Template:Nutshell

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This template presents a concise summary at the top of 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 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, "make every word tell".
• 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

{{nutshell|text}}

Renders like this:

{{nutshell|First bullet point.|Second bullet point.|Third bullet point.}}

yields:

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.}}

yields:

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me}}

yields:

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me|shortcut2=you|shortcut3=them|shortcut4=us|shortcut5=everyone}}

yields:

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

Template that allows for a concise explanation of a page's content

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Nutshell text	1	Brief summary that make page more inviting to new users	String	required
Bullet point #2	2	no description	String	optional
Bullet point #3	3	no description	String	optional
Bullet point #4	4	no description	String	optional
Title	title	Text that replaces "This page" with other chosen text Suggested values This talk page This user page This user talk page This essay This template This policy Default This page Example That's me	String	optional
Shortcut #1	shortcut shortcut1	The first shortcut that leads to the page	Unknown	optional
Shortcut #2	shortcut2	The second shortcut that leads to the page	Unknown	optional
Shortcut #3	shortcut3	The third shortcut that leads to the page	Unknown	optional
Shortcut #4	shortcut4	The fourth shortcut that leads to the page	Unknown	optional
Shortcut #5	shortcut5	The fifth shortcut that leads to the page	Unknown	optional

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