Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes

For discussion of policies and procedures related to userboxes, see Wikipedia talk:Userboxes.

Template:User pro-anon & Template:User anti-anon

These two should probably

a) change names / be moved, since "anon", "anonymous editing" and "ip editing" are no longer things

b) have their language and links reviewed. The "anti" one is probably okay as-is, while the "pro" one should probably be rephrased to argue temporary account users should retain the right to edit Wikipedia, or some such.

CapnZapp (talk) 13:00, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Gradients in userboxes

Wondering if there's a way to make gradients on userboxes. Starry~~(Starlet147) 22:38, 7 January 2026 (UTC)

User:Starlet147, yes. Couple of examples with gradients done using CSS: User:Tcr25/Userbox/User SCP fave, User:Diriector Doc/Ubx/Toured Caves, User:I'm Aya Syameimaru!/mtm, and User:Infinity128/Userbox/Weirdcore. There are also a couple of examples with gradients in image files at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Colour#Other. —⁠andrybak (talk) 19:28, 2 February 2026 (UTC)

Is there a “child of a Wikipedian” userbox

“This user is the child of a Wikipedian” - something like that. ~2026-10056-00 (talk) 11:07, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

Made these for you :)

This user is a second-generation Wikipedian

User:Citylookspretty/WIkipedianchild Citylookspretty (talk) 19:39, 13 September 2026 (UTC)

Request - March 7, 2026

Moved from Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes/Ideas

 – Special:Diff/1342192994+Special:Diff/1342193075

Hi, I'm a new Wikipedian and first time userbox creator. I am not sure if I made these correctly (especially the noinclude tag and if the photos from Wikimedia Commons are allowed to be used like this).

Hope this is the right place to ask. Thanks in advance!

FederationFlux ⟡ talk 16:50, 7 March 2026 (UTC) 14:57, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

I think that the images are all okay to use for these userboxes, but be careful with images. If an image is fair use, it cannot be used in a Userbox. I also think you used noinclude right. I could be wrong, but I think that all of the userboxes you listed are alright.

Hope this is the right place to ask.

This is a page for requesting that users make you a userbox. If you want to ask about userboxes or how to make them, please use Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes in the future. Thanks! BlueStaticHorse (talk) 15:45, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for all your answers. I believe all the images have a free license or in the public domain, and will make sure future images are that way too (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ and https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0). I realized a bit late this is the wrong page, sorry. I will use the right page next time! Should I resubmit to the new userboxes talk page? Do I (or can I) delete this request? Thanks again. FederationFlux ⟡ talk 16:50, 7 March 2026 (UTC) 16:00, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

I think you should move it to the right page, or just delete it if you have the answer to your question. If you want, let me know and I can move/delete it for you, if you don't know how. BlueStaticHorse (talk) 16:07, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

I don't know how to move/delete a request. I think moving it is better? Thank you once again. FederationFlux ⟡ talk 16:50, 7 March 2026 (UTC) 16:11, 7 March 2026 (UTC)

When cutting and pasting a discussion to another page like in Special:Diff/1342192994+Special:Diff/1342193075, please make sure to include the template {{Moved from|original location}} to make the context of the move clear to any future readers. —⁠andrybak (talk) 04:09, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Re: This is a page for requesting that users make you a userbox. – a better place for requests is Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes/Ideas, not this page. See banner at the top of this page (Wikipedia:WikiProject Userboxes/Notice). —⁠andrybak (talk) 04:04, 7 April 2026 (UTC) I might have misunderstood what's being discussed here, because this whole section was located elsewhere before. —⁠andrybak (talk) 04:12, 7 April 2026 (UTC)

Reminder: please don't add userboxes to Category:Userboxes itself

Six years ago thousands of userboxes were categorized and moved out of the top-level category. Unfortunately, Category:Userboxes is now back at over a thousand userboxes, which need better categorization.

The category tree under Category:Userboxes is very extensive. When categorizing userboxes, please use the most specific categories possible. If you have questions about the categories for user templates, feel free to bring it up on this talk page.

—⁠andrybak (talk) 02:14, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Tried making my first userbox in my sandbox what else do I have to do?

TF2This user plays Titanfall 2.

Goetia [She/they/any] (talk) 15:29, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

@The Ars Goetia: You just need to paste the code into a separate page, like User:The Ars Goetia/Userboxes/Titanfall 2 or something, and then you can transclude it elsewhere by adding the text {{User:The Ars Goetia/Userboxes/Titanfall 2}}. —Trilletrollet [ Talk | Contribs ] 16:31, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

Thank you! Goetia [She/they/any] (talk) 16:46, 30 April 2026 (UTC)

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Question

How do I have USERBOXEN with perimeters? I've seen them, but don't know how to do them. Help? Starlet! (Need to talk?) (Library) (Sandbox) 01:27, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

If you're talking about parameters, and not the perimeter, then you can just use {{{1}}} with "1" being the title of the parameter.

I would advise you to look at other userboxes that use parameters first, though, as this certainly isn't enough to make a changable userbox with. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 01:36, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

For perimeters, just check the userbox template documentation... that lists all parameters. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 01:37, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Discussion to rename "Category:Computer-related user templates"

Please join the discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 May 2#Category:Computer-related user templates. —⁠andrybak (talk) 11:02, 3 May 2026 (UTC)

Autism and ADHD template category

Is it okay if you could move the templates, like autism or ADHD to a different category, like Hidden disabilities, or Neurodivergent? I don't think they fit in Mental Health. RotatingPirateShip (talk) 09:57, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Category:Neurodivergent user templates and its own subcats (autism & ADHD) are... not in any mental health category. It's a subcat of Disability user templates, if that helps. What do you mean, though? 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 19:21, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

I mean the userboxes RotatingPirateShip (talk) 11:32, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Do you have any examples? 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 00:35, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

User:Anthony2106/userboxes/autistic+adhd RotatingPirateShip (talk) 11:26, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Template:Plain link for external links?

It'd be for the purpose of an Internet meme, specifically a fake references list, essentially a variation on that of Melecie (see the version with parameter wp enabled), except longer and with elements that are actually clickable. Most of them are intra–Wikimedia Project, so they're kosher as far as I'm concerned; but, if allowed, I'd also like to link to Know Your Meme and Uncyclopedia for relevant context. (Except where visually indicated, links provided here are internal.)

The problem with an unmasked external link here is that the caret (^) that famously appears in Template:Reflist would display as ^, making it obvious and thus ruining not only the gag but the formatting. Given the exceptional case that it is a humorous userbox designed as a mock references list, to be used solely within userspace; that the links would be there for context; and that an ordinary external link would ruin the bit; would a plain link be allowed as long as it were to a page that's not malicious or objectionable? I can't think of any viable alternatives. OzzyMuffin238 (talk) 02:14, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

I don’t see any issue with using the template, and I don’t think it’s malicious or objectionable.

Maybe others think different, but I don’t think it’s too bad to “”deceive”” readers when it’s mostly editors seeing userboxes… 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 20:08, 12 June 2026 (UTC)

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Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Userboxes/Ideas § Requested move 21 June 2026

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Inserting an image

I want to insert the image File:Hoppers logo.svg for one of my userboxes I'm planning to make. Is it okay if I can do that? Slackintosh (talk) 23:55, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Yes. At least from what I know, the image is public domain. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 03:23, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I made one at User:Slackintosh/Userbox/Hoppers (film). Slackintosh (talk) 03:41, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Rename all userbox categories

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab) § Rename all userbox categories. —⁠andrybak (talk) 15:25, 26 July 2026 (UTC)

The CfD nomination is ready for discussion at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 August 12#All categories for userboxes. Please join the discussion there. —⁠andrybak (talk) 22:08, 12 August 2026 (UTC)

The VPI discussion was archived at Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab)/Archive 82#Rename all userbox categories. —⁠andrybak (talk) 02:52, 23 September 2026 (UTC)

Images missing on mobile

I've noticed that, on mobile web, some userboxen like {{User WikiProject Dance}}, don't display the image that appears on desktop. Does anyone know why this is happening and how to fix it? Sdkb ^talk 18:56, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

try using desktop mode Noukayami^(talk) 19:16, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

Mobile web is already very popular, and it's getting ever more popular, particularly in the developing world. We do not have the option to make designs that only work for desktop. Sdkb ^talk 21:38, 30 September 2026 (UTC)

i checked the code of the template

I think id-w should not be zero. Noukayami^(talk) 02:23, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

ad default of 45 it worked on mobile

Check it out

<code> Noukayami^(talk) 02:28, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

This user participates in
WikiProject Dance.

Noukayami^(talk) 02:29, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

That's.... odd. An id-w of 0 means that the id box literally does not exist, as it has a width of 0 pixels. Good catch! In solidarity, DollarStoreBa'al (Converse) 14:11, 1 October 2026 (UTC)

Making a matching userbox in a series

There's a set of matching userboxes indicating that the user is a teacher for a particular age/grade range and/or educational setting. However, besides the Montessori ones (which don't apply to me), there aren't any for the age group I teach (early childhood), so I wanted to make my own. Since I want it to match the other ones in the set, I copied and pasted the code to make a draft in my sandbox (here, with the code copied and pasted from this one). Before I turn that into a real userbox, though, I wanted to check: is that really the best way to go about doing that? Or is there some way to do something like fork the original version so that the contributors to that one are still credited in the page history? Elliefint (talk) 23:03, 9 September 2026 (UTC)

I think the best way to do this is to just mention that you got some of the wikitext from the creators. BSH🌸 (talk) - (she/her) 01:04, 10 September 2026 (UTC)

Okay, thanks so much! Elliefint (talk) 12:29, 26 September 2026 (UTC)

Outdated userbox

User:Nsgaeverine/WTSN is outdated it now goes by the name WYYW-CD and its affiliate with Telemundo, can someone please update it. Catfurball (talk) 21:41, 15 October 2026 (UTC)

per WP:DOITYOURSELF, do it yourself. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 15:57, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

New category: Category:Userbox metatemplates

JFYI, a new category for userboxes has been created: Category:Userbox metatemplates. —⁠andrybak (talk) 13:22, 20 October 2026 (UTC)

Should I remove obsolete userboxes from the public gallery?

Can someone please tell me if I can remove obsolete userboxes, like "This user contributes using Netscape", from the public gallery? I also want to know if variations of a userbox can be in the gallery. — Victor Matheus Amaral ^(talk) 21:24, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

I doubt that it's necessary. Variations are fine as far as I can tell. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 02:29, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

@Victor Matheus Amaral: If the userbox is obsolete and not being used nominate it for deletion. Catfurball (talk) 16:11, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

What do you think about obsolete userboxes used by old accounts? Should they stay in the gallery?  — Victor Matheus Amaral ^(talk) 17:01, 31 October 2026 (UTC)

Idea for alphabetically organizing userboxes in the public gallery

I think it is better to alphabetically organize the userboxes in the public galleries by the text inside them than by their directories. Does anyone agree/disagree?  — Victor Matheus Amaral ^(talk) 21:56, 30 October 2026 (UTC)

Why there’s no The Smashing Pumpkins userbox

I’m fan of The Smashing Pumpkins and I like songs like 1979, Today or or mayonaise.

But, I want to know why there’s no TSP Userbox? Someone removed? Or nobody added? If nobody added, let me add this. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 15:54, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Yes, I added this topic using iPhone with Mozilla Firefox, but editing using phone is hard… 🫩 VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 15:55, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Is this a request? BlueStaticHorse (talk🌸) 16:14, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

No, is this a question. VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 16:16, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

You can check yourself. The very obvious and most likely option is that nobody has made it before. ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 17:33, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Here the userbox, I will add VitorFriboquen :] (Talk) 18:01, 1 November 2026 (UTC)

Okay?? ⚙ Crash >> Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 19:51, 1 November 2026 (UTC)