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 also add several other pairs (of description and link) for multiple other usages.

• Each provided description 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 firther) other usage, you must supply this distinctive description.
• If you do not give the name of the other page, 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.

Examples of usage

{{Otheruses}}

Gives:

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

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

Gives:

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

You can autotranslate the provided descriptions:

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

Gives:

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

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)

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=wells for water supply |fr=les puits fournissant de l’eau }}
| {{LangSwitch |en=the town in England |fr=la petite ville en Angleterre }} | Category:Wells
}}

Gives:

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

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Description of this page		empty	optional
2	Description of the other page		other uses	optional
3	Name (link) of the other page		{{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)	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

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)