Template:Fix
This meta-template can be used to create inline cleanup messages which can be used to tag article issues on a line-by-line basis. Many templates are based upon it, like {{Fact}} e.g..
Usage
{{ Fix
| link = <Page which text should link to, without brackets> (default = Festipedia:Cleanup)
| text = <Text to be displayed for the link>
| pre-text = <Optional text to print before the linked text>
| post-text = <Optional text to print after the linked text>
| class = <Class to set text to> (default = "noprint Inline-Template"; neither should be removed, but additional classes can be added, e.g. "noprint Inline-Template FooBarBazQuux")
| title = <Tooltip text to display when mouse is hovered over link>
| special = <Optional replacement for text, link, title, pre-text, and post-text - allowing user to define a non-standard format>
| date = <Optional date parameter to be displayed at end of 'title' and/or in cat-date>
| cat = <Category to include page in>
| cat-date = <Category to include page in - with optional date parameter in the category name>
}}
Categories are ignored if the template is used on a talk page or on any other non-article page.
The value specified via |cat= must be in wikicode, including square brackets. It defaults to |cat=[[Category:All pages needing cleanup]].
The value specified via |cat-date= is used as part of a category name. It must be specified without square brackets, but with a "Category:" prefix. The full category name is obtained from the cat-date value, the word "from", and the date value. For example, given |cat-date=Category:Articles with dead external links
|date=August 2026
, the article will be placed in Category:Articles with dead external links from August 2026.
Purpose
Most inline notices use virtually identical formats. This template is designed to provide a single standardized format which can accommodate the different text, links, and categories of individual templates.
For example, [not specific enough to verify], can be produced with:
{{fix
|link=Festipedia:Verifiability
|pre-text=not specific enough to
|text=verify
|title=The material in the vicinity of this tag may lack enough specific information to be verifiable
|date={{{date|}}}
|cat=[[Category:Festipedia articles needing factual verification]]}}
This methodology allows new inline templates to be created by just filling in the parameters above. This also allows consistent formatting, features, and syntax across the range of templates.