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This template presents a [[WP:TRITE|concise]] summary at the top of [[Wikipedia:Administration#Data structure and development|administration pages]]. It is placed below the title and other infoboxes and above the first paragraph of the main body.

* Use the nutshell summary to make Wikipedia more inviting to [[Wikipedia:Welcoming committee|new users]].
* Nutshell entries must be brief overviews, with a very high meaning to number of words ratio.
* Make sure each word in the nutshell carries significant weight, "[[The Elements of Style|make every word tell]]".
* [[WP:CONTEXT|Wikilink]] to other pages to create a "nut trail" of pages with nutshells.

This template can also be used on other pages, for instance on how-to guides. But it should not be used in articles.

== Usage ==
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{nutshell|text}}</syntaxhighlight>
Renders like this:
{{nutshell|text}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{nutshell|First bullet point.|Second bullet point.|Third bullet point.}}</syntaxhighlight>
yields:
{{nutshell|First bullet point.|Second bullet point.|Third bullet point.}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.}}</syntaxhighlight>
yields:
{{nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me}}</syntaxhighlight>
yields:
{{nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me}}

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me|shortcut2=you|shortcut3=them|shortcut4=us|shortcut5=everyone}}</syntaxhighlight>
yields:
{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me|shortcut2=you|shortcut3=them|shortcut4=us|shortcut5=everyone}}

== See also ==
* [[Wikipedia:Too long; didn't read]]
* [[Wikipedia:Essays in a nutshell]] (editable lists of essays)
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Wikipedia namespace]] for a listing of Wikipedia namespace banners.

== Template data ==
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"1": {
"label": "Nutshell text",
"description": "Brief summary that make page more inviting to new users",
"type": "string",
"required": true
},
"2": {
"label": "Bullet point #2",
"type": "string"
},
"3": {
"label": "Bullet point #3",
"type": "string"
},
"4": {
"label": "Bullet point #4",
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"label": "Title",
"description": "Text that replaces \"This page\" with other chosen text",
"example": "That's me",
"type": "string",
"suggestedvalues": [
"This talk page",
"This user page",
"This user talk page",
"This essay",
"This template",
"This policy"
],
"default": "This page"
},
"shortcut": {
"aliases": [
"shortcut1"
],
"label": "Shortcut #1",
"description": "The first shortcut that leads to the page"
},
"shortcut2": {
"label": "Shortcut #2",
"description": "The second shortcut that leads to the page"
},
"shortcut3": {
"label": "Shortcut #3",
"description": "The third shortcut that leads to the page"
},
"shortcut4": {
"label": "Shortcut #4",
"description": "The fourth shortcut that leads to the page"
},
"shortcut5": {
"label": "Shortcut #5",
"description": "The fifth shortcut that leads to the page"
}
},
"description": "Template that allows for a concise explanation of a page's content",
"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>

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