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This template is used on approximately 50,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Shortcuts

((abtm))
((abot))

This template uses TemplateStyles:

Template:Archive top/styles.css

This template is used to close discussions on a talk page or a noticeboard.

When used on a talk page this template should only be used by uninvolved editors or administrators in conjunction with the talk page guidelines and relevant advice at Wikipedia:Refactoring talk pages. It should not be used by involved parties to end a discussion over the objections of other editors.

Usage

((Archive top|status=|result=))

Place the ((Archive top)) template below the header containing the discussion, then place ((Archive bottom)) at the end of the discussion.

Do not include main section headers: including main headers will disrupt archiving bots.

Parameters

This template takes three optional parameters, used for creating a floating box for discussion results:

status: resolved, withdrawn, moved, none, or any short custom phrase. A brief header (uppercased) to indicate the status of the discussion. Another name for this parameter is "head".
result: the result of the discussion. Another name for this parameter is "body".
bg: the background color for the discussion box. Accepts any valid HTML color name or hex triplet. Default is EDEAFF.

These parameters are passed through to Template:Quote box to create the result box.

Examples

Plain archival

((Archive top))
((lorem ipsum))
((Archive bottom))

The following discussion 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.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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.

Result box

((Archive top
|status = none
|result = Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.
))
((lorem ipsum))
((Archive bottom))

NO ACTION

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: / All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.

The following discussion 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.

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.

Result box, no header, bulleted list

((Archive top 
|result = <nowiki/>
* Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
* Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: 
* All mimsy were the borogoves, 
* And the mome raths outgrabe. ))
((lorem ipsum))
((Archive bottom))

Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

The following discussion 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.

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.

Additional information

For WikiProject proposal closures, see Template:REMOVE THIS TEMPLATE WHEN CLOSING THIS WIKIPROJECT PROPOSAL.

TemplateData

Places a purple archive box around archived discussions

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Body	`1` `body` `outcome` `reason` `result`	Body text of the box in the upper right for describing the close.	Unknown	optional
Background color	`bg`	Color of the box Default #EDEAFF	Unknown	optional
Status	`status` `head` `header` `heading` `2`	Header of the box in the upper right for declaring the result of the discussion Example No Action	Unknown	optional

((Afd top)) "For closed AfD discussions"
((Archive top green)) and ((Archive top red)) – For archival templates in a color other than the default of blue
((Collapse top)) – "Extended content" with a collapse box around the talk page discussion
((Discussion top)) – "The following discussion is closed ..."
((Hidden archive top)) – "This discussion has been closed ..." with a collapse box around the discussion

Templates for archiving

Recommended

((Archives)) (very configurable side box or banner for main talk page)
((Automatic archive navigator)) (banner placed on archive pages with navigation)
((Talk header)) (banner with talk page guidelines and archives)
((Archive top)) / ((Atop)) (archives/closes discussion)
lowercase sigmabot III (MiszaBot) (most popular auto archiving bot)
Archy McArchface (archiver script)

Side box

((Archives))

Headers

With navigation	((Annual archive)) ((Archived annually)) ((Automatic archive navigator)) (does not need parameter) ((Archives by months)) ((Month-year archive nav)) ((Monthly archived talk)) ((UserTalkArchive)) ((Warning archive notice))
Without navigation	((Archive index)) ((Archiving))
With search	((Talk header)) (contains an automatically appearing archive search box and nav)