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(→‎Usage: writing slash out as "or" to avoid confusion about page then "/" then oldid being correct syntax)
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Every version of a page has a revision ID, which you can find from the [[Help:Page history|history]] of the page by looking at the link for the timestamp, which is of the form:
 
Every version of a page has a revision ID, which you can find from the [[Help:Page history|history]] of the page by looking at the link for the timestamp, which is of the form:
 
  <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SomePageName&oldid=442212827</nowiki>
 
  <nowiki>https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SomePageName&oldid=442212827</nowiki>
The number after <tt>oldid=</tt> is the revision ID.
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The number after <kbd>oldid=</kbd> is the revision ID.
  
 
Given a page name and one or two revision IDs, you can construct links to several types of diffs.
 
Given a page name and one or two revision IDs, you can construct links to several types of diffs.
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== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
 
:{{Tlx|Compare pages|''page'' or ''oldid'' for page 1|''page'' or ''oldid'' for page 2}}
 
:{{Tlx|Compare pages|''page'' or ''oldid'' for page 1|''page'' or ''oldid'' for page 2}}
*<tt>''page''</tt>&nbsp;– The title of the page.
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*<kbd>''page''</kbd>&nbsp;– The title of the page.
*<tt>''oldid''</tt>&nbsp;– The revision ID onto which the diff is generated.
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*<kbd>''oldid''</kbd>&nbsp;– The revision ID onto which the diff is generated.
 
<!-- ADD IN DETAILS FOR {{{3}}}, {{{label}}}, {{{label1}}}, and {{{label2}}} once the bugs are ironed out. -->
 
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"type": "number",
 
"type": "number",
 
"label": "id",
 
"label": "id",
"description": "The ID to be compared with the base oldid. To be included ONLY if the parameter \"diff\" is NOT specified. This should be *larger* than <tt>oldid</tt>. Some number like \"442212827\" (without the quotes)."
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"description": "The ID to be compared with the base oldid. To be included ONLY if the parameter \"diff\" is NOT specified. This should be *larger* than <kbd>oldid</kbd>. Some number like \"442212827\" (without the quotes)."
 
}
 
}
 
},
 
},

Revision as of 06:44, 5 August 2018

Similar to the {{Diff}} template, this template is intended to be useful for creating links to "diffs"; that is, links to pages that show the differences between two versions of a wiki page. The major difference is that {{Diff}} is intended to show two versions of the same page, and this creates a link to Special:ComparePages to show one version of two different pages.

Every version of a page has a revision ID, which you can find from the history of the page by looking at the link for the timestamp, which is of the form:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SomePageName&oldid=442212827

The number after oldid= is the revision ID.

Given a page name and one or two revision IDs, you can construct links to several types of diffs.

Usage

{{Compare pages|page or oldid for page 1|page or oldid for page 2}}
  • page – The title of the page.
  • oldid – The revision ID onto which the diff is generated.

All parameters are required. Omitting parameters will return an error.

Examples

Code Output
{{Compare pages|Foo|Bar}} Template:Plain link

This is the form that would be used most often.

{{Compare pages|Foo}} Two pages are needed to compare.
{{Compare pages||Bar}} Two pages are needed to compare.

See also