Template:Multi-section link/sandbox
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This template, {{multi-section link}}, makes a link to a section, listing multiple nested section names. The first parameter is the page name, and subsequent parameters are section names. The last section name is the one that is actually linked to.
Usage
[edit source]{{multi-section link|Page|Section}}→ Page § Section{{multi-section link|Page|Section|Subsection}}→ Page § Section §§ Subsection{{multi-section link|Page|Section|Subsection|Sub-subsection}}→ Page § Section §§ Subsection §§§ Sub-subsection
In general: {{multi-section link|page|section 1|section 2|...}}
For a concrete example, say you want a nicely formatted link to Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Names and titles. You could use {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Names and titles}} to give you Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Names and titles, but with this it is not very clear what the "Names and titles" section is referring to. {{Multi-section link}} solves this problem by allowing you to specify the intermediate section names, giving readers more context.
{{multi-section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Punctuation|Quotation marks|Names and titles}}→ wikipedia:Manual of Style § Punctuation §§ Quotation marks §§§ Names and titles
Limitations
[edit source]This template does not check for correct nesting or existence of any section name (and they could change at any time). Intermediate section names affect only the displayed text of the link. The created link only includes the article title and the final section name.
If more than one section has the same name, the second one (and so on) has a different name, but this template does not attempt to resolve which one is intended (despite implications available in the section list). The created link will land on the first section having the name.
TemplateData
[edit source]TemplateData for Multi-section link
Make a nicely formatted section link with multiple nested section names, for links that would otherwise lack context.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page | 1 | The page name | Page name | optional |
| Section 1 | 2 | The first-level section name | Line | suggested |
| Section 2 | 3 | The second-level section name | Line | optional |
| Section 3 | 4 | The third-level section name | Line | optional |
| Section 4 | 5 | The fourth-level section name | Line | optional |
| Section 5 | 6 | The fifth-level section name | Line | optional |
See also
[edit source]- {{Section link}} – for linking to a section (or multiple sections) without showing nested levels