Template:W

[[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]

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• Keep in mind that templates that are used on file description pages also show up on other wikis.

This template is used to help create interwiki links without displaying the prefix, and without the need for repetition if the same page name is to display; understroke characters in the page name are replaced by space characters.

• The default template name is simply W which creates a link to the [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:|English Wikipedia]].

• However any [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:List of ISO 639-1 codes|language code]] (>400 templates) instead of en can be specified in the third parameter.

It is also possible to categorize using the (first or second) parameter.

Usage

{{W |1= }}

Interwiki prefixes:

Wikipedia

wikipedia

wp

w

Wiktionary

wiktionary

wikt

Wikiquote

wikiquote

wq

q

Wikisource

wikisource

ws

s

Wikibooks

wikibooks

wb

b

Wikiversity

wikiversity

wv

v

Wikispecies

wikispecies

species

wsp

Wikinews

wikinews

wn

n

Wikivoyage

wikivoyage

voy

Wikidata

wikidata

wd

d

Wikimedia Commons

commons

c

Wikifunctions

wikifunctions

func

f

Meta-Wiki

meta

m

metawiki

metawikimedia

metawikipedia

Wikimedia Incubator

incubator

inc

Wikimedia Outreach

outreach

outreachwiki

Wikimedia Foundation

foundation

wmf

wikimedia

MediaWiki.org

mediawikiwiki

mw

mediawiki

Wikitech

wikitech

labsconsole

Wikimedia Strategy

strategy

Wikimedia Quality

quality

SUL util

sulutil

Stewards' noticeboard / spcom

spcom

Toolforge

toolforge

toollabs

Phabricator

phabricator

phab

bugzilla

mediazilla

Wikimania

wikimania

wmania

wm

Wikimania 2012

wikimania2012

wm2012

Wikimania 2013

wikimania2013

wm2013

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	Page Name	Also specific [sub]pages or name spaces as user, category, talk ...	main page of the wiki	suggested
2	Display Text		{{{1}}}	optional
3	Interwiki Prefix	language code ([[:w:{{{3}}}:}:List of ISO 639-1 codes|ISO 639-1]]), and/or sisterproject prefix	en	optional
4	category request	+ or c: categorizes using parameter 1 ("+" or "c" can also be specified with parm 2 or 3) C: categorizes using parameter 2 (only when it exists; "C" can also be specified with parm 3); c and C enables modification of the parameter	empty	optional
link	link option	can change the intended usage of the template to create a link: link=no, link=n, link=- or just link=: returns parameter 2 or 1 as plain text instead of the link may be useful when the thought page does not (yet) exist link=none: no transclusion - does nothing (but categorization is possible) any other value: is displayed as-it-is; may be a link ({{...}}, [[...]]) or not.	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

See also

{{Ud}} and other Interwiki link templates;

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{{WA}} or {{وك}} links to [[:w:ar:}:|ar:العربية]]
{{Wb}} links to [[:w:bn:}:|bn:Wikipedia]]
{{Wc}} links to [[:w:cs:}:|cs:Wikipedie]]
{{WC}} links to [[:w:ca:}:|ca:Viquipèdia]]
{{Wd}} links to [[:w:de:}:|de:Wikipedia]]
{{Wda}} links to [[:w:da:}:|da:Wikipedia]]
{{We}} links to [[:w:es:}:|es:Wikipedia]]
{{Wet}} links to [[:w:et:}:|et:Vikipeedia]]
{{Weu}} links to [[:w:eu:}:|eu:Wikipedia]]
{{WE}} links to [[:w:eo:}:|eo:Wikipedia]]
{{Wf}} links to [[:w:fr:}:|fr:Wikipédia]]
{{Wfa}} links to [[:w:fa:}:|fa:ویکی‌پدیا]]
{{Wfi}} links to [[:w:fi:}:|fi:Wikipedia]]
{{Wg}} links to [[:w:gl:}:|gl:Wikipedia]]
{{Wh}} links to [[:w:hu:}:|hu:Wikipédia]]
{{Whe}} links to [[:w:he:}:|he:ויקיפדיה]]
{{Whi}} links to [[:w:hi:}:|hi:विकिपीडिया]]
{{Wi}} links to [[:w:it:}:|it:Wikipedia]]
{{Wid}} links to [[:w:id:}:|id:Wikipedia]]
{{Wja}} or {{W日}} links to [[:w:ja:}:|ja:ウィキペディア]]
{{Wka}} links to [[:w:ka:}:|ka:ვიკიპედია]]
{{ವಿ}} links to [[:w:kn:}:|kn:ವಿಕಿಪೀಡಿಯ]]
{{Wko}} or {{W말}} links to [[:w:ko:}:|ko:위키백과]]
{{Wky}} links to [[:w:ky:}:|ky:Википедия]]
{{വി}} links to [[:w:ml:}:|ml:വിക്കിപീഡിയ]]
{{Wlt}} links to [[:w:lt:}:|lt:Vikipedija]]
{{Wlv}} links to [[:w:lv:}:|lv:Vikipēdija]]
{{Wm}} links to [[:w:mk:}:|mk:Википедија]]
{{Wn}} links to [[:w:nl:}:|nl:Wikipedia]]
{{Wp}} links to [[:w:pt:}:|pt:Wikipédia]]
{{WP}} links to [[:w:pl:}:|pl:Wikipedia]]
{{Wr}} links to [[:w:ru:}:|ru:Википедия]]
{{වි}} links to [[:w:sl:}:|si:විකිපීඩියා]]
{{Wsk}} links to [[:w:sk:}:|sk:Wikipédia]]
{{Wsl}} links to [[:w:sl:}:|sl:Wikipedija]]
{{Wsr}} links to [[:w:sr:}:|sr:Википедија]]
{{Wsu}} links to [[:w:su:}:|su:Wikipédia]]
{{Wsv}} links to [[:w:sv:}:|sv:Wikipedia]]
{{Wth}} or {{ว}} links to [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:|th:วิกิพีเดีย]]
{{Wtr}} links to [[:w:tr:}:|tr:Vikipedi]]
{{Wu}} links to [[:w:uk:}:|uk:Вікіпедія]]
{{Wz}} links to [[:w:zh:}:|zh:維基百科]]

The "W××" templates are shortcuts of the main template {{W}}, setting the language code with parameter 3: {{ W×× | link }} is just {{ W | link | 3 = ×× }}
the "W×" templates are abbreviated shortcuts for some very often used languages.

More W_× templates are elsewhere in use:

• {{Wso}} links to Wikisource
• {{Ws}} for a linkbox to Wikispecies, {{WS}} to WikispeciesCompact,
• {{Wt}} for the link to Wiktionary,
• {{Wa}} for [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Walloon language|Walloon language]], {{Wo}} for [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Wolof language|Wolof language]], and {{War}} and {{Wuu}}.

but there are no other [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:List of ISO 639-1 codes|language codes]] starting with "w", so plenty of "W×" templates may be created.

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• {{multilingual link}}

Localization

This template is not intended to be localized.

Recommendation

For linking to a sister project, an internal link such as {{W||en.wikipedia}}) is preferred over an external one as e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia].

Category option

Very often one (or more) of the names linked with a W-template are also used for categorizing. As a simplification, the W-template can care for both: the page name or the display text of the Template:W can be also used for this categorizing, by just adding the parameter "+", "c" or "C".

Modification of the "cat" parameter:

When it is not the correct category name, it can be modified:

• with "+=" a number of characters can be specified to strip on the left of the parameter,

with "-=" to strip from the end of the parameter.

To perform the "+" and/or "-" stripping a module is invoked. When no (+/-)-stripping is needed, use '+' instead of 'c' for less effort.

• With "h=" or "t=" text can be specified to prefix and/or trail the parameter.

Example: {{W|Toronto|+}} categorizes to Toronto;
{{W|Toronto|+|t=_in_art}} categorizes to Toronto in art

Examples

All parameter combinations

Numbers at line beginning indicate parameter use (0=parameter without value)

000 {{W}} → [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]

003 {{W|3=es}} → [[:w:es:}:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]] {{We}}: {{ We }} → [[:w:es:}:Wikipedia|es:Wp]]

003 {{W|3=pt}} → [[:w:pt:}:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]

020 {{W||Main Page}} → [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:|Main Page]]

020 {{W||en:Main Page}} → [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:|en:Main Page]]

023 {{W||Ĉefpaĝo|eo}} → [[:w:eo:}:|Ĉefpaĝo]]

023 {{W||pt:Wikipedia|pt}} → [[:w:pt:}:|pt:Wikipedia]] {{Wp}}: {{ Wp }} → [[:w:pt:}:Wikipédia|pt:Wp]]

023 {{W||pt:Wp|pt}} → [[:w:pt:}:|pt:Wp]] (preferred style of a link to a national mainpage)

023 {{W||de:Wp|de}} → [[:w:de:}:|de:Wp]] {{Wd}}: {{ Wd }} → [[:w:de:}:Wikipedia|de:Wp]]

100 {{W|Page name}} → [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Page name|Page name]]

100 {{Wf|Paris|c}} → [[:w:fr:}:Paris|Paris]] + [[Category:Paris]]

103 {{W|Page name||it}} → [[:w:it:}:Page name|Page name]] {{Wi}}: {{ Wi }} → [[:w:it:}:Wikipedia|it:Wp]]

103 {{W|Page name||fr}} → [[:w:fr:}:Page name|Page name]] {{Wf}}: {{ Wf }} → [[:w:fr:}:Wikipédia|fr:Wp]]

103 {{W|{{FULLPAGENAME}}|3=pl}} → [[:w:pl:}:Template:W|Template:W]]

120 {{W|Page name|Display name}} → [[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Page name|Display name]]

123 {{W|Page name|Display name|nl}} → [[:w:nl:}:Page name|Display name]] {{Wn}}: {{ Wn }} → [[:w:nl:}:Wikipédia|nl:Wp]]

123 {{W|Page name|Display name|hu}} → [[:w:hu:}:Page name|Display name]] {{Wh}}: {{ Wh }} → [[:w:hu:}:Wikipédia|hu:Wp]]

Complex page name examples

3=de	de:Wikipedia	[[:w:de:}:Benutzer Diskussion:Andreas_06/Spielwiese/Stadien_der_Fußball-Bundesliga|Benutzer Diskussion:Andreas_06/Spielwiese/Stadien_der_Fußball-Bundesliga]]
3=fr	fr:Wikipédia	[[:w:fr:}:Discussion aide:Catégorie/Archive3#Appels à volontaires pour Aide à la conception de l'arborescence|Discussion aide:Catégorie/Archive3#Appels à volontaires pour Aide à la conception de l'arborescence]]
3=yi	yi:Wikipedia	[[:w:yi:}:ענדערן הילף:אינהאלט|ענדערן הילף:אינהאלט]]
3=pt	pt:Wikipedia	[[:w:pt:}:Categoria:Cidades fantasmas da Califórnia|Categoria:Cidades fantasmas da Califórnia]] • [[:w:pt:}:Predefinição Discussão:!Info pessoal|Predefinição Discussão:!Info pessoal]]
3=	en:Wikipedia	[[:w:{{{3}}}:}:Template talk:Welcome/fr#Pas assez informatif|Template talk:Welcome/fr#Pas assez informatif]]
3=nl:b	nl:Wikibooks	[[:w:nl:b:}:Scalable Vector Graphics/Stijl|Scalable Vector Graphics/Stijl]]
3=en:d	en:Wikidata	[[:w:en:d:}:Project chat|Project chat]]
3=en:n	en:Wikinews	[[:w:en:n:}:Egyptian MP calls for web porn ban|Egyptian MP calls for web porn ban]]
3=fi:q	fi:Wikiquote	[[:w:fi:q:}:Elizabeth II|Elizabeth II]]
3=es:s	es:Wikisource	[[:w:es:s:}:Archivo:Las Maravillas Del Cielo pg 7.jpg|Archivo:Las Maravillas Del Cielo pg 7.jpg]]
3=sv:v	sv:Wikiversity	[[:w:sv:v:}:Surdegsbakning för hemmabagaren|Surdegsbakning för hemmabagaren]]
3=pl:voy	pl:Wikivoyage	[[:w:pl:voy:}:San Francisco|San Francisco]]
3=lt:wikt	lt:Wiktionary	[[:w:lt:wikt:}:Sąrašas:Kinų hieroglifų raktai|Sąrašas:Kinų hieroglifų raktai]]
3=d	00 Wikidata	[[:w:d:}:Property:P4896|Property:P4896]]
3=m	00 Metawiki	[[:w:m:}:VisualEditor/Newsletter/2014/November/ka|VisualEditor/Newsletter/2014/November/ka]]
3=m:de	ide:Metawiki	[[:w:m:de:}:Sulzbach an der Murr|Sulzbach an der Murr]]
3=mw	00 Mediawiki	[[:w:mw:}:Extension:ParserFunctions/it|Extension:ParserFunctions/it]]
3=species	0Wikispecies	[[:w:species:}:Verrucaria halizoa|Verrucaria halizoa]]
3=en:commons	en:Commons	[[:w:en:commons:}:Template:W|Template:W]]

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