Template:Bot
 | This user account is a bot operated by GVarnum-WMF (talk). It is not a sock puppet, but rather an automated or semi-automated account for making repetitive edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually.
Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it. |
Template used to identify bot accounts and its operators.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.
| User | suggested |
| 2 | 2 | The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required. | Unknown | optional |
| 3 | 3 | The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required. | Unknown | optional |
| by | by | If specified, overrides the usual display of the operator's username in the first line generated from the three unnamed parameters. | Unknown | optional |
| by2 | by2 | If specified, overrides the usual display of the operator's username in the first line generated from the three unnamed parameters. | Unknown | optional |
| by3 | by3 | If specified, overrides the usual display of the operator's username in the first line generated from the three unnamed parameters. | Unknown | optional |
| site | site | The two letter code for user/user talk page of the first bot operator, if not Meta-Wiki. | Unknown | optional |
| site2 | site2 | The two letter code for user/user talk page of the second bot operator, if not Meta-Wiki. | Unknown | optional |
| site3 | site3 | The two letter code for user/user talk page of the third bot operator, if not Meta-Wiki. | Unknown | optional |
| codebase | codebase | The name of the code (programming or scripting language) used to create the bot (e.g., Pywikibot, perlWikipedia, ...) | Unknown | optional |
| awb | awb | yes (if this bot uses AWB), or omit (if it does not). | Unknown | optional |
| toolforge | toolforge | If toolforge=<any string> is set, then adds a new template indicating that the bot runs on the Toolforge, reminding administrators to disable autoblocks so that other accounts running there are not affected | String | optional |