Template:Popular list
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day – 2026 Marvel Studios film (4,261,402 views, C rating, Low importance)
- Supergirl (2026 film) – DC Studios film by Craig Gillespie (1,361,051 views, B rating, Low importance)
- Avengers: Doomsday – Upcoming Marvel Studios film (1,239,814 views, C rating, Low importance)
- List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films – American superhero media franchise films (1,180,464 views, FL rating, Low importance)
- Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L – List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (865,854 views, List rating, Low importance)
- Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z – List of characters appearing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (842,337 views, List rating, Low importance)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home – 2021 Marvel Studios film (589,981 views, B rating, Low importance)
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Usage
[edit]This template generates a numbered list of popular pages from WikiProject bot reports. It requires one parameter: the full page name of a report containing a ranked wikitable of page views.
{{Top7|1=}}
The list is formatted by {{portal content}}. Both templates apply HTML classes but not styles. These classes allow the templates' output to be styles by Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). The examples on this page are styled with:
<templatestyles src="Template:Portal content/styles.css"/>
Aspects of this styling (such as color) can be overridden per page with CSS transcluded to the page.
Basic usage
[edit]The required first unnamed parameter |1= specifies the page to scan with a default of the top 7 most-viewed pages for the last month. The code below displays the top 7 pages from the Comics WikiProject report:
{{Popular list|Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages}}
{{Top7|Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages}}
Custom limit
[edit]The second unnamed parameter |2= specifies an arbitrary number of ranked pages. The code below displays the top 10 pages instead of the default 7:
{{Popular list|Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages|10}}
Custom styles
[edit]The |class= parameter specifies a custom CSS class that is applied to the wrapper <div>...</div> element created by {{Portal content}}. This class can then be targeted with the CSS descendant and child selectors. The example below uses the class popular-list-example, the CSS displayed below is located on a separate page, and transcluded to this page with <templatestyles src="Template:Popular list/styles.css"/>.
CSS:
.popular-list-example ol.popular-list li::before {
background-color: #CEDFF2;
color: #000080;
}
.popular-list-example .portal-content-box-title-text {
border-bottom: solid 0.2rem #CEDFF2;
}
Template:
{{Popular list|Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Popular pages|3|class=popular-list-example}}
Output:
- Mike McFarland – American voice actor (1970–2026) (294,570 views, Start rating, Low importance)
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – Japanese anime television series (173,020 views, List rating, Mid importance)
- Akira (1988 film) – 1988 Japanese animated film by Katsuhiro Otomo (151,692 views, C rating, High importance)
Custom title
[edit]The |top-title= parameter changes the heading text above the list:
{{Popular list|Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages|5|top-title=Top 5 Comics Articles}}
Errors
[edit]This module reports errors when it cannot locate or parse the data needed to generate a list. Each error message corresponds to a specific failure condition described below.
Missing page name parameter
[edit]ERROR: Missing page name parameter
The first argument is required. Provide the full name of the Wikipedia page that contains the ranked wikitable. (e.g., Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages)
Invalid page name
[edit]ERROR: Invalid page name 'X'
The page provided as the first argument is not a valid MediaWiki title. Ensure the page name is a valid, full Wikipedia title.
- Valid
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages
- Valid
- Wikipedia:WikiProject_Comics/Popular_pages
- Valid
- WP:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages
- Valid
- :Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages
- Invalid
- ::Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages
- Invalid
- [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics/Popular pages]]
Page does not exist or cannot be read
[edit]ERROR: Page 'X' does not exist or cannot be read
The page in the first argument cannot be read. Possible causes:
- The page does not exist.
- The page was deleted.
- The name is misspelled.
- The page is on another wiki.
- A URL was provided instead of a page name.
- Arguments (?useskin) were copied along with the page name.
Check that the page exists and the name is spelled correctly.
No wikitable found on page
[edit]ERROR: No wikitable found on page 'X'
The module read the page but could not find a wikitable to process. It scans the page for a wikitable containing page view data. If no wikitable is present, or if the table markup is missing, this error is returned.
No entries found in table
[edit]ERROR: No entries found in table
A wikitable was found but cannot be parsed for entries. Possible causes:
- The table structure has changed
- All rows are missing required data (rank, page name, or view count)
Verify that the table contains formatted entries with rank numbers, page links, and view counts.
Template data
[edit]TemplateData for Popular list
This template generates a numbered list of popular pages from WikiProject bot reports.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page | 1 | Full name of Wikipedia page with rankings
| Unknown | required |
| Rankings | 2 | Number of ranking entries to display
| Unknown | optional |
| class | class | HTML class applied to the wrapper div element for styling via CSS | Unknown | optional |
| top-title | top-title | The title above the list of ranking entries
| Unknown | optional |