Template:Localized link
[[Special:MyLanguage/{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]
Template documentation | This template is used on approximately 35,000 pages. To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in one single edit. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
Purpose
This helper template can be used to link to translatable pages in the user's language.
It uses the special page prefix Special:MyLanguage/, which checks if there is a translated version of a page in the user's language, and links to it if there is one, and links to a fallback language where available, or the default wiki language version (English in MediaWiki) if there isn't.
It should be used in translated pages, so that they link to the right page even if there is no translated page in that language.
Usage
TemplateData for Localized link
Link to translatable page in the user’s language. It uses the special page prefix “Special:MyLanguage/”.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page name | 1 | Linked page | Page name | required |
| Displayed text | 2 | Display text for this link | Line | suggested |
| Display the namespace | nsp | If “nsp” parameter is not defined, as link text displays the full pagename (including namespace); otherwise — if “nsp” parameter is defined by any value — link text displays the short pagename, without namespace.
| String | optional |
If "nsp" parameter is not defined, as link text displays the full pagename (including namespace); otherwise — if "nsp" parameter is defined by any value — link text displays the short pagename, without namespace.
Examples of simple usage
| Use | Becomes |
|---|---|
| {{ll|Communication}} | Communication |
| {{ll|Communication|コミュニケーション}} | コミュニケーション |
| {{ll|Project:About}} | Project:About |
| {{ll|Project:About|nsp=0}} | About |
Usage in translatable pages
On pages prepared for translation with the Extension:Translate extension, this template may be used in three ways.
- Should better be substitute this template, and then the wikilink target embedded in a
<tvar name=id>...</tvar>, separately from the translatable displayed text of the link.- As example, instead of
{{ll|Communication|About communication}}, translation markup in translatable page will be[[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|About communication]].
- As example, instead of
- Alternatively, may be exclude this code from translatable section.
- As example, for
some text {{ll|Communication|About communication}} some text, translation markup in translatable page will be: <translate>some text</translate> {{ll|Communication|2=<translate>About communication</translate>}} <translate>some text</translate>- This is useful for bulleted lists of links, e.g. in the "See also:" sections.
- As example, for
- If link text does not have to be different from the name of landing page, will be better to embed all this code into
<tvar>.- As example, instead of {{ll|Communication}}, translation markup in translatable page will be
<tvar name=1>{{ll|Communication}}</tvar>.
- As example, instead of {{ll|Communication}}, translation markup in translatable page will be
See also
- Template:Localized link/messagedoc — should be used for message documentation in translatable pages that use this template.
- {{Translatable template}} - alias {{TNT}} or {{tnt}}
- {{Translatable template name}} - alias {{TNTN}} or {{tntn}}
- {{Page language link}} - alias {{pll}} - add a link from a translatable page to another translatable page in the same language
