WP:Did you know/Adminbot
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DYKUpdateBot is an automated process designed to automatically update the main {{tl|Did you know}} template on the main page.
How to
The adminbot looks for hooks on one of the queue pages. To copy the hooks onto the queue page follow these instructions:
- Stock one of the preparation areas with hooks. Do not prepare the hooks in the queues as this disadvantages non-administrators who want to help out.
- Open the next queue ({{purge|Purge this page}} to ensure the link is correct) and replace the page with the entire contents from the preparation area you filled earlier.
- Add {{tlx|DYKbotdo|~~
~}} to the top of the page and save the page. - The page should now be ready to go. At the appropriate time the bot will update the template.
- After copying the update to the bot page, clear the preparation area page so that users can start working on the following update.