Template:Uw/doc

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User page link, only within Commons, when user names are trailed with "~commonswiki"

Usage

{{U |1= }}

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	user name, without the trailing "~commonswiki"		empty	required
2	display name (nick name): may be formatted		param #1	optional
4	+ or - to precede the user name with the namespace User: + ("plus" sign) to make User: a part of the link, - ("minus" sign) to precede User: as plain text; (if both signs are specified, "+" is used and "-" is ignored) The +/- parameter can as well be specified with parameter 2 or 3.		empty	optional
link	specify link=no to suppress the link		empty	optional
0	more parameters to format the namespace (when "+" or "-" is specified) » not every possible combination of parameter values is useful «		0	optional
case	for formatting of the namespace: case=l display "user" instead of "User" case=i display the national translation, in general a link case=n display the national translation without linking it		empty	optional
lang	an ISO 639 language code, to follow another translation then yours when parameter setting is case=i or case=n		en	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: no namespace specified

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified

Example

{{U|Username}}

renders as:

Username

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

More examples

{{ Uw | Username | - }} gives User:Username
{{ Uw | Username | + }} gives User:Username
{{ Uw | Username | commons | - }} gives User:commons
{{ Uw | User | Comm~user | - | link = no }} gives User:‍Comm~user
{{ Uw | User | Comm~user | - | link = no | case = l }} gives user:‍Comm~user

Table: different displays for {{Uw}} with the namespace option 0
{{ Uw | username }} 0this is the standard	username
{{ Uw | username | - }}	User:username
{{ Uw | username | - | case = l }}	user:username
{{ Uw | username | - | case = i }}	:username
{{ Uw | username | - | case = n }}	user:username
{{ Uw | username | + }}	User:username
{{ Uw | username | + | case = l }}	user:username
{{ Uw | username | + | case = i }}	user:username
{{ Uw | username | + | case = n }}	user:username
{{ Uw | username | link = n }}	‍username
{{ Uw | username | - | link = n }}	User:‍username
{{ Uw | username | - | link = n | case = l }}	user:‍username
{{ Uw | username | - | link = n | case = i }}	:‍username
{{ Uw | username | - | link = n | case = n }}	user:‍username
{{ Uw | username | + | link = n }}	User:‍username
{{ Uw | username | + | link = n | case = l }}	user:‍username
{{ Uw | username | + | link = n | case = i }}	:‍username
{{ Uw | username | + | link = n | case = n }}	user:‍username

Table: different displays for {{U}} with the namespace option 0
{{ U | username }} 0this is the standard	username
{{ U | username | - }}	User:username
{{ U | username | - | case = l }}	user:username
{{ U | username | - | case = i }}	user:username
{{ U | username | - | case = n }}	user:username
{{ U | username | + }}	User:username
{{ U | username | + | case = l }}	user:username
{{ U | username | + | case = i }}	user:username
{{ U | username | + | case = n }}	user:username
{{ U | username | link = n }}	‍username
{{ U | username | - | link = n }}	User:‍username
{{ U | username | - | link = n | case = l }}	user:‍username
{{ U | username | - | link = n | case = i }}	user:‍username
{{ U | username | - | link = n | case = n }}	user:‍username
{{ U | username | + | link = n }}	User:‍username
{{ U | username | + | link = n | case = l }}	user:‍username
{{ U | username | + | link = n | case = i }}	user:‍username
{{ U | username | + | link = n | case = n }}	user:‍username

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