Template:Expand language/howto

This template may be used to mark articles that have counterparts in {{{1}}} Wikipedia that are better than in English Wikipedia. These articles may be improved by translating content from the original {{{1}}}.

Usage

To mark an article, tag it with

{{Expand {{{1}}}|{{{1}}} article title|date=June 2025}}

This template adds articles to the category [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]. See #Categorization below.

The template should be placed atop the article page along with other maintenance templates.

Parameters

All parameters are optional:

• |section=yes – changes notice to "This section may be expanded..." (default: 'article')
• |topic=TOPIC – a topic code used in category name generation.
• |date=June 2025 – set by bot if omitted.

Categorization

This template categorizes articles into categories based on parameter usage. Usage of parameters fa and topic will define the category name, as follows:

Topic codes, if used, are expanded into fuller descriptors in the category name; for example: code geo becomes Geography, and code gov becomes Government and politics.

• topic=geo ⟶ [[:Category:Government and politics articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]]

Basic categorization is:

• (no params) ⟶ [[:Category:Articles needing translation from {{{1}}} Wikipedia]].