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The {{vacation}} template aims to communicate to fellow editors that a user has gone on vacation. It can be used standalone as {{vacation}}
, preferably at the top of a user or user talk page, or with any of the parameters outlined below.
|country=
or as the second unnamed parameter, this variable defines the destination country or region of the user. Relies on the sames system as the {{flag}} templates – if those templates supply a flag for your country name, your country is supported here. Examples: the United States
, Florida
, Australia
, India
.|location=
parameter. Note that this removes the default country name.|from=
and |until=
. Simply enter the dates in which your vacation begins and comes to its eventual end, in any format you want. DMY/MDY? ISO? Go for it! Only one of these may be supplied if desired, i.e. only |from=
or |until=
. The template will adjust its phrasing to match the dates provided with the correct tense (past, present, or future).|holiday=yes
in the template.|bgcol=
parameter. See WP:COLOR for more information. Examples: #36C, #F8EABA (talk page colour)Default; no arguments – {{vacation}}
![]() | John Doe is away on vacation and may not respond swiftly to queries. | ![]() |
Username override – {{vacation|John at [[English Wikipedia]]}}
![]() | John at English Wikipedia is away on vacation and may not respond swiftly to queries. | ![]() |
Location – {{vacation|country=Nunavut|location=the [[Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Nunavut]]}}
![]() | John Doe is away on vacation in the Canadian province of Nunavut and may not respond swiftly to queries. | ![]() |
Dates – {{vacation|from=August 11, 2024|until=August 25, 2024}}
. Message automatically changes based on the time of your vacation: it will switch to "present" on the day you set in |from=
, if applicable, and switches to "past" once your journey has come to an end.
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|from= only
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|from= and |until=
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|until= only
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The following template links redirect to this page. You can use each of the following names instead of {{vacation}}
.
{{vacation2}}
{{vacation3}}
{{vacation5}}
{{holiday}}
{{holiday2}}
{{holiday3}}
{{holiday4}}
{{Holiday abroad}}
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Communicates to fellow editors on a user or user talk page that a user has gone on vacation.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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User | 1 | Overrides the username | Unknown | optional |
image | image | Overrides the default image on the left | Unknown | optional |
country | country 2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
bgcol | bgcol | no description | Unknown | optional |
fullwidth | fullwidth | no description | Unknown | optional |
from | from | no description | Unknown | optional |
until | until | no description | Unknown | optional |
holiday | holiday | no description | Unknown | optional |
location | location | no description | Unknown | optional |
Comment | cmt 3 | An additional comment | Unknown | optional |