Template:Wikispecies/doc
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Usage
{{Wikispecies}}
- Create link to wikispecies.
Advanced usage
{{Wikispecies|pagename}}
– puts link-box connecting title pagename. {{Wikispecies|pagename|showname}}
– puts link-box showing the title showname. {{Wikispecies|pagename|position=left}}
– floats link-box to the left side.
where:
- pagename is the WikiSpecies article to link to. Defaults to PAGENAME (the Wikipedia article's title)
- showname is the text to display with the above link. Defaults to pagename.
- The
|position=
parameter accepts one keyword,left
, to float the box to the left instead of to the right.
Example
Wikispecies has information related to Satéré Marmoset |
{{Wikispecies|Callithrix saterei|Satéré Marmoset}}
Location
Do not place this template in a section all by itself.
Do not place this template in a section containing columns.
This template should normally be placed at the top of the ==External links== section at the end of an article, if the article has a section for external links. If no such section exists, then please place it at the top of the last section in the article, or use {{Wikispecies-inline}}
. See Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects for further recommendations about the best choice of template for various situations.
On disambiguation pages, this template should be listed above other text, but below any cleanup templates, images, infoboxes or navboxes.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Wikispecies
Creates a small box with a links to an article on Wikispecies.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Page name | 1 | The page name on Wikispecies. The article's page name is used as a default. | String | optional |
Displayed name | 2 | Optional displayed link text. | String | optional |
Position | position | Position to display the box: 'left' floats the box to the left rather than the default which is on the right. | String | optional |