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:<nowiki>{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.</nowiki> | :<nowiki>{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.</nowiki> | ||
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:{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}. | :{{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}. | ||
==Changing the display text with {{tl|WP p}}== | |||
If the Wikipedia article title is '''Peter Newman (Australian)''' but you want it to display as {{WP p|Peter Newman (Australian)|Newman P}}, then use the {{tl|WP p}} template instead. | |||
== Bug(s) == | == Bug(s) == |
Revision as of 11:32, 15 December 2006
{{{1}}} [[Wikipedia:{{{1}}}|(WP)]]
Usage
Use this template to link text to Wikipedia, in a more elegant way than using the wikipedia: prefix.
It works in a similar way to a piped wikilink.
E.g.:
- {{WP|Jock Brandis}} developed the {{WP|Malian peanut sheller}}.
creates:
Changing the display text with {{WP p}}
If the Wikipedia article title is Peter Newman (Australian) but you want it to display as W, then use the {{WP p}} template instead.
Bug(s)
- Unlike normal wiki linking, you cannot add letters at the end of the word, e.g. to make it plural. E.g. normally [[Blog]]s' creates Blogs, but {{WP|Blog}}s creates 'Blog (WP)s i.e. a mess.
- Currently doesn't allow piping (but it should be doable to create another template to do this).
Unresolved questions
- should we use <tt> (teletype text?) to subtly mark the link text (making it clear whether it's the last word that's linked, or the last 2 or more words)?
- should we use <small> for the "WP"? E.g. "Jock Brandis (WP) developed..." If so, it seems a bit too small for some readers perhaps, and thus confusing; if left as normal size it's a little intrusive perhaps, but quite clear.