Template:Bug

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Summary

This template allows for the consistent presentation of bugs and their easy categorization.

Parameters

Bug

Parameter	Scope	Description
description or 1	required	A brief description of the bug.
fixedby or 2	optional	The name of the patch that fixes the bug. Morrowind OMP Official Morrowind Patch MCP Morrowind Code Patch MPP Morrowind Patch Project UMP Morrowind Patch Project PFP Patch for Purists OMW OpenMW Oblivion OOP Official Oblivion Patch UODP Unofficial Oblivion DLC Patches UOP Unofficial Oblivion Patch USIP Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch Skyrim OSP Official Skyrim Patch OSSEP Official Skyrim Special Edition Patch USKP Unofficial Skyrim Patch UDGP Unofficial Dawnguard Patch UHFP Unofficial Hearthfire Patch UDBP Unofficial Dragonborn Patch USLEEP Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch USSEP Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch Other Arena OAP Official Arena Patch Daggerfall ODP Official Daggerfall Patch ESO Fixed bugs from ESO should be removed Castles Fixed bugs from Castles should be removed unless notable
fixversion or 3	optional	Adds a version number to the fix text.
fixdetail or 4	optional	Extra detail about the nature of the fix if it isn't obvious from context. This changes the fix text to read "The <patch> addresses this issue. <fixdetail>". Capitalize the first sentence and end it with the appropriate punctuation. This template does not add a period automatically.
confirmed	optional	Adds unfixed bugs to the "Confirmed Bugs" category. If missing, blank, or 0, bugs are instead added to the "Unconfirmed Bugs" category. Bugs can be marked as confirmed when either multiple people have experienced the bug and reported it online, or if a bug is experienced in game and the reason for it can be confirmed in the Creation Kit. In the latter case, use the modnotes parameter to document the reason.
dlc	optional	This alters the category used so it's easier to determine and correct DLC-specific bugs. Please use either the full name (e.g., "Dawnguard") or the common two-letter abbreviation, as listed below. Skyrim CC — Creation Club DG — Dawnguard HF — Hearthfire DB — Dragonborn SC — Space Core
section	optional	Specifies a talk page section relevant to the bug for unconfirmed bugs.
modnotes	optional	Detail about where the cause of the bug lies and how to fix it. By default, this will not display for most users. May be overridden by specifying a style for the modnotes class in common.css which includes a "display:inline" property (or similar, according to the user's preference).
trackerid	optional	Adds a link to the specified bug description on the unofficial fix website.
nobullet	optional	If non-blank, causes the template not to include the usual level of bulleting. Used purely for formatting purposes.
nocat	optional	If non-blank, does not add the bug to any categories.
nofixmsg	optional	If non-blank, does not display the "fixes this bug" message.

Examples

The categories for the bug examples below assume they're being placed in appropriate namespaces.

Just the bug

{{Bug|There's something wrong.}}

• There's something wrong. ^?

This would also add the page to the category (Namespace)-Unconfirmed Bugs.

Bug for a DLC

{{Bug|There's something wrong.|dlc=DG}}

• There's something wrong. ^?

This would also add the page to the category Skyrim-Dawnguard-Unconfirmed Bugs.

Confirmed bug

{{Bug|This happens to a lot of people.|confirmed=1}}

• This happens to a lot of people.

This would also add the page to the category (Namespace)-Confirmed Bugs.

The bug and a fix

{{Bug|There's something wrong.|UOP}}

• There's something wrong.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch fixes this bug.

This would also add the page to the category Oblivion-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

The bug and a fix with a version

{{Bug|There's something wrong.|UOP|1.5}}

• There's something wrong.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 1.5, fixes this bug.

This would also add the page to the category Oblivion-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

The bug and a fix with a version, plus extra detail

{{Bug|There's something wrong.|UOP|1.5|The wrong thing works like this now.}}

• There's something wrong.
  • The Unofficial Oblivion Patch, version 1.5, addresses this issue. The wrong thing works like this now.

This would also add the page to the category Oblivion-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

Illustrating the nobullet param

{{Bug|There's something wrong.|UOP|nobullet=yes}}

There's something wrong.

• The Unofficial Oblivion Patch fixes this bug.

This would also add the page to the category Oblivion-Bugs Fixed by the Unofficial Oblivion Patch.

OpenMW

For a Morrowind bug fixed only in OpenMW, use just {{Bug|OpenMW}} (or {{Bug|OMW}}, which is equivalent but geekier). A Tribunal expansion example, with version:

{{Bug|Description of bug.|OpenMW|0.43.0|dlc=TR}}

• Description of bug.
  • OpenMW, version 0.43.0, fixes this bug.

This would also add the page to the category Tribunal-Bugs Fixed in OpenMW.

For a bug fixed in the original Bethesda engine by a patch project and also fixed in the OpenMW engine, use {{Bug}} for the patch project and add {{OpenMW}} afterward, with list markup to make it match the display of the patch project's line. Example:

{{Bug|Description of bug.|MCP}}
**{{OpenMW}}

• Description of bug.
  • The Morrowind Code Patch fixes this bug.
  • OpenMW fixes this bug.