Usage
Add {{Talk header preload}} to the top of your user talk page.
When used on a talk page that has archives, links to those archives and a search box will be displayed automatically within this template. To switch the archive links off, use the parameter |noarchive=yes. For example: {{Talk header preload|noarchive=yes}}.
To hide the archive search box, use the parameter |nosearch=yes, as with {{Talk header preload|nosearch=yes}}.
You can change the introductory message to use any name with the |user= parameter. So for "Example's talk page" use |user=Example.
Preload options
You can configure the template to automatically add a preloaded heading and/or message body when the user clicks on "Start a new talk topic". The default preloaded message will read:
Subject/headline: Hello from {{subst:currentuser}}
Message: YOUR MESSAGE HERE ~~~~
This combats two common problems with new users and talk pages – not leaving a heading and signing their comments. Both preloaded values can be customized.
To use a different preloaded heading/title, use the option |preloadtitle=Custom title. You can simply put |preloadtitle= to disable the preloaded title option.
For a preloaded message, link to the page that contains the message, e.g. |preload=User:Example/Talk page preload. Again, simply use a blank value for the parameter to disable this option, as with |preload=. For reference, the default preloaded message is at Template:Talk header preload/preload.
You can turn off the preload feature altogether with |preloadno=y.
