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See Wikipedia:Article size for more information on this topic.
Usage
Add {{Very long|date=December 2024}} to the top of the article, below any hatnotes.
smallparameter
{{Very long|small=left|date=December 2024}} generates the following smaller-sized template, a left-size box instead of a banner (which is usually only of use with |section=, below):
 | This section is too long. Consider splitting it into new pages, adding subheadings, or condensing it. (December 2024) |
- Section-specific use
If just a particular section of an article is getting long, it can be tagged by adding the |section= parameter, or using the {{Very long section}} template variant:
{{Very long section}} and {{Very long|section|small=left|date=December 2024}} both render:
 | This section may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. |
- Readable prose size
The readable prose size in kilobytes, calculated with the help of tools like Prosesize or Shubinator's DYK tool, can be added manually to the template: {{Very long|rps=75}} generates the following template:
| This page may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. The readable prose size is 75 kilobytes. |
nosplitparameter
Adding |nosplit=yes (or any other value for that parameter, such as y or true) will suppress mention of splitting the material to new sub-articles, since not all content is suitable for splitting (usually because it would fail WP:Notability as a stand-alone article).
- Categorization
This template adds tagged articles to Category:Articles that may be too long, or one of its dated subcategories.
{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Splitting/List|noheading=yes}}{{Wikipedia:Template messages/Merging/List|noheading=yes}}
See also
- A list of related cleanup templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup
- {{Lead too long}}
- {{Long plot}}
- {{Sections}}
- {{Sub-sections}}
- {{Overly detailed}}
- {{Too many see alsos}}
- {{Very long section}}
- {{Archiveme}} – a template for long talk pages
