Template:On Wikipedia
This template is used to link to a Wikipedia-specific page (usually in the Wikipedia namespace). It looks like this:
It is often used on disambiguation pages or articles which share a name with a Wikipedia policy. Some pages may use the templates {{For}} or {{See also}} instead.
This template is a self-reference.
Usage
[edit]- For linking to an article in the
Wikipedianamespace {{On Wikipedia|Example}}→
- For linking to an article in a specific namespace
{{On Wikipedia|Example|Help}}→
- For linking to an article in a specific namespace, while displaying a term other than the page name
{{On Wikipedia|Example|Template|Example}}→
Parameters
[edit]This template accepts the following parameters:
1– the name of the page being linked (suggested, defaults to the page's name)2– the namespace of the page being linked (optional, defaults toWikipedia)3– the term which refers to the link (optional, defaults to the page's name)
TemplateData
[edit]This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:On Wikipedia in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for On Wikipedia
Template used to link to a Wikipedia-specific page (usually in the Wikipedia namespace). Produces the output "On Wikipedia, TERM usually refers to PAGE".
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target Page | 1 | The page being linked to.
| Page name | suggested |
| Target Namespace | 2 | The namespace which the target page is in.
| String | optional |
| Term | 3 | The term which the template is referring to.
| String | optional |