Template:External link
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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here. |
Note: This template is currently for experimental/testing purposes only.
Usage
Named parameters
- url: HTTP link for the site or page.
- name: Name to use for the HTTP link. Defaults to the name of the wiki page where this template is transcluded.
|name=Example linkproduces: Example link- name-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
|name=parameter or the default text.
- name-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
- site: Name of the parent site. Can be wikilinked.
|site=[[example.com|Example website]]produces: External link at Example website- site-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
|site=parameter.
- site-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
- official: Define if the link is the official website for the topic.
|official=yproduces: External link (official website) - language: The
|language=parameter accepts an ISO 639 language code.|language=eoproduces: External link (in Template:ISO 639 name eo) English is the default language, and does not need to be noted using this template, unless there is a reason the reader would assume the link to be in a foreign language (e.g. a foreign title). - registration: Define if the link requires registration.
|registration=yproduces: External link (requires registration) - subscription: Define if the link requires a subscription.
|subscription=yproduces: External link (requires subscription) - flash: Define if the link requires Adobe Flash.
|flash=yproduces: External link (requires Adobe Flash) - plugin: Define if the link requires a browser plugin.
|plugin=yproduces: External link (requires plugin) - requires: Can be used to describe other website requirements not covered by one of the above parameters. Can be wikilinked.
|requires=requires a [[web browser]]produces: External link (requires a web browser) - requires-style: Can be used to override the text style used by the
|official=,|language=,|registration=,|subscription=,|flash=,|plugin=, and|requires=parameters. - template: Name of the calling template, used for error messages. Example:
|template=External link template name - text: Text used between the
|name=and|site=parameters. Defaults to:|text= at- text-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
|text=parameter or the default text used between|name=and|site=.
- text-style: Can be used to define a custom text style for the
- notext: Can be used to omit the text between
|name=and|site=parameters. Placing any value after|notext=(e.g.|notext=y) will omit the text.{{External link |url=http://www.example.com/ |name=''Example link'' |site= from [[example.com|Example website]] |notext=y}}produces: Example link from Example website
Unnamed parameters
- 1 – url
- 2 – name
- 3 – site
Examples:
{{External link|http://www.example.com/}}produces:
{{External link|http://www.example.com/|Example link}}produces:
{{External link|http://www.example.com/|Example link|[[example.com|Example website]]}}produces: