Template:Vacation/doc

Usage

The {{vacation}} template aims to communicate to fellow editors that a user has gone on vacation. It can be used standalone as {{vacation}}, preferably at the top of a user or user talk page, or with any of the parameters outlined below.

Username

To override the username (which would be automatically selected based on the page it is on), simply provide a first unnamed parameter.

Country or region

Denoted by |country= or as the second unnamed parameter, this variable defines the destination country or region of the user. Relies on the sames system as the {{flag}} templates – if those templates supply a flag for your country name, your country is supported here. Examples: the United States, Florida, Australia, India.

Country override

Optionally, to display a particular area, city, or region of a particular country, add the |location= parameter. Note that this removes the default country name.

Start and end dates

Informing others of your vacation's start and end points is easy with |from= and |until=. Simply enter the dates in which your vacation begins and comes to its eventual end, in any format you want. DMY/MDY? ISO? Go for it! Only one of these may be supplied if desired, i.e. only |from= or |until=. The template will adjust its phrasing to match the dates provided with the correct tense (past, present, or future).

Localization

To change "vacation" to "holiday", include |holiday=yes in the template.

Background colour

Define a background colour for the box with the |bgcol= parameter. See WP:COLOR for more information. Examples: #36C, #F8EABA (talk page colour)

Example usage

Default; no arguments – {{vacation}}

Username override – {{vacation|John at [[English Wikipedia]]}}

Location – {{vacation|country=Nunavut|location=the [[Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Nunavut]]}}

Dates – {{vacation|from=April 22, 2024|until=May 6, 2024}}. Message automatically changes based on the time of your vacation: it will switch to "present" on the day you set in |from=, if applicable, and switches to "past" once your journey has come to an end.

	Past	Present	Future
|from= only
|from= and |until=
|until= only

Shortcuts

The following template links redirect to this page. You can use each of the following names instead of {{vacation}}.

• {{vacation2}}
• {{vacation3}}
• {{vacation5}}
• {{holiday}}
• {{holiday2}}
• {{holiday3}}
• {{holiday4}}
• {{Holiday abroad}}