Template:Anchor/doc

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

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This template creates an anchor where it is placed, that is, a point which can be linked like a section header either from somewhere within that page, another Commons page, or another website. It has no visual output.

Usage

{{anchor |1= |2= |3= |4, 5, ...= }}

1. {{anchor|foo}}

could be linked to with [[#foo|...]] from within the same article,

or it could be linked to with [[articlename#foo|…]] from other articles and from redirects.

2. Anchors can be more suitable for inter-article linking than section titles are. For example,

=={{anchor|foo}} Section title ==

Here, links via [[articlename#foo]] would remain valid even if the section were renamed.

Template parameters

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<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}

TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either ‎useTemplateData=1 or ‎useTemplateData=only on the ‎/doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. ‎<nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw ‎<templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

This template creates an anchor where it is placed, that is, a point which can be linked like a section header either from somewhere within that page, another Commons page, or another website. It has no visual output.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
First anchor	1	The text that will be the first anchor Default anchor	Line	required
Second anchor	2	The text that will be the second anchor Default anchor	Line	optional
Third anchor	3	The text that will be the third anchor Default anchor	Line	optional
4th, 5th, ... anchor	4, 5, ...	For additional anchors, just add additional anchors (the template isn't limited to three) Default anchor	Line	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

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.