omit=banner |prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Template:Archive}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archive 1testcasesArchive 2

Archives

Archives
{{Template:Archive|next=Talk:Main Page/Archive 2 |omit=archives |prev=Talk:Main Page/Archive 1}}

{{Template:Archive}}

{{Template:Archive/sandbox}}

Archived test cases

Pre-merge test cases

No parameters
{{Archive}}

{{Archive}}


{{Archive/sandbox}}

All parameters
{{Archive|Wikipedia:Sandbox|period=42 years}}

{{Archive}}


{{Archive/sandbox}}