Templat:Hatnote templates documentation
Hatnote templates
suntingFor a summary page on how to use these templates, see the example page here. For the full editing guideline on hatnotes, see Wikipedia:Hatnote.
Generic
sunting- {{Hatnote|CUSTOM TEXT → CUSTOM TEXT
- {{Rellink|CUSTOM TEXT → CUSTOM TEXT
Other uses (of the title)
sunting"This page is about … For other uses …"
sunting{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.
Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".
- {{About|USE1 → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1||PAGE2 (When the disambiguation page has a different name – Note the empty second parameter) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2 (When there is only one other use) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3 (Two pages for USE2) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2#SUBSECTION{{!}}PAGE2TITLE (Using the {{!}} template to give the link a different title) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5 (When there are up to four other uses – You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name – Note that the last page name is not specified) → Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4 (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name) →Templat:About
- {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and → Templat:About
- {{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page – Note the empty first parameter) → Templat:About
- {{About|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2 → Templat:About
- Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2 produces the same result.
- {{Other uses-section|USE (disambiguous) → Templat:Other uses-section
- Note: this hatnote says "section", instead of "article" or "page".
"See also …"
sunting- {{See also|OTHER TOPIC|OTHER TOPIC2 → Templat:See also
- Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.
- {{See also2|[[OTHER TOPIC]]|[[OTHER TOPIC2]]|[[OTHER TOPIC3]] and other text → Templat:See also2
"For …, see …"
sunting{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify a specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:
- For example: {{for|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1 is the same as {{About||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1 (note the empty first parameter).
However, it is somewhat clearer when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.
- {{For|OTHER TOPIC (disambiguous) → For OTHER TOPIC, see Hatnote templates documentation (disambiguation).
- {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1 → For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
- {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2 →
- {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3 →
- {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2 →
- Variations
As with {{Other uses}}, there are a whole family of "for" templates.
- {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT → Templat:For2
"For other uses, see …"
suntingWhen such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.
- {{Other uses (disambiguous) → Templat:Other uses
- {{Other uses|PAGE1 → Templat:Other uses
- {{Other uses|PAGE1|PAGE2 → Templat:Other uses
- Variations
There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{About}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.
Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.
- {{Other uses2|PAGE1 (disambiguous) → Templat:Other uses2
- Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.
- Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation) produces the same result.
- {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2 → Templat:Two other uses
- Note: same as {{about}}, except it forces a second use to be noted if unspecified by parameters.
- {{Two other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Templat:Two other uses
- {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 Templat:Three other uses
- {{Three other uses||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Templat:Three other uses
- {{Three other uses|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4 → Templat:Three other uses
"For other uses of …, see …"
sunting- {{Other uses of (disambiguous) → Templat:Other uses of
- {{Other uses of|TOPIC (disambiguous) → Templat:Other uses of
- {{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1 → Templat:Other uses of
"For more details on …, see …"
sunting{{Details can supplement {{Main in summary sections, or can indicate more details in nonsummary sections:
- {{Details|Article|TOPIC → Templat:Details
{{Details3}} allows any text to links:
- {{Details3|[[article 1]], [[article 2]], and [[article 3]]|TOPIC → Templat:Details3
"… redirects here. For other uses, see …"
sunting- {{Redirect|REDIRECT (disambiguous) → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1 → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1 → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2 → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2 → Templat:Redirect
- {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3 → Templat:Redirect
- Variations
- {{Redirect-synonym|TERM|OTHER TOPIC → Templat:Redirect-synonym
- {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2 (disambiguous) → Templat:Redirect2
- {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1 → Templat:Redirect2
- {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2 → Templat:Redirect2
- {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Templat:Redirect2
- {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3 → Templat:Redirect2
- {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT → Templat:Redirect3
- {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2 (disambiguous) → Templat:Redirect4
- {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1 (disambiguous) → Templat:Redirect6
- {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||PAGE2 → Templat:Redirect6
- {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2 → Templat:Redirect7
- Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2 can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{Redirect10 can be used.
- {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3 (disambiguous) → Templat:Redirect10
- ... Not to be confused with ...
- {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1 → Templat:Redirect-distinguish
- {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4 → Templat:Redirect-distinguish
- {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT → Templat:Redirect-distinguish2
"Further information: …"
sunting- {{Further|PAGE → Templat:Further
- {{Further|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3 → Templat:Further
- {{Further2|[[Article 1]], [[Article 2]], and [[Article Something#3|Article 3]] → Templat:Further2
"… If you are seeking another topic, … consider adding it to …."
sunting- {{Consider disambiguation|USE1|USE2|PAGE2 (disambiguous) → Templat:Consider disambiguation
- {{Consider disambiguation|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|PAGE3 → Templat:Consider disambiguation
- Note:USE1 can be omitted, resulting in language like {{For}} above.
Other people, places, etcetera
suntingOther people
sunting- {{Other people (disambiguous) → Templat:Other people
- {{Other people|NAME (disambiguous) → Templat:Other people
- {{Other people|NAME|PAGE → Templat:Other people
- {{Other people|NAME|PAGE|named=titled → Templat:Other people
- {{Other people2|PAGE → Templat:Other people2
- {{Other people3 (disambiguous) → Templat:Other people3
- Note: same as {{About}} except uses "other people" instead of "other uses" if only 1 parameter is used
- {{Other people3|PERSON1 (disambiguous) → Templat:Other people3
- {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2 (disambiguous) → Templat:Other people3
- {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2 → Templat:Other people3
- {{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2 → Templat:Other people3
- {{Other people5|NAME1|NAME2|NAME3|NAME4 → Templat:Other people5
- Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other people}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.
Other places
sunting- {{Other places, analogous to {{Other uses}} (disambiguous) → Templat:Other places
- {{Other places|PAGE, analogous to {{Other uses2}}(disambiguous) → Templat:Other places
- {{Other places3|PAGE, analogous to {{Other uses}} → Templat:Other places3
Other hurricanes
suntingFor articles on storms:
- {{Other hurricanes (disambiguous) → Templat:Other hurricanes
- {{Other hurricanes|PAGE1 → Templat:Other hurricanes
- {{Other hurricanes|PAGE1|THIS → Templat:Other hurricanes
- {{Other hurricanes||THIS → Templat:Other hurricanes
Other ships
suntingFor articles on ships:
- {{Other ships|SHIP1 → Templat:Other ships
Distinguish
sunting"Not to be confused with …"
sunting- {{Distinguish|PAGE1 → Not to be confused with PAGE1.
- {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4 →
- {{Distinguish2|TEXT → Templat:Distinguish2
"… redirects here. It is not to be confused with …"
sunting- {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1 → Templat:Redirect-distinguish
- {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4 → Templat:Redirect-distinguish
- {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT → Templat:Redirect-distinguish2
"Main article: …" etc.
sunting{{Main is used to make summary style explicit, when used in a summary section for which there is also a separate article on the subject:
- {{Main|Main Article → Templat:Main
- {{Main|Main Article|Article2 → Templat:Main
- {{Main list|Article1 → Templat:Mainlist
- {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE → Templat:Cat main
Wikipedia self-reference
sunting- {{Selfref|ANYTEXT → ANYTEXT
Categories
suntingCategory-specific templates:
- {{Category see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER → Templat:Category see also
This is a template for linking categories horizontally. Horizontal linkage is often the right solution when vertical linkage (i.e., as sub-category and parent category) is not appropriate. In most cases, this template should be used on both categories to create reciprocal linkage between the two categories.
- {{Cat main|MAIN ARTICLE → Templat:Cat main
- {{Category explanation|colourless green ideas → Templat:Category explanation
- {{Category pair|TOPIC1|TOPIC2 → Templat:Category pair
- {{CatPreceding|OTHER TOPIC → Templat:CatPreceding
- {{CatSucceeding|OTHER TOPIC → Templat:CatSucceeding
- {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2 →
- {{Contrast|OTHERCAT|OTHERCAT2|plural=yes →
Family names
suntingLists
suntingUser pages
sunting- {{This user talk|TOPIC|PAGE1 →
Notes
suntingDo not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:
- propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
- What links here (WLH) listing.
These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:
- Is there already a template that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
- Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{Hatnote}} instead? Before creating a new template, see the template namespace guideline.
- If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see Template sandbox and test cases.
See also
suntingTemplat:Navbox hatnote templates