Editing Template:Orphan/doc (section)

==Parameters==

===date===
You may use a date parameter with this template, for example <code><nowiki>{{Orphan|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> to help with the categorisation of articles requiring links. If you leave it out, a [[WP:BOT|bot]] will fill it in (but this will result in more edits and watchlist alerts, so adding the date right away is preferred).

===att===
If you have made an unsuccessful attempt to de-orphan the article, then please add the month/year of the attempt to the template, like so, <code><nowiki>{{orphan|date=</nowiki>Month Year<nowiki>|att=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>, where the {{para|date}} parameter is the date the template was ''originally'' placed on the page, and the {{para|att}} parameter is set to equal the ''current'' month and year. This places it in [[:Category:Attempted de-orphan]] for that date and also hides the article message box. The "att" is an abbreviation for "attempt", as in "I attempted to de-orphan this article but failed".

===incat===
If the article has no link and probably never will, but is well categorised the incat option can be used. For example, <code><nowiki>{{Orphan|date=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|incat=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>

Per the discussion at [[template talk:Orphan/Archive 2#"Few links" template?]], this parameter was, but is not currently, used in the template itself.