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

This template is used in system messages. Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses Lua: Module:Submit an edit request (sandbox)

Usage

This template is used in various interface messages and creates a link which aids users in making requests to protected pages.

If you want a button to transclude on a talk page or project page, please use ((Request edit button)) instead which is optimized for that purpose.

Subtemplates

• /preload

This template also uses:

• Template:Edit protected/editintro
• Template:Edit semi-protected/editintro
• Template:Edit template-protected/editintro

See also

• Template:Submit an edit request/link - like this template, but formatted as a wikilink instead of a button