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Due to restrictions on use of #ifexist, it is important to not use this template if it isn't needed.  In other words, if the link already exists, just link to it.  [[:Category:Excessive uses of cfb link]] contains a list of occasions where this template is used and doesn't need to be.
 
Due to restrictions on use of #ifexist, it is important to not use this template if it isn't needed.  In other words, if the link already exists, just link to it.  [[:Category:Excessive uses of cfb link]] contains a list of occasions where this template is used and doesn't need to be.
  
Please do not use this template on disambiguation pages (dab pages) due to [[Mos:dab#Individual_entries|requirements for links on dab pages]].
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Please do not use this template on disambiguation pages (dab pages) due to [[Mos:dab#Individual entries|requirements for links on dab pages]].
  
 
==Naming conventions==
 
==Naming conventions==
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In order for this template to work, articles MUST be named correctly.  The football naming convention is:
 
In order for this template to work, articles MUST be named correctly.  The football naming convention is:
  
* Season articles: Season SchoolShortName TeamName football team, eg, [[2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team]] or [[2004 Auburn Tigers football team]]
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* Season articles: Season SchoolShortName TeamName football team, e.g., [[2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team]] or [[2004 Auburn Tigers football team]]
* Football team articles: SchoolShortName TeamName football, eg, [[Virginia Tech Hokies football]], [[Florida State Seminoles football]]
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* Football team articles: SchoolShortName TeamName football, e.g., [[Virginia Tech Hokies football]], [[Florida State Seminoles football]]
* Athletics department articles: SchoolShortName TeamName, eg, [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], [[Virginia Cavaliers]]
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* Athletics department articles: SchoolShortName TeamName, e.g., [[North Carolina Tar Heels]], [[Virginia Cavaliers]]
  
 
==Parameters==
 
==Parameters==
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|-
 
| '''year''' ''(optional)''
 
| '''year''' ''(optional)''
| Supply a year if you want to link to the yearly page, eg, 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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| Supply a year if you want to link to the yearly page, e.g., 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''team'''
 
| '''team'''
| The athletics program article for this school, eg, Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Miami Hurricanes, etc
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| The athletics program article for this school, e.g., Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Miami Hurricanes
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''school'''
 
| '''school'''
| The main article for this school, eg, Florida State University, University of Virginia, etc
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| The main article for this school, e.g., Florida State University, University of Virginia
 
|-
 
|-
 
| '''title''' ''(optional)''
 
| '''title''' ''(optional)''

Revision as of 19:27, 5 September 2015

{{Cfb link}} allows linking to a college football team page that may not yet exist. It will display the best available link.

For example, if I want to link to the article about the 2020 Richmond Spiders football team that may or may not exist, I would make this call:

{{cfb link|year=2020|team=Richmond Spiders|school=University of Richmond|title=Richmond}}

This would yield: Richmond

Important - whitespace cannot be included or it will be added to the wiki link and it will not function properly.

Use of this template

Due to restrictions on use of #ifexist, it is important to not use this template if it isn't needed. In other words, if the link already exists, just link to it. Category:Excessive uses of cfb link contains a list of occasions where this template is used and doesn't need to be.

Please do not use this template on disambiguation pages (dab pages) due to requirements for links on dab pages.

Naming conventions

In order for this template to work, articles MUST be named correctly. The football naming convention is:

Parameters

parameter meaning
year (optional) Supply a year if you want to link to the yearly page, e.g., 2007 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
team The athletics program article for this school, e.g., Virginia Tech Hokies, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, Miami Hurricanes
school The main article for this school, e.g., Florida State University, University of Virginia
title (optional) The display name for this link. Usually, this will be the common name for the school (without "university"), like Duke, Florida State, Virginia Tech, etc. If left blank, the link will be non-piped, i.e., it will display the name of the article linked to.

Examples

{{cfb link|year=2099|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|school=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|title=Virginia Tech}} Virginia Tech
{{cfb link|year=2006|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|school=Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|title=Virginia Tech}} Virginia Tech
{{cfb link|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=FSU}} FSU
{{cfb link|year=2008|team=Utah Utes}} [[{{{school}}}]]

See also