Template:Guideline in a nutshell

This page in a nutshell: {{{1}}}

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This template presents a concise summary at the top of administration pages. It is placed below the title and other infoboxes and above the first paragraph of the main body.

Use the nutshell summary to make Bharatpedia more inviting to new users.
Nutshell entries must be brief overviews, with a very high meaning to number of words ratio.
Make sure each word in the nutshell carries significant weight, "make every word tell".
Wikilink to other pages to create a "nut trail" of pages with nutshells.

This template can also be used on other pages, for instance on how-to guides. But it should not be used in articles.

Usage

{{nutshell|text}}

Renders like this:

This page in a nutshell: text

{{nutshell|First bullet point.|Second bullet point.|Third bullet point.}}

yields:

This page in a nutshell:

First bullet point.
Second bullet point.
Third bullet point.

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.}}

yields:

That's me in a nutshell: Concise summary of this page.

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me}}

yields:

That's me in a nutshell: Concise summary of this page.

Shortcut

Me

{{Nutshell|title=That's me|Concise summary of this page.|shortcut=me|shortcut2=you|shortcut3=them|shortcut4=us|shortcut5=everyone}}

yields:

That's me in a nutshell: Concise summary of this page.

Shortcuts

Template parameters
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Nutshell text	`1`	Brief summary that make page more inviting to new users	String	required
Bullet point #2	`2`	no description	Unknown	optional
Bullet point #3	`3`	no description	Unknown	optional
Bullet point #4	`4`	no description	Unknown	optional
Title	`title`	Text that replace "This page" into the text you inserted Example That's me	String	optional
shortcut	`shortcut` `shortcut1`	no description	Unknown	optional
shortcut2	`shortcut2`	no description	Unknown	optional
shortcut3	`shortcut3`	no description	Unknown	optional
shortcut4	`shortcut4`	no description	Unknown	optional
shortcut5	`shortcut5`	no description	Unknown	optional

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