Template:First Edit Day

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This template is used by the Birthday Committee and its members to deliver greetings for those listed on the birthday calendar on the anniversary of their first edit. It uses a randomly chosen color gradient among several options if the |background= parameter is undefined.

Usage

Add the following to a user's talk page: {{subst:First Edit Day|Custom message|Years as ordinal}}

Example: {{subst:First Edit Day|Please keep on contributing!|47th}}

TemplateData

Talk page template for wishing admins a happy anniversary of their adminship

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Additional message	more 1	Custom message for the user, added just before your signature.	Content	suggested
Years	number 2	Number of years since editor's first edit, as an ordinal. Retrieved automatically if provided in a parenthetical after the username on the Birthday Committee calendar. Example 21st	Unknown	suggested
Custom message	custom	Replaces everything except your signature with a custom message	Content	optional
Custom header	header	Replaces the bold header with a custom message	Content	optional
Link?	link	Set to no to remove the link to a user's first edit	Boolean	optional
Custom name	name	Overrides the username in the first sentence, for e.g. greeting someone by their first name	String	optional
Left image	image	Custom image to replace the calendar icon. Set to nothing to remove. Example Twemoji2 1f4dd.svg	File	optional
Right image	imageright	Custom right image to replace the party popper. Set to nothing to remove.	File	optional
Background	background	CSS color or gradient for the box background Suggested values linear-gradient(to left, #c6ffdd, #fbd786, LightPink) /* Mint–orange–red */ linear-gradient(60deg, MistyRose, AntiqueWhite, Ivory, Honeydew, Azure, GhostWhite) /* Pale rainbow */ linear-gradient(to right, #a1ffce, #faffd1) /* Seagreen–pale yellow */ linear-gradient(to left, Gold, #FFF600) /* Gold */ linear-gradient(to right, #c5c5ec, #bfd1f2, #a9efea) /* Shades of blue with purple-green */ linear-gradient(to right, #a8ff78, #78ffd6) /* Lime–seafoam */ linear-gradient(300deg, AliceBlue, LavenderBlush 30%, LavenderBlush 70%, AliceBlue) /* Pink–blue */ repeating-linear-gradient(300deg, MistyRose, AntiqueWhite, Ivory, Honeydew, Azure, GhostWhite, MistyRose 50%) /* Repeating pale rainbow */	String	optional
Border color	border	Color of the box border	String	optional

See also

• {{First Edit Day 2}}
• {{First Edit Day 3}}
• {{First Edit Day 4}}
• {{First Edit Day 5}}

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