Template:WP

Note: The {{wp sup}} template fits in better with punctuation, e.g. it can go after a comma or period. Should we deprecate WP? Move "wp sup" to "wp"/"WP" and update all the old uses of "WP" to the new format?

{{{1}}}^{[[Wikipedia:{{{1}}}|W]]}

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:

Jock Brandis^W developed the Malian peanut sheller^W.

Changing the display text

If the Wikipedia article title is Peter Newman (Australian) but you want it to display as ^W, then use the optional second parameter: {{WP|Peter Newman (Australian)|Newman P}} will display as Newman P^W.

To format the word, e.g. have it show up in bold, you can do {{WP|Peter Newman (Australian)|'''{{WP|Peter Newman (Australian)'''}}, which will give Peter Newman (Australian)^W.

To link to an article in a Wikipedia other than english, use the two- or three-letter abbreviation used by Wikimedia to represent that language (found in the URL of that language's Wikipedia before .wikipedia.org) with a colon and no space before the first parameter: {{WP|fr:copyleft|copyleft}} gives copyleft^W.

To put a period before the prefix, do {{WP|Peter Newman (Australian)|Peter Newman (Australian).}} and then do not use a period after the template: Peter Newman (Australian).^W Template:WP p is deprecated in favor of using the optional second parameter in this template.

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^Ws i.e. a mess. Use the optional second parameter if you want the word to display differently than in the link.

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.