Template:Module rating

Template documentation

This template is used to rate Lua modules by quality. It is placed at the top of the module's /doc subpage. It produces a message informing users about the rating system, and it also places the module into a tracking category.

Usage

Basic usage:

{{module rating|rating}}

Without categories:

{{module rating|rating|nocat=true}}

If {{Module rating}} is used outside the Module namespace, an error message is shown:

Ratings

The rating should be placed in the first positional parameter. There are five different ratings: pre-alpha, alpha, beta, release and protected. There are also short alias codes for each of the ratings.

Rating	Aliases	Result
pre-alpha	prealpha pa
alpha	a
beta	b
release	r general g
protected	protect p
Anything else or if missing

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Module rating

This template is used to rate Lua modules by quality. It is placed at the top of the module's /doc subpage. It produces a message informing users about the rating system, and it also places the module into a tracking category.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Rating	1	One of pre-alpha, alpha, beta or release for quality, or protected, or an approved (see full docs) abbreviation for one of these. Suggested values pre-alpha alpha beta release protected	String	required
Do not categorize	nocat	Set to true to disable categorization by rating. Normally leave blank. Auto value true	Boolean	optional
Fake namespace	demospace	Set to module to force template to display outside that namespace. Demonstration purposes only. Example Module	String	optional

Categories

The template will put modules in one of the following categories, according to the rating specified:

• Category:Modules in pre-alpha development
• Category:Modules in alpha
• Category:Modules in beta
• Category:Modules for general use
• Category:Modules subject to page protection

These categories are suppressed on pages ending with /doc. To suppress categories on all pages, you can use the code |nocat=true.

See also

• {{Module-rating categories }}
• Lua
• {{Lua }}

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