This template is used in system messages. Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.
Usage
|filter= the number of the filter that uses this message, if several filters use it, use |filter2=, |filter3=, etc., 5 maximum. Only visible in the AbuseFilter interface.
|action= – the type of filter. Acceptable values are warn disallow block deauto degroup sternwarning.
|friendly= – changes the display slightly to be a little less bitey.
|text= the text of the message.
|fplink= Set this to yes to show a big button linking to a preloaded report at WP:EF/FP/R. Defaults to yes if action=disallow, no otherwise.
Examples
{{edit filter warning|action = warn
|friendly = yes
|text = You've done something unconstructive, but we don't want to bite you
}}
You've done something unconstructive, but we don't want to bite you
{{edit filter warning|action = warn
|friendly =|text = You've done something unconstructive, and we're more sure that it's not constructive
}}
You've done something unconstructive, and we're more sure that it's not constructive
{{edit filter warning|action = disallow
|friendly = yes
|text = You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, but we don't want to bite you
}}
You've done something unconstructive and we're stopping you, but we don't want to bite you
{{edit filter warning|action = warn
|friendly = yes
|text = You've done something possibly unconstructive, and we want to make it easy to report a problem with the filter
|fplink = yes
}}
You've done something possibly unconstructive, but we want to make it easy to report a problem with the filter
{{edit filter warning|action = disallow
|friendly =|text = You're pushing buttons impulsively, and we don't want to give you yet another button to push.
|fplink = no
}}
You're pushing buttons impulsively, and we don't want to give you yet another button to push.