• To greet a user with this template just as it appears above (your signature will automatically replace the ~~~~), place the following wikicode on the user's talk page:
{{subst:w-shout/doc}}
  • To add a message in an additional paragraph before the last sentence, use:
{{subst:w-shout/doc|message}}
Replace message with your desired message. It will be inserted into the greeting before "We're so glad you're here!"
  • To add a border, use:
{{subst:w-shout/doc|border=color}}
Replace color with the name or code of the color you'd like to use. This can be in either named (e.g., DarkOrchid) or hexadecimal (e.g., #9932CC) format. For a list of colors, see web colors.
  • To change the opening to a (level-2) heading, use:
{{subst:w-shout/doc|heading=true}}
  • To change the wording of the heading, use:
{{subst:w-shout/doc|headtext=your text}}
Replace your text with the text you want to appear in the heading.
  • The above options can be combined:
{{subst:w-shout/doc|Wikipedia is far better than Britannica.|border=DarkOrchid|heading=true|headtext=Welcome to Wikipedia}}