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Because the {{tlx|WikiProject Biography}} template is used on at least 2.5 million pages, and that it puts a '''big''' strain on the servers every time it is updated (see the [[Special:Statistics|job queue]]), the template is currently protected and can be edited only by [[Wikipedia:Template editor|template editors]] and [[Wikipedia:Administrators|administrators]].

If you would like to propose a change to this template:
* If the changes are significant, then discuss it on the [[Template talk:WikiProject Biography|talk page]] first.
* Test the changes in the [[Template:WikiProject Biography/sandbox]] and then request an edit to the template on the talk page.

== Usage ==
'''Please note:''' This template should be [[Help:Transclusion|transcluded]] as <syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline>{{WikiProject Biography}}</syntaxhighlight> and not [[Wikipedia:Substitution|substituted]], because it employs conditional code.  Transclusion also allows easy updating of all the Project's talk pages without having to edit hundreds of thousands of pages.  Many of these parameters place the talk page of the article into an appropriate category.

Place this template on the '''''talk''''' page of biography articles.

==== Basic usage ====
If the person is '''living''':
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="yes">
{{WikiProject banner shell|blp=yes|class=|listas=|
{{WikiProject Biography}}
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

If the person is '''not living''':
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" copy="yes">
{{WikiProject banner shell|blp=no|class=|listas=|
{{WikiProject Biography}}
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

* If {{para|blp}} is left undefined, it populates {{clc|Biography articles without blp parameter}}.
* For a full list of {{para|class}} values, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Assessment#Statistics]].
** If {{para|class}} is left undefined, it populates {{clc|Unassessed biography articles}}.
* For most talk pages, the {{para|listas}} parameter will be formatted as "Surname, Given Names", but this is not always true in certain cultures.  See [[WP:NAMESORT]], [[MOS:SURNAME]], and [[MOS:GIVENNAME]] for further details.
** If {{para|listas}} is left undefined, it populates {{clc|Biography articles without listas parameter}}.

==== Extended usage ====
If you have a lot of time on your hands:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{WikiProject Biography
| a&e-work-group = 
| a&e-priority = 
| filmbio-work-group = 
| filmbio-priority = 
| military-work-group = 
| military-priority = 
| musician-work-group = 
| musician-priority = 
| peerage-work-group = 
| peerage-priority = 
| politics-work-group = 
| politics-priority = 
| royalty-work-group = 
| royalty-priority = 
| s&a-work-group = 
| s&a-priority = 
| sports-work-group = 
| sports-priority = 
| A-Class = 
| attention = 
| auto = 
| needs-discography = 
| needs-filmography = 
| needs-infobox = 
| needs-photo = 
| past-collaboration = 
| peer-review = 
| old-peer-review = 
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

===Parameters===
==== Living people, active politicians, and other BLP issues ====
* Now handled by {{tl|WikiProject banner shell}}; please refer to that template's documentation for further instruction.

==== Assessments ====
{{WPBannerDoc|priority|PROJECT=Biography |ASSESSMENT_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Assessment}}
** <small>This parameter is deprecated. Please use the priority parameters specific to the relevant project task forces instead.</small>
** <small>Will add articles to [[:Category:Biography articles with plain priority parameter]] and, if a project task force is specified, [[:Category:Biography articles needing priority parameter replacement]].</small>
{{WPBannerDoc|auto|AUTO_ASSESS_CAT=Automatically assessed biography articles}}
*** <small>Additional categories will be populated, if one or more work groups are specified.</small>

==== Work groups ====
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|a&e-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Arts and entertainment |TF_NAME=the arts and entertainment work group |TF_QUALITY=yes|tf importance= a&e-priority|TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (arts and entertainment) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Arts and entertainment work group articles}}
*** If the article is about an actor or filmmaker, please use {{para|filmbio-work-group|yes}} instead; if the article is about a musician, please use {{para|musician-work-group|yes}} instead. '''''Note:''''' ''setting either'' {{para|filmbio-work-group|yes}} ''or'' {{para|musician-work-group|yes}} ''will cause'' {{para|a&e-work-group|yes}} ''to be ignored.''
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|filmbio-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers |TF_NAME=WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=filmbio-priority |TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (actors and filmmakers) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Actors and filmmakers work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|military-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Military |TF_NAME=the military biography work group |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=military-priority|TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (military) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Military biography work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|musician-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians |TF_NAME=WikiProject Musicians |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=musician-priority|TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (musicians) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Musicians work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|peerage-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Peerage and Baronetage |TF_NAME=WikiProject Peerage and Baronetage |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=peerage-priority|TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (peerage) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Peerage and Baronetage work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|politics-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Politics and government |TF_NAME=the politics and government work group |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=politics-priority |TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (politics and government) articles|TF_MAIN_CAT=Politics and government work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|royalty-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Royalty and Nobility |TF_NAME=WikiProject Royalty and Nobility |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=royalty-priority |TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (royalty) articles|TF_MAIN_CAT=Royalty work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|s&a-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Science and academia |TF_NAME=the science and academia work group |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=s&a-priority |TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (science and academia) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Science and academia work group articles}}
{{WPBannerDoc/tf|sports-work-group|TF_LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Sports and games |TF_NAME=the sports and games work group |TF_QUALITY=yes |tf importance=sports-priority |TF_ASSESSMENT_CAT=Biography (sports and games) articles |TF_MAIN_CAT=Sports and games work group articles}}

==== Maintenance ====
{{WPBannerDoc|attention|PROJECT=Biography|ATTENTION_CAT=Biography articles needing attention}}
* {{para|needs-discography}} Answer '''yes''', if the article needs a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Article guidelines#Discography section|discography section]], otherwise remove this line.
** <small>This parameter populates [[:Category:Musicians work group articles needing discographies]], and can only be used if {{para|musician-work-group|yes}}.</small>
* {{para|needs-filmography}} Answer '''yes''', if the article needs a [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers#Filmography tables|filmography section]], otherwise remove this line.
** <small>This parameter populates [[:Category:Actors and filmmakers work group articles needing filmographies]], and can only be used if {{para|filmbio-work-group|yes}}.</small>
{{WPBannerDoc|needs-infobox|PROJECT=Biography|INFOBOX_CAT=Biography articles needing infoboxes}}
* {{para|needs-photo}} Answer '''yes''' to request that a photograph or picture of the subject be added to the article, otherwise remove this line.
** <small>This parameter populates [[:Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of people]] ''or'' relevant subcategories if one or more work groups are specified.</small>
{{WPBannerDoc/collaboration|past=past-collaboration|LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Collaboration|PAST_CAT=Past Biography collaborations}}
{{WPBannerDoc/peerreview |peer review=peer-review |old peer review=old-peer-review |LINK=Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Peer review |CAT=Requests for Biography peer review |OLD_CAT=Old requests for Biography peer review |INVALID_CAT=Biography articles with incorrect peer review or A-Class tagging |title=title }}
* {{para|A-Class}} Answer '''pass''' if the article has passed an [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/A-class review|A-Class review]], or '''fail''' if the article has failed a review, otherwise remove this line.
** <small>{{para|A-Class|pass}} populates [[:Category:Successful requests for biography A-Class review]].</small>
** <small>{{para|A-Class|fail}} populates [[:Category:Failed requests for biography A-Class review]].</small>
** <small>Please note that the A-Class review department of WikiProject Biography is currently inactive.  This parameter cannot be used to request a new review.</small>

==== Listas ====
* Now handled by {{tl|WikiProject banner shell}}; please refer to that template's documentation for further instruction.
** <small>If left undefined, this parameter populates [[:Category:Biography articles without listas parameter]].</small>

==== Special ====
The following parameters should not normally be used:
* '''core''' – set {{para|core|yes}} if, and only if, the article is listed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Core biographies]].

====Aliases====
{{WPBannerDoc/alias|peerage-work-group|baronets-work-group}}
{{WPBannerDoc/alias|peerage-priority|baronets-priority}}
{{WPBannerDoc/alias|military-work-group|military-task-force}}
{{WPBannerDoc/alias|politics-work-group|politician-work-group}}

== Tracking category ==
* {{Category link with count|Biography articles without blp parameter}}
* {{Category link with count|Unassessed biography articles}}
* {{Category link with count|Biography articles without listas parameter}}
* {{Category link with count|Pages using WikiProject Biography with unknown parameters}}

== See also ==
* {{tl|BLP}}
* {{tl|BLP others}}

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		"attention": {
			"label": "Needs immediate attention?",
			"description": "Indicate that the article needs immediate attention. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.",
			"example": "yes",
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			"default": "no",
			"autovalue": "yes"
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			"label": "Filmbio work group",
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			"autovalue": "yes",
			"type": "boolean"
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			"type": "boolean"
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			"autovalue": "yes",
			"type": "boolean"
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		"needs-infobox": {
			"label": "Needs infobox?",
			"description": "Indicate that the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.",
			"example": "yes",
			"type": "boolean",
			"default": "no",
			"autovalue": "yes"
		},
		"needs-filmography": {
			"label": "Needs filmography?",
			"description": "Indicate that the article needs a filmography section. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.",
			"example": "yes",
			"type": "boolean",
			"default": "no",
			"autovalue": "yes"
		},
		"needs-discography": {
			"label": "Needs discography?",
			"description": "Indicate that the article needs a discography section. Set to ['yes'], otherwise remove parameter.",
			"example": "yes",
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			"autovalue": "yes"
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			"label": "Priority for A&E work group",
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			"description": "Priority for the WikiProject Royalty and Nobility. Allowed values are: ['Top', 'High', 'Mid', 'Low', 'NA']",
			"autovalue": ""
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			"label": "Priority for s&a work group",
			"description": "Priority for the science and academia work group. Allowed values are: ['Top', 'High', 'Mid', 'Low', 'NA']",
			"autovalue": ""
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		"sports-priority": {
			"label": "Priority for sports work group",
			"description": "Priority for the sports and games work group. Allowed values are: ['Top', 'High', 'Mid', 'Low', 'NA']",
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