Template:Plain link/sandbox
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This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the
follow the link. This can be used, for example, when internal or interwiki links appear as external links. See Help:URL#URLs on other Wikimedia projects for more information.
Caution
You can use Script error: No such module "Template link general". magicword to generate URLs to Wikipedia pages.
Also this template is not suitable for genuinely external links, since it suppresses displaying the external link small icon (
); for external links, use {{URL}}
Examples
{{Plain link|url=https://www.wikipedia.org}}gives [1]{{Plain link|https://www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia}}gives Wikipedia{{Plain link|https://www.wikipedia.org | Wikipedia}}gives Wikipedia{{Plain link|https://www.google.co.uk|Google}}gives Google
Note that if your url or link title contains an equals sign = you must use named parameters:
{{Plain link|url=//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|name="=" }}gives "="
Redirects
To be more concise, you can use {{scp}} or {{plnk}} and numbers as parameter names, e.g.:
{{scp|1=//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|2="="}}gives the same "="{{plnk|1=//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|2="="}}gives the same "="
TemplateData
TemplateData for Plain link
Use this template to add a local or interwiki link that would otherwise show a box and arrow icon next to the link without the icon.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URL | url URL 1 | URL of the link. For Wikimedia links, use the format "//example.com". This allows users to use the protocol they're currently using. | URL | optional |
| Text | name NAME 2 | Text to be linked | String | optional |
See also
- Template:Querylink, generates a plain link for Wikipedia pages with extended parameters
- Template:Plain, a similar template that keeps the URL written out
- Template:Diff
- Template:Oldid
- Template:URL
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