Template:Paid/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Paid.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template is meant to be used only on user pages and/or user talk pages. For article talk pages, use {{Connected contributor (paid)}}.

Text usage on user pages

Template	Result
`{{paid\|employer=ACME}}`	This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME for their contributions to Wikipedia.
`{{paid\|employer=ACME\|article=Example}}`	This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME for their contributions to Example.
`{{paid\|employer=ACME\|client=W. Coyote\|some=yes}}`	This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ACME on behalf of W. Coyote for some of their contributions to Wikipedia.
`{{paid\|user=Example\|employer=Acme\|additional=Optional text}}`	Example, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Acme for their contributions to Wikipedia. Optional text

Arguments

Required parameters

Note: if the employer and client are the same entity, then only |employer= is required.

employer: The person or entity paying you. If you are a freelancer working directly for a client, the name of your client. If you are an employed by or under contract with a PR or marketing firm, or work for the company or institution about which you are editing, the name of your employer or contractee.
client: Name of the company or individual on whose behalf the contributions are made. If you are a freelancer working for a client, leave this blank. If you are employed by or under contract with a PR firm or marketing company, the name of the client paying your employer or contractee.

Optional parameters

user: This parameter inserts the user's name into the text. This is primarily for Talk page usage.
userbox: Determines whether the notification is displayed as a userbox. Anything other than yes for this parameter will result in text display.
list: Determines whether to show a collapsible list of articles edited for paid compensation below the talk page notice.
article: If set to anything, outputs the text entered. Defaults to "contributions to this topic" if left blank.
articles: List of articles edited for paid compensation by the user (in bullet form). Only works if both userbox and list are set to yes.
some: Instructs the template to say "some of their contributions to Wikipedia". Does not work when userbox is active.
start: Date on which the editor began making paid contributions to Wikipedia.
end: Date on which the editor stopped making paid contributions to Wikipedia. Defaults to "present" if left blank. Does not work when start is blank.
custom_range: Custom text to denote the period during which the editor made paid contributions to Wikipedia. Overrides start and end.
additional: Any additional information to be added to the template.