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| + | :''Please be mindful of the talk page discussions that have determined '''Template:Main''''s appearance.'' | ||
| + | __NOTOC__ | ||
| + | ==Purpose of template== | ||
| + | When [[Wikipedia:What is an article|Wikipedia article]]s | ||
| + | become too large, subarticles are usually created. This [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template]], used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a [[m:Help:Template#Parameters|parameter]] to produce a link to the main article: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <nowiki> | ||
| + | {{main|Article}} | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
| + | |||
| + | will produce | ||
| + | {{main|Article}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | To reference multiple articles, the {{tl|main articles}} template can be used instead, as so: | ||
| + | |||
| + | <nowiki> | ||
| + | {{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]] | ||
| + | </nowiki> | ||
| + | |||
| + | which produces: | ||
| + | {{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Comparison with related templates == | ||
| + | |||
| + | The following two are meant to be used in connection with each other: | ||
| + | |||
| + | * At the top of a brief section concerning a subject that has a more detailed article (this is the only form specified by the [[Wikipedia:Summary style|Wikipedia Manual of Style]]); | ||
| + | * ''or'' at the top of the specialized article, to refer to the more general article: {{tiwt|main}} | ||
| + | * at the top or bottom of a section of the more general article, to refer to the specialized article: {{tiwt|see details}} | ||
| + | ---- | ||
| + | The following set of two is an alternative: | ||
| + | *{{tiwt|subarticleof}} | ||
| + | *{{tiwt|seesubarticle}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Long article layout]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Summary style]] | ||
| + | * [[m:Help:Template]] | ||
| + | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* {{tl|Main}}, {{tl|Main2}} | * {{tl|Main}}, {{tl|Main2}} | ||
Revision as of 02:20, 25 November 2005
- Main articleTemplate:If: Template:If
- Please be mindful of the talk page discussions that have determined Template:Main's appearance.
Purpose of template
When Wikipedia articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce a link to the main article:
{{main|Article}}
will produce
- Main articleTemplate:If: Template:If
To reference multiple articles, the {{main articles}} template can be used instead, as so:
{{main articles}} [[a]], [[b]], [[c]]
which produces: Template:Main articles a, b, c
The following two are meant to be used in connection with each other:
- At the top of a brief section concerning a subject that has a more detailed article (this is the only form specified by the Wikipedia Manual of Style);
- or at the top of the specialized article, to refer to the more general article: Template:Tiwt
- at the top or bottom of a section of the more general article, to refer to the specialized article: Template:Tiwt
The following set of two is an alternative:
