This is a documentation subpage for Template:WikiProject Visual arts. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 112,000 pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

When you create or find a new page within the scope of WikiProject Visual arts please add any of the following to the top of its talk page:

{{WikiProject Visual arts}}

{{WikiProject Visual arts |public-art= |needs-infobox= |needs-image= |attention= }}

{{WikiProject Visual arts
|public-art    = 
|needs-infobox = 
|needs-image   = 
|attention     =  
}}

Unused parameters may be omitted. This template automatically adds articles to Category:WikiProject Visual arts articles.

• attention – set |attention=yes if the article needs immediate attention from experienced editors. Use only if another parameter does not cover the need for attention; this should be used sparingly. It is strongly encouraged to also add a section to the talk page explaining what needs attention.
  • This parameter populates Category:Visual arts articles needing attention.
• class – This WikiProject follows Project-Independent Quality Assessment. Please add valid |class= values to {{WikiProject banner shell}} instead of this WikiProject. Valid class values can be found at Wikipedia:Content assessment.
• listas – This parameter, which is the equivalent of the DEFAULTSORT sortkey that should be placed on all biographical articles, is a sortkey for the article talk page (e.g. for Paul Cézanne, use |listas=Cézanne, Paul so that the talk page will show up in the C's and not the P's of the various assessment and administrative categories). This is important because it is one source used by those who set DEFAULTSORT on the article; consider also setting the DEFAULTSORT for the article when setting this parameter. For more information about this, please see Wikipedia:Categorization of people § Ordering names in a category.
  If the article is using {{WikiProject banner shell}} then it is preferable to add |listas= to that template instead of a project banner template. Putting the parameter on more than one template is not required.
• needs-image – set |needs-image=yes to request that a photograph or image be included in the page to improve its quality.
  • This parameter populates Category:Wikipedia requested images of arts.
• needs-infobox – set |needs-infobox=yes if the article needs an infobox. Remember that infoboxes are not suitable for all articles, and can overwhelm short articles.
  • This parameter populates Category:Visual arts articles needing infoboxes.
• public-art – set |public-art=yes if the article is supported by the public art task force.
  • This parameter populates Category:Public art articles, and the relevant subcategory of Category:public art articles by quality based upon the |class= parameter.
• auto – This parameter is for the use of bots and indicates that the article has been automatically rated:
  • |auto=length – based on the length of the article
  • |auto=inherit – because one or more other projects use this class
  • |auto=yes (or |auto=stub), in conjunction with |class=stub – as Stub-Class because it uses a stub template
    • Use of the above values (or value combinations) with this parameter populates Category:Automatically assessed Visual arts articles.
• category – set |category=no if, and only if, a banner is being used for demonstration or testing purposes, to prevent unnecessary or undesirable categorization. Otherwise, omit this parameter.

• class – This WikiProject follows Project-Independent Quality Assessment. Please add valid |class= values to {{WikiProject banner shell}} instead of this WikiProject. Valid class values can be found at Wikipedia:Content assessment.