Template:Main
Template documentationWhen a USApedia article is large, it is often rewritten in summary style. This template is used after the heading of the summary, to link to the sub-article that has been (or will be) summarized. This template can also be used in the Category namespace, but the preferred template for categories is {{Cat main}}.
Use of this template should be restricted to the purposes described above. It is not to be used as a substitute for inline links or {{Further}} template. The latter is used when the section expounds a specific aspect of the topic instead of summarizing its article. For example, in phthalate, the template under the "Endocrine disruptor" section should not be {{Main|Endocrine disruptor}}, because the section specifically deals with phthalate as an endocrine disruptor and not endocrine disruptors in general.
This template should also not be used in lead sections. A lead section is always a summary of its own article, not any other; as such, the only appropriate target for a {{main article}} link in the lead section would be the article itself, which is not useful.
Usage
{{Main
|Article 1
}}
You may also include additional links, up to ten in total:
{{Main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
}}
For each link, you may optionally specify a link appearance (this is for articles where a piped link would be used). Note that the extra parameters use a lower case 'L', for example, l1, not 11:
{{Main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
|l1=Article 1 link appearance
|l2=Article 2 link appearance
|l3=Article 3 link appearance
|l4=Article 4 link appearance
|l5=Article 5 link appearance
|l6=Article 6 link appearance
|l7=Article 7 link appearance
|l8=Article 8 link appearance
|l9=Article 9 link appearance
|l10=Article 10 link appearance
}}
Examples
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{Main|Article}}
|
Main article: Article
|
{{Main|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3}}
|
|
{{Main|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3|Article 4|Article 5}}
|
|
{{Main|Article|l1=Alternative title}}
|
Main article: Alternative title
|
{{Main|(15760) 1992 QB1|l1={{mp|(15760) 1992 QB|1}}}}
|
Main article: [[(15760) 1992 QB1|Template:Mp]]
|
See also
- {{Catmore}} For categories
- {{Details}}
- {{Further}}
{{See}}(deprecated - use {{Further}})- {{See also}}
When a USApedia article is large, it is often rewritten in summary style. This template is used after the heading of the summary, to link to the sub-article that has been (or will be) summarized.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Article 1 | 1 | no description | Page name | required |
| Article 1 link appearance | l1 | If you want to modify the link text | Unknown | optional |
| Article 2 | 2 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Article 2 link appearance | l2 | If you want to modify the link text | Unknown | optional |
| Article 3 | 3 | no description | Page name | optional |
| Article 2 link appearance | l3 | If you want to modify the link text | Unknown | optional |
| 4 | 4 | no description | Page name | optional |
| l4 | l4 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 5 | 5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l5 | l5 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 6 | 6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l6 | l6 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 7 | 7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l7 | l7 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 8 | 8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l8 | l8 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 9 | 9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l9 | l9 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 10 | 10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| l10 | l10 | no description | Unknown | optional |
| 11 | 11 | no description | Unknown | optional |