Difference between revisions of "Template:Linking"

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* This template should always be [[WP:SUBST|substituted]] by prefixing "subst:" inside the template code. Thus use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''subst:'''<code><nowiki>Linking}}</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>{{Linking}}</nowiki></code>.
 
* This template should always be [[WP:SUBST|substituted]] by prefixing "subst:" inside the template code. Thus use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''subst:'''<code><nowiki>Linking}}</nowiki></code> rather than <code><nowiki>{{Linking}}</nowiki></code>.
 
* You can indent the template, by typing '''<code><nowiki>:{{subst:Linking}}</nowiki></code>'''.
 
* You can indent the template, by typing '''<code><nowiki>:{{subst:Linking}}</nowiki></code>'''.
* The template does not include automatic signing. Please remember to sign by typing four tildes (~) after the template syntax.</noinclude>
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* The template does not include automatic signing. Please remember to sign by typing four tildes (~) after the template syntax.
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[[Category:Help desk templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

Revision as of 18:28, 20 April 2008

Linking to existing Wikipedia pages is done by placing doubled brackets around the name of the page. Thus, [[Wikipedia]] produces Wikipedia. A useful expansion of this is done by separating what you want linked, from what you want displayed, with a pipe character ("|"), to create a "piped link". Thus: [[Wikipedia|encyclopedia]] produces encyclopedia, with the displayed text linking to the article, Wikipedia. You can link to internal sections of pages thusly: Wikipedia#name of internal section of that article. By contrast, for external links: http://www.example.org produces http://www.example.org; [http://www.example.org] produces [1]; and [http://www.example.org example] produces example. For more information, see Help:Link and please consider taking a tour through the Wikipedia:Tutorial. Hope this has helped.


  • This template should always be substituted by prefixing "subst:" inside the template code. Thus use {{subst:Linking}} rather than {{Linking}}.
  • You can indent the template, by typing :{{subst:Linking}}.
  • The template does not include automatic signing. Please remember to sign by typing four tildes (~) after the template syntax.