Wikipedia:Template editor/Guidelines for granting

1. The editor must be a registered Wikipedia user for at least 1 year.

2. The editor must have made at least 1,000 overall edits.

3. The editor must have made at least 150 total edits to the Template and Module namespaces.

4. The editor must have no behavioral blocks or 3RR violations for a span of 6 months prior to applying.

Additionally, an editor must have demonstrated a need for the right, as well as a familiarity with the care and responsibility required when dealing with high-risk template modification:

5. The editor must have worked on the sandbox version of at least three protected templates.

6. The editor must have requested and had successfully enacted at least five significant edits to protected templates.

The above items are merely requirements. An administrator may choose to substitute other proofs of an editor's competence in handling high-risk template responsibilities.