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=== Archives === The archives section of the Talk header occupies the bottom of the Talk header box. It consists of (up to) three portions: * a set of [[#Links to archives|links to Talk page archives]] * archive bot notice * an [[#Search box|archive search box]] The first and last portions are displayed automatically at the bottom of this template when used on a talk page that has archives that are [[Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|named in the standard way]]. If no archives exist for the current talk page, or if they have non-standard names, no archive links or search box is displayed. The archive bot notice is only displayed if parameters are manually added. Parameters {{para|noarchive|yes}} and {{para|search|no}} are available to suppress the links to Talk archive pages and to the search box. Four additional parameters are available to add an optional [[#archive bot notice|Β§ archive bot notice]] adjacent to the archive links and to control its appearance. ==== Links to archives ==== If Talk page archives exist and are named in the [[Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|standard sequential way]], using either a numeric sequence or the alphabetic system with names like /Archive A, or with yearly archives of the format /Archive {{CURRENTYEAR}}, links to all of the archive pages are displayed. If this template cannot find any archives because they are not named the standard sequential way, it will behave as if no archive pages exist. {{para|noarchive|yes}} suppresses links to archives. For archives using numeric sequencing, the archive links look like this (example shown is for [[Talk:Europe]]): {{tmbox | small = {{{small|}}} | image = none | style = text-align: center | text =<span style="float:right">{{Tooltip|Auto-archiving period|Discussions with timestamps are automatically archived by Lowercase Sigmabot III after 180 days of inactivity.}} '''180 days''' [[File:Information icon4.svg|16px|link=Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|alt=]]</span> [[Help:Archiving a talk page|Archives]]: [[Talk:Europe/Archive index|Index]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 1|1]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 2|2]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 3|3]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 4|4]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 5|5]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 6|6]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 7|7]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 8|8]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 9|9]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 10|10]], [[Talk:Europe/Archive 11|11]]}} A link to the archive index is included in the list if it exists and has the standard name "/Archive index". There is no parameter to independently suppress this. ====Archive bot notice==== Pages can be set up to be automatically archived by a bot (typically by [[User:Lowercase sigmabot III|Lowercase sigmabot III]] or [[User:ClueBot III|ClueBot III]]). The talk header offers an archive bot notice containing the text "Auto-archiving period" at the right for informational purposes. It does not set up automatic archiving, and it isn't automatically shown just because automatic archiving has been set up. It simply informs the reader that automatic archiving takes place, whether or not that actually is the case. For instructions on how to configure Talk page archiving, see [[Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|Help:Archiving a talk page]]. This is controlled by four related parameters: {{para|archive_bot}}, {{para|archive_age}}, {{para|archive_units}}, and {{para|minthreadsleft}}. Remember, these parameters are completely independent of the configuration of the archiving bot, and do not impact archiving, even if set to values that do not match the bot configuration. You are responsible for updating these parameters whenever you update the bot's configuration. The following parameters may be used to control the display of the archive bot notice: * '''{{para|archive_bot}}'''{{snd}}The bot used to archive the page, unwikilinked. (Alias: {{para|bot}}.) * '''{{para|archive_age}}'''{{snd}}Enter a number to convey the amount of time the bot must wait after the last update to a discussion section or thread before archiving the discussion, as expressed as a number of time units. The default time unit is "days", see the next parameter. (Alias: {{para|age}}.) * '''{{para|archive_units}}'''{{snd}}Enter a string to convey the time unit the <code>archive_age</code> parameter refers to. (Alias: {{para|units}}.) If omitted, the default is "days" in plural. Useful alternatives include {{pval|month}}, {{pval|months}}, etc. As this is just an advisory notice and not a configuration parameter, you can use any string you wish here: if you want to inform readers archiving takes place every "2 fortnights" for example, you can: use '''<code><nowiki>|age=2 |units=fortnights</nowiki></code>'''. You are responsible for specifying a time unit in the singular, if the {{para|archive_age}} is set to 1 (1 month, for example). * '''{{para|minthreadsleft}}'''{{snd}}The amount of discussion sections or threads the bot will leave. This information is not shown directly. Instead, a tooltip informs readers that once the Talk page contains more than <code>minthreadsleft</code> threads, threads older than <code>archive_age</code> will be archived. Note that an archive bot can be instructed to only archive when more than one discussion section or thread is eligible; this behavior cannot be expressed using this notice. That is; there is no counterpart to, for example, the {{para|minthreadstoarchive}} used by [[User:Lowercase sigmabot III|Lowercase sigmabot III]]. Some examples: * {{tlx|talk header|archive_bot{{=}}lowercase sigmabot III|archive_age{{=}}30}}{{snd}}This informs the user that [[User:Lowercase sigmabot III/Archive HowTo|lowercase sigmabot III]] will autoarchive talk page discussion sections or threads that are older than 30 days (the example retains the default time unit "days"). * {{tlx|talk header|bot{{=}}lowercase sigmabot III|age{{=}}6|units{{=}}months|minthreadsleft{{=}}4}}{{snd}}This informs the user that the lowercase sigmabot III bot will autoarchive talk page discussion sections or threads that are older than six months, as long as at least four sections or threads remain. These parameters are for informational purposes in the talk header, and do not actually set up archiving or interact with the bot in any way. Make sure they are not misleading by making sure to update them whenever you update the configuration of an archive bot. For instructions on how to configure Talk page archiving, see [[Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|Help:Archiving a talk page]]. If you wish to include an independent, stand-alone archive bot notice on the page outside of the Talk header message box, set {{para|noarchive|yes}} in this template, and see [[Template:Archives]] for an alternative method of generating an archive bot notice. ==== Search box ==== The archive search box may be used to search the Talk page archives, and is displayed automatically at the bottom of this template just below the [[#Links to archives|archive page links]], when used on a talk page that has archives that are [[Help:Archiving a talk page#Automated archiving|named in the standard way]]. If no archives exist for the current talk page, or if they have non-standard names, no search box is displayed. Parameter {{para|search|no}} may be used to suppress the search box only, while still displaying the archive links themselves. If present, the search box appears below the [[#Links to archives|Archiving links]], and is the last element to appear in the template: {{tmbox | small = {{{small|}}} | image = none | style = text-align: center | text ={{Search box|root=Talk:Europe|search-break=no|search-width=auto|search-button-label=Search archives}} }} In this working example, entering search terms searches the talk page archives of the article [[Europe]]. ==== Suppressing links or search box ==== By default, the Talk header template displays a list of [[#Links to archives|archive links]], if any archives are present. Parameter {{para|noarchive|yes}} may be used to suppress the list. By default, the template displays an [[#Search box|archive search box]] if any archives are present. Parameter {{para|search|no}} may be used to suppress display of the archive search box. Note that, in particular {{para|search|yes}} has no effect, and will not place a search box on a talk page that has no archives.
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