Wikipedia:User page design guide/Metadata
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"Metadata" as used here means information about your user page, and/or statistics about Wikipedia. I've also thrown time in here for lack of a better place to put it.
Vakeel Siddiqui, born in the year 1974, is currently an aspiring Bollywood Film Director.. He has directed the socially oriented Hindi Feature Film K KH G...21st Century.( कka खkha गga 21st Century )
The state of the 'pedia
Sometimes for a serious purpose, sometimes for fun or general interest, Wikipedians display various data about Wikipedia on their user pages...
WikiDefCon
Wikipedia vandalism information
(abuse log)
Low to moderate level of vandalism
[view • purge • update]
2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot 21:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)
It's war out there. This is part of Wikipedia's defense network. This is a warning system set up by Wikipedia's anti-vandalism teams. It is centrally maintained and regularly updated and displays the level of vandalism activity on Wikipedia, and indicates how urgently Wikipedia needs help in that area. Essential for anyone dedicated to fighting vandalism on Wikipedia. There are various ways to display WikiDefCon status, see the example to the right, and the following:
To align the standard template, use {{wdefcon|align=<left or center, right is default>}}
Hexagon1's version, very similar to Misza13's but without the comment, and appears more like a real userbox:
| 4 | WikiDefcon 4
Low to moderate level of vandalism |
Hexagon1's second version, a plain-text level number:
4
Here's one (by Bugs5382) based on the United States Department of Homeland Security Terrorist Meter:
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Misza13's userbox version:
| 4 |
WikiDefcon 4 |
| 2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot —21:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC) | |
Similar to Misza13's, but black:
| 4 |
Low to moderate level of vandalism |
| 2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot | |
Herostratus's version, similar size to Misza13's but different look:
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2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot 21:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC) change |
LovePlankton's version, similar to Herostratus's but wider:
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2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot 21:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC)change |
By Herostratus, based on maritime weather warning flags:
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Small craft advisory. (Low to moderate level of vandalism) 2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot21:52, 23 June 2025 (UTC) change |
Davidpk212's version, styled after a PH meter:
Timrem's userbox version:
| 4 | WikiDefcon 4: 2.78 RPM according to DeadbeefBot |
AAA's version:
| WikiDefcon |
 WikiDefcon 4: Low to moderate level of vandalism |
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"Black Box" User:Resident Mario/TemplateContent
Article count
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Other statistics
User page metadata
Best viewed with
Some user pages are formatted with browser-specific features. One example is round corners, which are supported by Firefox (and Chrome). A little notice at the top of the page is usually provided, which specifies which browser the page looks best in, like this:
- This user page is best viewed with Firefox
Some user pages were designed for a particular screen size. Here's a notice which points this out:
- This user page is best viewed at 1280x 1024 resolution
Licenses
Vandalism counter
See Wikipedia:User page design center/Metadata#The state of the 'pedia
Impersonators
Time
- Date
- Time
- Both
Example:
On this beautiful day of