Template:Welcome to Wikipedia/doc

Usage
Without substitution of this template (or its short versions), features of the template will not work correctly.
 * Use to welcome new editors and provide links to useful information spread out across Wikipedia.
 * To add the default version to a user's talk page, write . To see how it works, transclude it in various forms to your own talk page or sandbox.
 * Can be given to IP or registered users. If given to an IP user, the content changes to advise the user to create an account, pointing out a few of the benefits. This applies to long IP addresses as well as the shorter IP addresses.
 * An extra message can be appended to the header message. If desired, include your message as the first parameter, using a pipe separator following the template name.
 * If your added message includes any equal signs, each one must be wrapped in doubled braces, as in . E.g., a diff should be written as.
 * If your added message includes one or more pipes, replace each instance with . This calls the template !, which adds a pipe in its place.
 * The template contains a section heading in the banner by default, so there is no need to add one manually.
 * The section heading level is  by default, but can be changed by specifying the desired level as the second parameter. If the second parameter is a number from 2 to 6 (inclusive), the banner's heading will be set to the corresponding level.
 * If the second parameter is a non-numeric text (i.e., more than just "3" or "24" or an IP address), it will be used as a level 2 section heading placed outside (above) the template body (as normal).
 * There is no need to sign your addition as the template already contains code that does it for you. This will not work if you do not substitute the template.
 * A shorthand of or  may be used for this template.

Examples

 * → The standard version for registered or IP users. Auto detects whether IP or not.
 * → Adds an extra message to the header.
 * → Sets the "Welcome to Wikipedia" section heading in the banner to level 4
 * → Sets the text as a normal level 2 section heading above the template message's banner (The template is the message within the section titled "Message from a fellow editor").