Template talk:Template for merging

Template-protected edit request on 25 August 2020

Please add the .mbox-tfd class to this template to make it easier for this template to be detected using code. (This is a templates for discussion nomination template, so it makes sense, but feel free to do tfm.) Aasim 06:12, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Primefac (talk) 10:49, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

I find this request to be perfectly clear.  Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:56, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Yeah, sleep-addled brain looking at requests, for some odd reason I was looking at {{tfm}} itself. Sorry 'bout that. Primefac (talk) 14:53, 25 August 2020 (UTC)

Better handling with merging a template with a module

The current version of the template does not allow for merging a template with a module and setting one of the display types as |type= is also used to set the merge target as a module. There are a few ways to fix this. One would be to add another parameter to set if the target is a module. Another would be to just use the full link name, including the namespace. I don't see a reason why writing "Test module" instead of "Module:Test module" would be better (at best, you need to remember not to copy the full name).

I've edited the sandbox with a version with the above change. Gonnym (talk) 12:18, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Seems reasonable, though the Twinkle folks will want to know about it. Primefac (talk) 12:24, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Notified now. Gonnym (talk) 12:31, 3 March 2023 (UTC)

Discussion at Template talk:Template for discussion § Hide subsequent inline instances

 You are invited to join the discussion at Template talk:Template for discussion § Hide subsequent inline instances. There is a discussion about changing the CSS used by this template to prevent multiple instances from being displayed in the same paragraph. --Ahecht (TALK
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Too wide above side bars

If possible, please fix this so that it is only as wide as the template it is above. It's causing trouble on some pages where it displays above a side bar. If there is already a setting for this, please make that easier to find in the instructions. Late Night Coffee ☕ (talk) 09:56, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Could you give an example page or two? Primefac (talk) 10:15, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Someone on the help desk showed me how to fix it using "type=sidebar" and it worked. Late Night Coffee (talk) 16:05, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Good to hear. Primefac (talk) 16:13, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

It's fairly obvious in the instructions too, I just didn't read very carefully. Late Night Coffee (talk) 16:06, 24 January 2026 (UTC)

Requested move 18 April 2026

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. WP:SNOW move. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 02:02, 25 April 2026 (UTC)

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Template:Tfm → Template:Template for merging – This template is a holdout to the general trend (i.e. WP:TPN) towards expanding template names for clarity (see e.g. {{afd}}, {{mfd}}, {{cfd}}, even {{tfd}}). The primary argument made in 2016 was essentially "{{subst:tfm}} was how everyone used the template, so why change?" but the shortcut will still work after moving the page. However, because of that discussion in 2016 I feel like moving it now unilaterally would be problematic, even though consensus on the matter appears to have changed over the last ten years. Primefac (talk) 12:41, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

• Rename per nom. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 16:50, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
• Support easier to understand, I woudn't know what "Tfm" means and the old title will still be a redirect so people can still use this title. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:33, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

Support per nom. ScalarFactor (talk) 18:36, 18 April 2026 (UTC)

• Support per nom. ~ rusty ^meow ~ 02:41, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Implement

The above RM should be carries out. FaviFake (talk) 19:09, 27 April 2026 (UTC)

Not done for now: Please see the pending WP:RM/TR request for why this has not (yet) been done. Primefac (talk) 00:13, 28 April 2026 (UTC)