Template:Article description
Documentation
This page is a template. It contains some standardized, often used text, which can be transcluded inside other pages.
As this template is widely used in our wiki, it may be protected in which case only staff members can change it. Use the discussion page to propose enhancements or fixes, or to voice your opinion.
Use this template to display an article's description. This template is similar to the {{See also}} template, but does not include the link. It is useful when trying to reference a description only. It is important to note that only articles that set the Article description property somewhere in the body will work for this template.
This template uses an expensive function (as noted on wikipedia). Over use on a single page will have some results ignored. Try to limit it's use.
Parameters
Use this template to display an article's description. Only articles that set the Article description property somewhere in the body will work for this template.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Add the name of the wiki article/page | String | required |
Usage
See the template's testcases:
Correct
{{Article description|Main Page}}
Incorrect
{{Article description}}
Anonymous parameter parameter.Anonymous parameter parameter.
See also
- Gentoo Wiki:Guidelines#Article description — how to add the article description;
- Article description (Property)
- {{See also}}
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Article description/doc. (edit | history)
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