Template:Protected interface/doc
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A template to be applied to protected interface messages/skins (part of the MediaWiki interface), stating that most users are not allowed to perform a certain action on the thing that this template has been applied to. It also provides a handy 'submit edit request' message, for everyone else who may want to request a certain edit to the thing in question.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protected action | 1 | The actual protected action, which only certain users are allowed to do (such as 'edit' it)
| Content | suggested |
| Type (is this an interface?) | type | If the value for this is 'interface', the message says that only Interface Administrators are allowed to [action] this thing. Otherwise, it says only says that Administrators can [action] it. (It will still say that Interface Editors are allowed to [action] it regardless).
| String | suggested |