Template:Section move from
Tag the source of a section move. The article will be added to Category:Articles to have a section moved and Category:Articles to be split.
Usage[edit source]
Tag the source of a section move.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destination page | 1 | The destination page for the content to be moved. | String | suggested |
| Section | sectionsections | The name of the section(s) to be moved or "yes" to enable wording to indicate the current section is to be moved. | String | suggested |
| Date | date | The month and year of the proposal. Used for tracking.
| Date | suggested |
| Discussion | discussdiscussion | The talk page and section where the discussion is taking place. Defaults to the source talk page. | Page name | optional |
Examples[edit source]
In the lead[edit source]
By default, the text produced is designed to be placed at the top of an article. For example, {{SM
It has been suggested that parts of this page (Foo, Bar) be moved into Target Page. (Discuss) (November 2025) |
In a section[edit source]
If the template is placed in a section that is being proposed for moving, set |section=yes. For example, {{SM
See also[edit source]
Section moving[edit source]
- {{Section move from}}
- {{Section move to}}
{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting/List|noheading=yes}}{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging/List|noheading=yes}}
Section move templates | |||
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{{Section move from}} | |||
Put on source page ({{SM}}, {{SMfrom}}) | |||
{{Section move to}} | |||
Put on destination page ({{SM2}}, {{SMto}})
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{{Copied}} | |||
Put on destination and source talk page after move
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{{SMnotice}} | |||
| Notify contributors though their talk page | |||
Article splitting templates | |||
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{{split}} | |||
| Use on original article | |||
{{Split portions}} | |||
| Same as above but different wording | |||
{{Section move from}} | |||
| Split content to an existing article (WP:SECMOVE) | |||
{{split dab}} | |||
| Use on original article if disambiguation | |||
{{split section}} | |||
| Use on original article when section is known | |||
{{Copied}} | |||
Record split on talk pages of the source and target
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{{splitnote}} | |||
| Notify users though their talk page about proposed split | |||