Template talk:User contrib

Magic word requested

I have opened a phab ticket requesting a magic word that would allow this template to be updated automatically. See phab:T278506. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 02:57, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

They closed it as a duplicate. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 14:49, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

Redrose64, and a duplicate of a declined task. So it looks like this won't be coming anytime soon, unless someone who knows Lua takes up the idea directly above and finds a way to make it work. {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 18:58, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

linked=no option does not appear to work

Unless I am misunderstanding the documentation, it appears that |linked=no does not work. I also tried blank |link= and blank |url=, but in each case, the link in the body of the userbox is generated. Please see this testcase.

My goal is to provide an option for editors who have added a wikilink to the edit count, as in the second testcase. I think this used to work fine, but now it creates a "wikilink inside external link" Linter error. – Jonesey95 (talk) 17:34, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Then it's a deficiency in Module:User contrib. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:47, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

I assume so, since the template just calls the module. This is the talk page for that module, so I posted the note here. – Jonesey95 (talk) 23:40, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

Color accessibility issue

When |log=yes, the dark-green background color is too dark to be readable (either plain or link text) for many people on many devices. Suggest changing that #3B7B46 (that's what my color-picker app says it is) to a somewhat similar but more practical #2B9A59.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  20:27, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Requested move 21 June 2026

Template:User contrib → Template:User contributions userbox – This template is a holdout to the general trend towards expanding template names for clarity. This is especially important since we have a similarly-named template at {{User contributions}}. at {{User contributions link}}. per Wikipedia:Template namespace § Template names:

Template names should be made of one or more words, and describe the template clearly, as in {{Math topics sidebar}}. Template names are easiest to remember if they follow standard English spelling, spacing, and capitalization. Avoid having templates whose names differ only in case, spacing, or punctuation.

Of course, the old title will still remain a redirect so people can keep using it as a shortcut. FaviFake (talk) 18:28, 21 June 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. 1isall (talk | contribs) 18:48, 28 June 2026 (UTC)

In template space, the prefix "User " (with a space) is used for userboxes almost exclusively, so adding the word "userbox" after "User contributions" is not needed. I recommend moving this page to Template:User contributions over the existing redirect, which already points here. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:48, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Sorry, I meant to say that the similarly-named template is {{User contributions link}}. Having {{User contributions link}} and {{User contributions}} at the same time can be confusing. IS there another disambiguator we can use? FaviFake (talk) 15:42, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

I would move {{User contributions link}} to {{Contributions link}}. I don't think there is another kind of "contributions" to link to. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:04, 28 June 2026 (UTC)