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Usage

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The {{WikiProject Africa}} project banner template should be added (not subst:ed) to the talk page of every article within the scope of the project. While the template does not require any additional parameters, it has a number of optional ones that add various extra features to the banner. The syntax is as follows:

Basic

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{{WikiProject Africa |class= |importance= |attention= |needs-infobox= |needs-photo= }}

Full

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{{WikiProject Africa
|class= 
|importance=
|attention= 
|needs-infobox=
|needs-photo=
|listas=

<!-- Task forces (North Africa) -->
|Algeria=
|Algeria-importance=
|Egypt= 
|Egypt-importance=
|Libya=
|Libya-importance=
|Madeira= 
|Madeira-importance=
|Morocco=
|Morocco-importance=
|Spanish Africa=
|Spanish Africa-importance=
|Sudan=
|Sudan-importance=
|Tunisia=
|Tunisia-importance=
|Western Sahara=
|Western Sahara-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Western Africa) -->
|Benin=
|Benin-importance=
|Burkina Faso= 
|Burkina Faso-importance=
|Cape Verde=
|Cape Verde-importance=
|French Africa=
|French Africa-importance=
|Gambia=
|Gambia-importance=
|Ghana=
|Ghana-importance=
|Guinea=
|Guinea-importance=
|Guinea-Bissau=
|Guinea-Bissau-importance=
|Ivory Coast= <!-- or |Côte d'Ivoire= -->
|Ivory Coast-importance= <!-- or |Côte d'Ivoire-importance= -->
|Liberia=
|Liberia-importance=
|Mali=
|Mali-importance=
|Mauritania=
|Mauritania-importance=
|Niger=
|Niger-importance=
|Nigeria=
|Nigeria-importance=
|Saint Helena=
|Saint Helena-importance=
|Senegal=
|Senegal-importance=
|Sierra Leone=
|Sierra Leone-importance=
|Togo=
|Togo-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Central Africa) -->
|Angola=
|Angola-importance=
|Cameroon= 
|Cameroon-importance=
|Central African Republic=
|Central African Republic-importance=
|Chad= 
|Chad-importance=
|Democratic Republic of the Congo= <!-- or |DRC= -->
|Democratic Republic of the Congo-importance= <!-- or |DRC-importance= -->
|Equatorial Guinea=
|Equatorial Guinea-importance=
|Gabon=
|Gabon-importance=
|Republic of the Congo= <!-- or |RCongo= -->
|Republic of the Congo-importance= <!-- or |RCongo-importance= -->
|Sao Tome and Principe= <!-- or |São Tomé and Príncipe= -->
|Sao Tome and Principe-importance= <!-- or |São Tomé and Príncipe-importance= -->

<!-- Task forces (Eastern Africa) -->
|Burundi=
|Burundi-importance=
|Comoros= 
|Comoros-importance=
|Djibouti=
|Djibouti-importance=
|Eritrea= 
|Eritrea-importance=
|Ethiopia=
|Ethiopia-importance=
|Kenya=
|Kenya-importance=
|Madagascar=
|Madagascar-importance=
|Malawi=
|Malawi-importance=
|Mauritius=
|Mauritius-importance=
|Mozambique=
|Mozambique-importance=
|Rwanda=
|Rwanda-importance=
|Seychelles=
|Seychelles-importance=
|Somalia=
|Somalia-importance=
|South Sudan=
|South Sudan-importance=
|Tanzania=
|Tanzania-importance=
|Uganda=
|Uganda-importance=
|Zambia=
|Zambia-importance=
|Zimbabwe=
|Zimbabwe-importance=

<!-- Task forces (Southern Africa) -->
|Botswana=
|Botswana-importance=
|Eswatini=
|Eswatini-importance=
|Lesotho= 
|Lesotho-importance=
|Namibia=
|Namibia-importance=
|South Africa= 
|South Africa-importance=

<!-- Task forces (African history) -->
|African diaspora=
|African diaspora-importance=
|African MH=
|Ancient Egypt=
|Ancient Egypt-importance=
|Ancient Near East=
|Ancient Near East-importance=
|Classical MH=
|Early Muslim MH=
|Egyptian religion= 
|Egyptian religion-importance=
|Middle Eastern MH=
|Ottoman MH=
|parea=
|parea-importance=

<!-- Not in use by projects 
|African MH-importance=
|Classical MH-importance=
|Early Muslim MH-importance=
|Middle Eastern MH-importance=
|Ottoman MH-importance=
-->
}}

General parameters

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To avoid needlessly cluttering up talk pages, it is usually appropriate to remove any unused parameters from the template.

  • class – valid values are listed in the custom class mask. See the project's quality scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |class= blank or omit the parameter.
  • importance – valid values are: top, high, mid, low, na (case-insensitive). See the project's importance scale for details. Setting an explicit value of NA is rarely necessary; for this, either leave |importance= blank or omit the parameter.
  • attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • needs-photo – set |needs-photo=yes to populate Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Africa.
  • listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for John Doe, use |listas=Doe, John so that the talk page will show up in the D's and not the J's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
    If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.

Special use only

  • auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
    • |auto=length – based on the length of the article
    • |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
    • |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
  • category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

WikiProject and task force specific

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Task forces (Northern Africa):

Task forces (Western Africa):

Task forces (Central Africa):

Task forces (Eastern Africa):

Task forces (Southern Africa):

Task forces (African history):

Tracking category

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See also

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