Template:Vacation/doc

Usage

The {{vacation}} template aims to communicate to fellow editors that a user has gone on vacation. It can be used standalone as {{vacation}}, preferably at the top of a user or user talk page, or with any of the parameters outlined below.

Username

To override the username (which would be automatically selected based on the page it is on), simply provide a first unnamed parameter.

Country or region

Denoted by |country= or as the second unnamed parameter, this variable defines the destination country or region of the user. Relies on the sames system as the {{flag}} templates – if those templates supply a flag for your country name, your country is supported here. Examples: the United States, Florida, Australia, India.

Country override

Optionally, to display a particular area, city, or region of a particular country, add the |location= parameter. Note that this removes the default country name.

Start and end dates

Informing others of your vacation's start and end points is easy with |from= and |until=. Simply enter the dates in which your vacation begins and comes to its eventual end, in any format you want. DMY/MDY? ISO? Go for it! Only one of these may be supplied if desired, i.e. only |from= or |until=. The template will adjust its phrasing to match the dates provided with the correct tense (past, present, or future).

Localization

To change "vacation" to "holiday", include |holiday=yes in the template.

Background colour

Define a background colour for the box with the |bgcol= parameter. See WP:COLOR for more information. Examples: #36C, #F8EABA (talk page colour)

Example usage

Default; no arguments – {{vacation}}

Username override – {{vacation|John at [[English Wikipedia]]}}

Location – {{vacation|country=Nunavut|location=the [[Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Nunavut]]}}

Dates – {{vacation|from=April 29, 2026|until=May 13, 2026}}. Message automatically changes based on the time of your vacation: it will switch to "present" on the day you set in |from=, if applicable, and switches to "past" once your journey has come to an end.

	Past	Present	Future
|from= only
|from= and |until=
|until= only

Shortcuts

The following template links redirect to this page. You can use each of the following names instead of {{vacation}}.

• {{vacation2}}
• {{vacation3}}
• {{vacation5}}
• {{holiday}}
• {{holiday2}}
• {{holiday3}}
• {{holiday4}}
• {{Holiday abroad}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Vacation in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Vacation

Communicates to fellow editors on a user or user talk page that a user has gone on vacation.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
User	1	Overrides the username Default your username	String	optional
image	image	Overrides the default image on the left Default the flag of the country	File	optional
Country	country 2	Destination country or region of the user, relies on the same system as the {{flag}} templates Example the United States	String	optional
Background Color	bgcol	Define a background colour for the box Example #F8EABA	Unknown	optional
fullwidth	fullwidth	no description	Unknown	optional
Start Date	from	The start date of the user's vacation in any format	Date	optional
End Date	until	The start date of the user's vacation in any format	Date	optional
Display "Holiday"	holiday	Change "vacation" to "holiday" Suggested values yes	Unknown	optional
location	location	Display a particular area, city, or region instead of the country	String	optional
Comment	cmt 3	An additional comment	String	optional