Template:Glossary term
Usage
[kulemba source]The default behavior of this template is to display a boxed string "The Wikipedia Glossary has an entry for" with a link to the entry at Wikipedia:Glossary with the same name as the Wikipedia page on which it appears.
This template takes up to two optional parameters which will alter the expression used to link to the Glossary.
{{Glossary term |alternative term link |different display text, if desired}}
Examples
[kulemba source]1. {{Glossary term |1=Hatnote |2=hat note}}
- produces:
2. {{Glossary term |1=Three-revert rule |2=three revert rule}}
- produces:
3. {{Glossary term |Watchlist |Watch list}}
- produces:
Limitations
[kulemba source][] - square brackets
[kulemba source]- You cannot use square brackets ("[" and "]") in the first parameter.
To resolve this use "[" and "]" instead:
TemplateData
[kulemba source]TemplateData for Glossary term
Creates a small box with links to an entry at Wikipedia:Glossary.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry name | 1 | The name of the expression in the Glossary. The article's page name is used as a default. Square brackets <tt>[</tt> and <tt>]</tt> need to be coded as <tt>&#91;</tt> and <tt>&#93;</tt> instead. | String | optional |
| Displayed name | 2 | Optional displayed link text. | String | optional |
See also
[kulemba source]- {{glossary}}, {{glossary end}}, {{term}} and {{defn}}, the glossary structure templates
- {{dfn}} the more general
<dfn>template - {{glossary link}}, for creating in-line, structured links to particular entries in topical glossaries