Undid revision 412360506 by Redrose64 (talk) — the signature should follow the text, not be on a new line — right now {{wb|Example}} ~~~~ puts the signature on a different line
The {{wb}} or {{Whisperback}} template is a less distracting and intrusive alternative to {{Talkback}}, {{Talkbacktiny}} and related templates. The usage examples below are pretty self-explanatory (look at where the links go, too), except that you'll need to replace "Example" with your real username.
The page need not be substituted unless you fear it may be deleted or radically changed some day, resulting in your archived whisperback notices not being the way you originally wrote them. There are probably more important things to care about. It will even work just fine after it has been moved to an archive page. The only time it must be subst'd is before it is copied from one place to another, e.g. from a user talk page to another user's talk page or an article talk page because an entire discussion has been moved.
Some prefer to use this as a replacement for Template:Talkback entirely, while for others it is used to replace Talkback notices that have been answered, to reduce talk page clutter.
Specify who you are addressing using the |greet= parameter:
Linking in this parameter is discouraged, as the point of this template is to be simple and only link to one thing, the discussion you're notifying someone about.
{{wb|WT:WikiProject New Zealand|NZ and AU project collaboration|greet=WikiProject Australia editors}}:
You have new messagesHello, WikiProject Australia editors. You have new messages at WT:WikiProject New Zealand.
Say what the message (vs. the topic section) is about with the |about= parameter:
Linking in this parameter is discouraged, as the point of this template is to be simple and only link to one thing, the discussion you're notifying someone about.
{{wb|Example|Example topic|about=Example need}}
You have new messagesHello, Whisperback. You have new messages at Example's talk page.
Add a timestamp at the end using the |ts= parameter:
{{wb|Example|ts=~~~~~}} (5 tildes; deprecated and maintained only for {{Talkback}} compatibility – normally you'd just sign after it like any other post, and not use this.)
You have new messagesHello, Whisperback. You have new messages at Example's talk page. Message added 08:23, Monday, August 5, 2024 (UTC).
{{Talkback}} – the original, large "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages
{{subst:Mytalk}} – invokes the talkback template and automatically fills in your username
{{Talkbacktiny}} – a somewhat smaller version of {{Talkback}}
{{Interwiki talkback}} – a "you have new messages" notice to put on other users' talk pages for interwiki purposes
{{Whisperback}} – a less obtrusive template than {{Talkback}}, with more features and without the box
{{You've got mail}} – like {{Talkback}} but to notify of an offsite e-mail
{{Please see}} – similar to {{Whisperback}}, but notifying others of a topic they may wish to participate in
{{WikiProject please see}} – similar to {{Please see}}, but for use on WikiProject talk pages
{{Discussion notice}} – an alternative to {{Please see}}, similar to {{ANI-notice}}
{{Usertalkback}} and {{Userwhisperback}} – notices for the top of one's own user talk page, so as to inform your interlocutors of your user discussion preferences
{{FYI}} – icon box to give a visual hint to readers of talk page items
{{Notified}} – disclosure indicating that a notification has been posted on another page
