Template:Otheruses/doc

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To view the template page itself, see Template:Otheruses.

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Template is used for linking the reader to articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.

Usage

{{Otheruses |1= |2= |3= }}

You can add several pairs (of description and link) for multiple other usages (currently up to 5 pairs).

• Each provided description (in parameter 1 for the use in the current page, and in parameters 2, 4, 6... for other uses) can be autotranslated using {{LangSwitch}}.
• If you do not give the description for the first link, it will display “other uses” by default – you may specify description (without leading “for” and ending “see”).
  • For descriptions of the 2nd (or further) other usage, you must supply this distinctive description.
• If you do not give the name of the other page (in parameters 3, 5, 7, ...), it automatically targets a disambiguation page, i.e. the full name of the current page with an appended “ (disambiguation)” suffix. You should specify the explicit name of each other page except one of them.

Basic usage

{{Otheruses}}

gives:

 For other uses, see Template:Otheruses/doc (disambiguation).

Translating the descriptions

The descriptions themselves will not be correct in the generated sentence, even if the template translates some fixed parts. You can autotranslate the provided descriptions for example with {{LangSwitch}}:

First,

{{Otheruses|the insect}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect. For other uses, see Template:Otheruses/doc (disambiguation).

but:

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=the insect |fr=l’insecte |sl=žuželki}}
}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect. For other uses, see Template:Otheruses/doc (disambiguation).

As well,

{{Otheruses|the insect group|the automobile|Volkswagen Beetle}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect group. For the automobile, see Volkswagen Beetle.

but:

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=the insect group |fr=le groupe d’insectes |sl=skupini žuželk}}
| {{LangSwitch |en=the automobile |fr=l’automobile |sl=avtomobil}} | Volkswagen Beetle
}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect group. For the automobile, see Volkswagen Beetle.

Linking to disambiguation categories or files

You also may direct to categories (a leading ":", normally needed for links to categories or files may be specified, but it is now detected and supplied automatically).

So,

{{Otheruses|||Category:Bugs}}

gives:

 For other uses, see Category:Bugs.

As well,

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=wells for water supply |fr=les puits fournissant de l’eau |sl=vodnjakih za oskrbo z vodo}}
| {{LangSwitch |en=the town in England |fr=la petite ville en Angleterre |sl=mesto v Angliji}} | Category:Wells, England 
}}

gives:

 This template is about wells for water supply. For the town in England, see Category:Wells, England.

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
description	Leading description sentence (useful when parameter 1 is left empty or not specified, as you must replace the first generated sentence, or when you want to set a prior notice); don't include the ending punctuation which is generated.		empty	optional
1	Description of this page		empty	optional
2	Description of the other page		other uses	optional
3	Full name (link) of the other page (with its namespace name)		{{FULLPAGENAME}} (disambiguation)	optional
4	Description of a 2nd other page (for an examplar specific topic)		empty	optional
5	Full name (link) of the 2nd other page (with its namespace name); if you set this parameter, you must also set the previous parameter with an explicit description		empty	optional
6	Description of a 3nd other page (like with parameter 4)		empty	optional
7	Full name (link) of the 3rd other page (like with parameter 5)		empty	optional
8	Description of a 4th other page (like with parameter 4)		empty	optional
9	Full name (link) of the 4th other page (like with parameter 5)		empty	optional
10	Description of a 5th other page (like with parameter 4)		empty	optional
11	Full name (link) of the 5rd other page (like with parameter 5)		empty	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement: At the top of the page

Relies on:
Template:LangSwitch, Template:Comma, Template:Semicolon, Template:Full stop

Localization

To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)