Template:Main/doc: Difference between revisions

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When a Wikipedia article is large, it is often rewritten in summary style. This template is used below the heading of the summary, to link to the sub-article that has been (or will be) summarised. This template can also be used in the Category namespace, but the preferred template for categories is {{Cat main}}.

This template is not to be used as a substitute for inline links or as a "see also". Its usage should be restricted to the purpose described above.

Usage

{{Main
|Article 1
}}

You may also include additional links, up to ten in total:

{{Main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
}}

For each link, you may optionally specify a link appearance (this is for articles where a piped link would be used). Note that the extra parameters use a lower case 'L', eg. l1 not 11:

{{Main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
|l1=Article 1 link appearance
|l2=Article 2 link appearance
|l3=Article 3 link appearance
|l4=Article 4 link appearance
|l5=Article 5 link appearance
|l6=Article 6 link appearance
|l7=Article 7 link appearance
|l8=Article 8 link appearance
|l9=Article 9 link appearance
|l10=Article 10 link appearance
}}

Examples

Code	Result
{{Main\|Article}}	Main page: Article
{{Main\|Article 1\|Article 2\|Article 3}}	Main pages: Article 1, Article 2, and Article 3
{{Main\|Article 1\|Article 2\|Article 3\|Article 4\|Article 5}}	Main pages: Article 1, Article 2, Article 3, Article 4, and Article 5
{{Main\|Article\|l1=Alternative title}}	Main page: Alternative title
{{Main\|(15760) 1992 QB1\|l1={{mp\|(15760) 1992 QB\|1}}}}	Main page: [[(15760) 1992 QB1\|Template:Mp]]

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-{{documentation subpage}}
+{{Documentation subpage}}
 <includeonly>{{high-use|100,000+}}</includeonly>
 __NOTOC__
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 This template is '''not''' to be used as a substitute for inline links or as a "see also". Its usage should be restricted to the purpose described above.
-== Usage ==
+==Usage==
-<pre>{{main
+<pre>{{Main
 |Article 1
 }}</pre>
 You may also include additional links, up to ten in total:
-<pre>{{main
+<pre>{{Main
 |Article 1
 |Article 2
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 For each link, you may optionally specify a link appearance (this is for articles where a piped link would be used). Note that the extra parameters use a lower case 'L', eg. l1 <u>not</u> 11:
-<pre>{{main
+<pre>{{Main
 |Article 1
 |Article 2
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 }}</pre>
-== Examples ==
+==Examples==
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
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 |}
-== See also ==
+==See also==
-* {{tl|Details}}
+*{{Tl|Details}}
-* {{tl|Further}}
+*{{Tl|Further}}
-* {{tl|Main category}} For related sections and categories
+*{{Tl|Main category}} For related sections and categories
-* {{tl|See}} (it is recommended to use {{tl|Further}})
+*{{Tl|See}} (it is recommended to use {{Tl|Further}})
-* {{tl|See also}}
+*{{Tl|See also}}
-* {{tl|Main5}}
+*{{Tl|Main5}}
-* {{tl|Cat main}}
+*{{Tl|Cat main}}
-* [[Wikipedia:Article series]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Article series]]
-* [[Template:Section template list|Section template samples]]
+*[[Template:Section template list|Section template samples]]
-* [[Wikipedia:Summary style]]
+*[[Wikipedia:Summary style]]
-* [[m:Help:Template]]
+*[[m:Help:Template]]
 <includeonly>