Template:Purge

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This template is used in system messages, and on approximately 402,000 pages, or roughly 1% of all pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
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. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses Lua:

Module:Purge (sandbox)

{{Purge}} produces a link that will purge the page's cache and rebuild it from the wikitext.

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Code	Yields	Result
`{{Purge}}`	Purge	Creates a purge link for the page it is used on.
`{{Purge\|Purge this page's server cache.}}`	Purge this page's server cache.	Creates a purge link for the page it is used on, but with the text "Purge this page's server cache."
`{{Purge\|page=Main Page}}`	Purge	Creates a purge link for Main Page.
`{{Purge\|Purge this page's server cache.\|page=Main Page}}`	Purge this page's server cache.	Creates a purge link for Main Page, but with the text "Purge this page's server cache."
`{{Purge\|anchor=TemplateData}}`	Purge	Creates a purge link for the page it is used on, which points to the "TemplateData" section.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Label	`1`	The label of the purge link Default Purge	String	optional
Page	`page`	The page to purge	Page name	optional
Anchor	`anchor`	An anchor to jump to after the page is purged	Line	optional

Template:Purge

Template:Purge

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