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Usage
Positional parameters
- 1
- Title of page to link to. Wikilinked if an article exists, otherwise unlinked.
- 2
- (optional) Text to display, defaults to positional parameter 1
Named parameters
- nsp
- The namespace to try to link to (e.g.,
|nsp=Category). This namespace is not displayed. - prefix
- A string to prefix the link. This prefix is displayed if a link is found.
- color
- Color of text if no link is found
- hide_display
- If page does not exist and if hide_display is non-empty, do not display anything
Examples
- A page which exists:
{{Link if exists|Japan}}→ Japan - A page which does not exist:
{{Link if exists|The exciting story of paint drying in a small town in Japan one day in April 1927}}→ The exciting story of paint drying in a small town in Japan one day in April 1927 - Another page which exists, prefix specified:
{{Link if exists|History|prefix=Portal}}→ Portal:History - A page which does not exist, nsp specified:
{{Link if exists|Computing in 1066|nsp=Portal}}→ Computing in 1066 - Use of second positional parameter, page exists:
{{Link if exists|target|word}}→ word - Use of second positional parameter, page does not exist:
{{Link if exists|agrp|,asmd}}→ ,asmd - Page does not exist, color parameter:
{{Link if exists|agrp|color=#888}}→ agrp - Page does not exist, hide_display parameter:
{{Link if exists|agrp|hide_display=1}}→
See also
- {{Link if not current}}
- {{Linked}} – links if not already linked
TemplateData
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TemplateData for Link if exists
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Title | 1 | Title of page to link to | Page name | required |
| Display | 2 | Text to display
| String | optional |
| Namespace | nsp | The namespace of the title to link to
| String | optional |
| Prefix | prefix | String to add a prefix to the title
| String | optional |
| Color | color | HTML color of text if no link is displayed | String | optional |
| Hide display | hide_display | If non-empty, hide display string if not existing | Boolean | optional |