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This template employs intricate features of template syntax. You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

{{bot}} — An information box that indicates that the user is a bot.

Parameters

1 

The first unnamed parameter specifies the operator of the bot.

2, 3 

The second and third unnamed parameters can be used to specify co-operators of the bot, if required.

site 

The two letter code for those operators that do not have an account on the English language Wikipedia (though having a local account is strongly recommended).

status 

active (and approved), inactive (but approved), trial or unapproved, globalbot

awb 

yes (if this bot uses AWB), or omit (if it doesn't).

codebase

The name of the code (programming or scripting language) used to create the bot (e.g., pyWikipedia, perlWikipedia, ...)

brfa 

Optional if specified, overrides the name of the request for approval. If not specified, defaults to {{BASEPAGENAME}}

Example

Code	Result
{{Bot|John Smith}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|awb=yes}}	This user account is a bot that uses AutoWikiBrowser, operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. To stop this bot until restarted by the bot's owner, edit its talk page. Administrators: if this bot continues causing harm after receiving a message, please block it or remove from the approved accounts.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en |codebase=[[m:perlwikipedia|perlWikipedia]]}}	This user account is a bot that uses perlWikipedia, operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=active}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is approved and currently active. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=trial}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. This bot has been approved for a limited trial run. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=inactive}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. The bot is currently inactive but retains the approval of the community. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=unapproved}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. This bot does not yet have the approval of the community, or approval has been withdrawn, and therefore should not be editing except in the operator's or its own user and user talk space and other areas set up expressly for testing. Administrators: if this bot is making edits to pages not in the operator's or its own userspace, please block it.
{{Bot|John Smith|site=en|status=globalbot}}	This user account is a bot operated by John Smith (talk). It is a legitimate alternative account, used to make repetitive automated or semi-automated edits that would be extremely tedious to do manually. Administrators: if this bot is malfunctioning or causing harm, please block it.

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