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:<code><nowiki>{{w|London (band)|London}}</nowiki></code> renders {{w|London (band)|London}} | :<code><nowiki>{{w|London (band)|London}}</nowiki></code> renders {{w|London (band)|London}} | ||
==Note for editors from other wikis== | ==Note for editors from other wikis== | ||
Other wikis use something similar to this template. [[memoryalpha:Memory Alpha|Memory Alpha]], for instance uses a template with exactly the same name. However, our {{tl|w}} is a bit different to [[memoryalpha:template:w]], in that it defaults to the name of the page if you don't add your own variable name. In essence, Memory Alpha use {{tl|w}} to do not only what this one does, but also what {{tl|wikipediainfo}} does. The default value of the second variable in this template is the value of first | Other wikis use something similar to this template. [[memoryalpha:Memory Alpha|Memory Alpha]], for instance uses a template with exactly the same name. However, our {{tl|w}} is a bit different to [[memoryalpha:template:w]], in that it defaults to the name of the page if you don't add your own variable name. In essence, Memory Alpha use {{tl|w}} to do not only what this one does, but also what {{tl|wikipediainfo}} does. The default value of the second variable in this template is the value of ''first'' variable — not the name of the page on which you're working. That's why :<code><nowiki>{{w|London}}</nowiki></code> renders {{w|London}}. | ||
For those interested in technical details, ''our'' template is actually delivering the following code: <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:London|London]]</nowiki></code> In other iterations of this template around Wikia, it might instead be delivering ''this'' code: <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:London|{{PAGENAME}}]]</nowiki></code>, which is sometimes a very different thing. | |||
Revision as of 22:00, 12 January 2012
{{w}} is a handly little shortcut that equates the following markup:
[[wikipedia:article name]] --> {{w|article name}}
Usage
{{w}} incorporates one kind of pipe trick. As long as the wikipedia article is not disambiguated, then it will automatically get rid of the prepending "wikipedia:". Hence,
{{w|London}}results in London.
However, if the wikipedia title is disambiguated, you must type a little more. For instance,
{{w|London (band)}}renders London (band)- but
{{w|London (band)|London}}renders London
Note for editors from other wikis
Other wikis use something similar to this template. Memory Alpha, for instance uses a template with exactly the same name. However, our {{w}} is a bit different to memoryalpha:template:w, in that it defaults to the name of the page if you don't add your own variable name. In essence, Memory Alpha use {{w}} to do not only what this one does, but also what {{wikipediainfo}} does. The default value of the second variable in this template is the value of first variable — not the name of the page on which you're working. That's why :{{w|London}} renders London.
For those interested in technical details, our template is actually delivering the following code: [[wikipedia:London|London]] In other iterations of this template around Wikia, it might instead be delivering this code: [[wikipedia:London|{{PAGENAME}}]], which is sometimes a very different thing.
