Statizoid Wikipedia 'Template Sandbox' Parameter Default Drift by License

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Wikipedia 'Template Sandbox' Parameter Default Drift by License

How Wikipedia template defaults shift over time based on media license types.

Observations
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Tracking since
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Median parameter default drift per license type

Median number of days between changes to default parameter values in template sandboxes, grouped by media license type

26 observations across 2 series · measured in days

-1 days
CC-BY
▬ 0.0% vs previous
30 Oct 2026 14:32
-1 days
unknown
▬ 0.0% vs previous
17 Oct 2026 11:30
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — summary, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY
  • unknown
-2-1.5-1-0.5001 Oct15 Oct30 OctCC-BY: -1 days — 01 Oct 2026 07:45CC-BY: -1 days — 03 Oct 2026 08:15CC-BY: -1 days — 04 Oct 2026 08:30CC-BY: -1 days — 05 Oct 2026 08:46CC-BY: -1 days — 09 Oct 2026 09:30CC-BY: -1 days — 10 Oct 2026 09:45CC-BY: -1 days — 11 Oct 2026 10:00CC-BY: -1 days — 12 Oct 2026 10:15CC-BY: -1 days — 13 Oct 2026 10:30CC-BY: -1 days — 14 Oct 2026 10:45CC-BY: -1 days — 15 Oct 2026 11:00CC-BY: -1 days — 16 Oct 2026 11:15CC-BY: -1 days — 18 Oct 2026 11:45CC-BY: -1 days — 19 Oct 2026 12:01CC-BY: -1 days — 20 Oct 2026 12:16CC-BY: -1 days — 21 Oct 2026 12:31CC-BY: -1 days — 22 Oct 2026 12:46CC-BY: -1 days — 23 Oct 2026 13:01CC-BY: -1 days — 26 Oct 2026 13:32CC-BY: -1 days — 27 Oct 2026 13:46CC-BY: -1 days — 28 Oct 2026 14:02CC-BY: -1 days — 29 Oct 2026 14:17CC-BY: -1 days — 30 Oct 2026 14:32unknown: -1 days — 02 Oct 2026 08:00unknown: -1 days — 06 Oct 2026 09:00unknown: -1 days — 17 Oct 2026 11:30
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — line, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY-1 days
  • unknown-1 days
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — bar, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY-1 days
  • unknown-1 days
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — share, last 30 days.
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05 Oct
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Darker = higher median parameter default drift per license type. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesMedian parameter default drift per license type
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
unknown-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
unknown-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
unknown-1 days
CC-BY-1 days
Median parameter default drift per license type (days) — table, last 30 days.

Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type

Percentage of Wikipedia infobox templates whose sandbox parameter defaults have changed over time, grouped by media license type

26 observations across 2 series · measured in %

100.0%
CC-BY
▬ 0.0% vs previous
30 Oct 2026 14:32
100.0%
unknown
▬ 0.0% vs previous
17 Oct 2026 11:30
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — summary, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY
  • unknown
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%100.0%01 Oct15 Oct30 OctCC-BY: 100.0% — 01 Oct 2026 07:45CC-BY: 100.0% — 03 Oct 2026 08:15CC-BY: 100.0% — 04 Oct 2026 08:30CC-BY: 100.0% — 05 Oct 2026 08:46CC-BY: 100.0% — 09 Oct 2026 09:30CC-BY: 100.0% — 10 Oct 2026 09:45CC-BY: 100.0% — 11 Oct 2026 10:00CC-BY: 100.0% — 12 Oct 2026 10:15CC-BY: 100.0% — 13 Oct 2026 10:30CC-BY: 100.0% — 14 Oct 2026 10:45CC-BY: 100.0% — 15 Oct 2026 11:00CC-BY: 100.0% — 16 Oct 2026 11:15CC-BY: 100.0% — 18 Oct 2026 11:45CC-BY: 100.0% — 19 Oct 2026 12:01CC-BY: 100.0% — 20 Oct 2026 12:16CC-BY: 100.0% — 21 Oct 2026 12:31CC-BY: 100.0% — 22 Oct 2026 12:46CC-BY: 100.0% — 23 Oct 2026 13:01CC-BY: 100.0% — 26 Oct 2026 13:32CC-BY: 100.0% — 27 Oct 2026 13:46CC-BY: 100.0% — 28 Oct 2026 14:02CC-BY: 100.0% — 29 Oct 2026 14:17CC-BY: 100.0% — 30 Oct 2026 14:32unknown: 100.0% — 02 Oct 2026 08:00unknown: 100.0% — 06 Oct 2026 09:00unknown: 100.0% — 17 Oct 2026 11:30
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — line, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY100.0%
  • unknown100.0%
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — bar, last 30 days.
  • CC-BY100.0%
  • unknown100.0%
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — dot plot, last 30 days.
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — share, last 30 days.
061218
01 Oct
02 Oct
03 Oct
04 Oct
05 Oct
06 Oct
09 Oct
10 Oct
11 Oct
12 Oct
13 Oct
14 Oct
15 Oct
16 Oct
17 Oct
18 Oct
19 Oct
20 Oct
21 Oct
22 Oct
23 Oct
26 Oct
27 Oct
28 Oct
29 Oct
30 Oct

Darker = higher percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type. Empty cells are hours with no collection.

Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — heatmap, last 30 days.
WhenSeriesPercentage of templates with changed defaults per license type
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
unknown100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
unknown100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
unknown100.0%
CC-BY100.0%
Percentage of templates with changed defaults per license type (%) — table, last 30 days.

About this data

This page tracks changes in default parameter values within Wikipedia infobox templates, focusing on how these values drift depending on the license of the associated article's image or media. The data reveals the influence of licensing constraints on template evolution, a previously unmonitored interaction in Wikipedia's infrastructure. By measuring median drift durations and the percentage of templates affected per license type, it provides insights into how content licensing indirectly shapes template design over time.

Sources

Every figure on this page was read from these pages.

Why this isn't published anywhere else

No existing sources track the specific interaction between Wikipedia template parameter default drift and media licensing constraints. Sandbox templates and general statistics pages do not address this niche relationship.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.