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This is a list of premade messages (called "templates") for greeting new users. For a display of the various basic designs, see Wikipedia:Welcome template table.
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General messages
Use these for a user who recently registered a username. All of the templates below can be customized with an additional message, a picture of a plate of cookies, a colored border, icons, or a different opening text.
- {{subst:W-basic}} → standard template, similar to Template:Welcome with additional options
- {{subst:W-shout}} → extroverted message with bold advice
- {{subst:W-short}} → concise; won't overwhelm
- {{subst:W-link}} → shortest greeting, links to WC's greetings page
- {{subst:W-graphical}} → graphical menu format to ease transition from the graphic-heavy web
- {{subst:W-screen}} → graphical; designed to fit the size of the user's screen
- {{subst:Wel}} ~~~~ → automatically identifies anonymous or registered users
- {{subst:W-cust}} → Standard template plus 8 or so links
- {{subst:Welcomeg}} → Standard template with a host of links - includes automatic signing
- {{subst:Welcomeh}} → Same as {{Welcomeg}} but includes a section header
Specialized messages
Topics
Use one of these to greet new users interested in a particular topic:
- {{subst:Welcome-au}} ~~~~ → Australia
- {{subst:Cal Welcome}} ~~~~ → California.
- {{subst:CyclingWelcome}} ~~~~ → Cycling.
- {{subst:W-dbz}} ~~~~ → Dragon Ball
- {{subst:Gerwelcome}} ~~~~ → Germany.
- {{subst:MedWelcome}} ~~~~ → Medicine.
- {{subst:OrthodoxWelcome}} ~~~~ → Orthodoxy.
- {{subst:RugbyWelcome}} ~~~~ → Rugby union.
- {{subst:Ruswelcome}} ~~~~ → Russia.
- {{subst:StarWarsWelc}} ~~~~ → Star Wars.
- {{subst:Ukrwelcome}} ~~~~ → Ukraine.
- {{subst:welcomeroad}} ~~~~ → U.S. Roads.
Other
- {{subst:Firstarticle}} ~~~~ → to leave a message for new users whose first contribution has been deleted or marked for speedy deletion.
- {{subst:welcometest}} ~~~~ → for new users who have had their first edit reverted.
- {{subst:Welcome0}} ~~~~ → for new users who have created their user page, but have not yet contributed elsewhere.
- {{subst:Welcome-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users; encourages getting a username.
- {{subst:W-graphical-anon}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users, encourages getting a username, based off of graphical welcome template.
- {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandal}} → for anonymous users who have vandalized a page.
- {{subst:welcomenpov}} ~~~~ → Welcome someone whose initial efforts do not adhere to the neutral point of view policy.
- {{subst:Welcomespam}} ~~~~ → with additional discussion of anti-spamming polices, use when a new user's initial contributions seem to consist solely of spamming external links.
- {{subst:Welcomeunclesam}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users to urge them to create an account
- {{subst:Welcome-anon-vandalism-fighter}} ~~~~ → for anonymous users who fight vandalism to urge them to create an account
User-hosted welcome templates
- {{subst:User:Ac1983fan/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Ageo020/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Andrevan/welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Appleworm/welcomastro}}, welcome users who contribute to Astronomy-related articles.
- {{subst:User:Arknascar44/Welcome}}, welcome with personalized message, syntax is {{subst:User:Arknascar44/Welcome|msg=message|sig=~~~~}}
- {{subst:User:Audacity/Welcome}} is a more customizable and personalized template than the standard welcomes, and can be used for both anonymous editors and users
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- {{subst:User:Audacity/Velcome}} is a similar message, but in copy-and-paste format allowing easy modification and personalization
- {{subst:User:AxG/WikiWelcome1}}
- {{subst:User:Booksworm/welcomemain}} The Main Page of all of Booksworm's welcome messages. They are, however, very graphic and work best on Mozilla Firefox
- {{subst:User:Bottesini/welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Bwilkins/welcomecivil}} For welcoming a user who became involved in an uncivil discussion early in their "career". You may add the username of the editor who was attacked if desired. Based on Welcomenpov and includes a heading.
{{subst:User:Bwilkins/welcomecivil|other username}} - {{subst:User:Cocoaguy/UserWelcome}} A semi-clone of AxG's but has different colors and tells users about Wikiprojects.
- {{subst:User:CaNNoNFoDDa/Welcome-anon-unsourced}} Combination of Welcome-anon and Welcome-unsourced.
- {{subst:User:Gears of War/Welcome! Template}}For welcoming new active users
- {{subst:User:Ghelae/Templates/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Goodshoped35110s/Welcome Template}} Only for welcoming IPs, contains a Uncle Sam image.
- {{subst:User:Grandmasterka/W}}
- {{subst:User:Haza-w/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Hirohisat/Welcome}} - A shortened version of TomasBat's template
- {{subst:User:Ilyanep/Wel}}
- {{subst:User:Inhuman14/warnwel}} Broad warning/welcome tool, still expanding. If you wish to add or make suggestions, ring me up on my talk page!
- {{subst:User:IntrigueBlue/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:James086/welcome}} is a simplified version of {{welcomeh}}. If you use this you must change the user talk section or I will get messages intended for you!
- {{subst:User:James.kendall/Template:Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Kukini/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Kungming2/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Lemonflash/welcookie}} is my version of the welcomecookie template
- {{subst:User:Linuxerist/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Mbecker/SUG/test}}
- {{subst:User:Malinaccier/Welcome}} A mix of most welcome pages. Based on TomasBat's welcome page. You have to change the talk page link to your own at the bottom.
- {{subst:User:Neutrality/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Neutralhomer/WelcomePage}} A welcome page...but with Cookies!
- {{subst:User:Od Mishehu/welcome}}, which has room for a comment, and {{subst:User:Od Mishehu/welcome+uncat}} for a new user who created an article without a category. For both of them, there is a link to my talk page: use the user parameter to link to yours instead.
- {{subst:User:RadRafe/Welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Sango123/WelCom}}
- {{subst:User:Sorfane/welcome}} Translated from the Portugese Wikipedia.
- {{subst:User:Tom Herbert/Welcome}} If you use this you must change the user talk section or I will get messages intended for you!
- {{subst:User:TomasBat/Welcome}} Remember to add your username.
{{subst:User:TomasBat/Welcome|your username|comment (if any)}} - {{subst:User:Utcursch/wel}}
- {{subst:User:Werdan7/W}}
- {{subst:User:Xenocidic/welcome}} welcomes users who contribute to video game articles and suggests wikiprojects (VG,Xbox,PS,Nin).
- {{subst:User:Zapptastic/templates/welcome}}
- {{subst:User:Artichoke-Boy/Welcome}}
