Template:Localized link

<languages/> [[Special:MyLanguage/{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]][[:{{{1}}}| ]]

Template documentation

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This template is used on approximately 35,000 pages.

To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in one single edit.

Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Purpose

</translate> <translate> This helper template can be used to link to [[<tvar name=1>Special:LanguageStats</tvar>|translatable pages]] in the user's language.</translate> <translate> It uses the special page prefix <tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/</tvar>, which checks if there is a translated version of a page in the user's language, and links to it if there is one, and links to a fallback language where available, or the default wiki language version (English in MediaWiki) if there isn't.</translate>

<translate> It should be used in translated pages, so that they link to the right page even if there is no translated page in that language.

Usage

</translate> Template:Localized link/doc

<translate> If the "<tvar name=1>nsp</tvar>" parameter is not defined, as link text this displays the full pagename (including the namespace); otherwise — if the "<tvar name=1>nsp</tvar>" parameter is defined to any value the link text displays the short pagename (without the namespace).

Examples of simple usage

</translate>

<translate> Use</translate>	<translate> Becomes</translate>
{{ll\|Communication}}	Communication
{{ll\|Communication\|コミュニケーション}}	コミュニケーション
{{ll\|Project:About}}	Project:About
{{ll\|Project:About\|nsp=0}}	About

Usage in translatable pages

On pages prepared for translation with the <tvar name=1>Extension:Translate </tvar> extension, this template may be used in three ways. </translate>

<translate> Substitute this template, then embed the wikilink target in a <tvar name=1><tvar name=id>...</tvar></tvar>, separate from the translatable text of the link.</translate>
<translate> For example, instead of <tvar name=1>{{ll|Communication|About communication}}</tvar>, the translation markup in the translatable page will be <tvar name=2>[[<tvar name=1>Special:MyLanguage/Communication</tvar>|About communication]]</tvar>.</translate>
<translate> Alternatively, exclude this code from the translatable section.</translate>
<translate> For example, for <tvar name=1>some text {{ll|Communication|About communication}} some text</tvar>, the translation markup in the translatable page will be:</translate>

<translate>some text</translate> {{ll|Communication|2=<translate>About communication</translate>}} <translate>some text</translate>

<translate> This is useful for bulleted lists of links, e.g. in the "See also:" sections.</translate>
<translate> If link text is the same as the name of the target page, all of the code could also be embedded into <tvar name=1>‎<tvar></tvar>.</translate>
<translate> For example, instead of <tvar name=1>{{ll|Communication}}</tvar>, the wikicode in the translatable page will be <tvar name=2><tvar name=1>{{ll|Communication}}</tvar></tvar>.</translate>

Purpose

Usage

Examples of simple usage

Usage in translatable pages

See also