Template:Delete/Documentation

Purpose

Maintenance template used to mark pages for deletion if they meet criteria and add them to Category:Pages needing deletion. By adding file=1 as a parameter, the template can also be used to mark files for deletion and add them to Category:Files needing deletion.

Usage

Parameter	Description
file	Must be given a value (such as "1" or "y") to display. Changes header to mark a file page for deletion.
reason	Enables a reason to be given for why the page is marked for deletion.
date	Displays the date the page was marked for deletion on.

Code

{{Delete}}

{{Delete|file=|reason=|date=}}

Examples

{{Delete}}

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Marking a file for deletion with a reason and date

{{Delete|file=1|reason=Low quality.|date=April 19, 2023}}

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This is the template documentation page for Template:Delete. It should be transcluded onto the template page.