Template:Uw/doc

This subpage contains documentation, categories, or other content that is not part of the template.
To view the template page itself, see Template:Uw.

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User page link, within Commons when user names are trailed with "~commonswiki"
in other wikipedias when user names are trailed with "~××wiki" (×× for the ISO 639 language code)

Usage

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
`3`	ISO 639 language code; If absent: `~commonswiki`	empty	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:commonswiki `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
`i18n`	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 Username (User:Username~commonswiki)
{{ Uw | Username | en }} gives Username (en:User:Username~enwiki)
{{ Uw | Username | - }} gives User:Username
{{ Uw | Username | + }} gives User:Username
{{ Uw | Username | commons | - }} gives User:commons
{{ Uw | Username | Comm~user | - | link = no }} gives User:‍Comm~user
{{ Uw | Username | Comm~user | - | link = no | case = l }} gives user:‍Comm~user
{{ Uw | User | Spain~user | es | - | case = i | i18n = es }} gives LangSwitch Error: no default:Spain~user

Language code exampless

{{Uw|Willy on Wheels}} gives Willy on Wheels
{{Uw|Willy on Wheels||}} gives Willy on Wheels
{{Uw|Willy on Wheels|WoW}} gives WoW
{{Uw|Willy on Wheels|WoW|}} gives WoW
{{Uw|Willy on Wheels|WoW|et}} gives WoW
{{Uw|Willy on Wheels||et}} gives Willy on Wheels

Uses Lua:

Module:LangSwitch

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 }}	LangSwitch Error: no default: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 }}	LangSwitch Error: no default:‍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 }}	LangSwitch Error: no default:‍username
{{ Uw \| username \| + \| link = n \| case = n }}	user:‍username

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