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*<code><nowiki>{{ Plainlink | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 | name="this edit" }}</nowiki></code> gives {{Plain link|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 |name="this edit"}} | *<code><nowiki>{{ Plainlink | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 | name="this edit" }}</nowiki></code> gives {{Plain link|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 |name="this edit"}} | ||
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| − | *<code><nowiki>{{Plain link|http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B Having Problems}}</nowiki></code> gives {{Plain link|http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B Having Problems}} '''is broken''', ''whilst: | + | *<code><nowiki>{{Plain link|http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |Having Problems}}</nowiki></code> gives <br |
| + | />{{Plain link|http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |Having Problems}} ''''which link-to-be'... is ''clearly broken'' with a mal-formed url due to the internal equals sign''', ''whilst: | ||
*<code><nowiki>{{Plain link|url=http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |2=Having Problems}}</nowiki></code> gives {{Plain link|url=http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |2=Having Problems}}'' works the same as if default parameter ''''|1='''' and ''''|name='''' are defined, since url is just an alternative that is a bit more explicit to <nowiki> {{{1}}}, and the default parameter {{{2}}}</nowiki> is used (mapped) the same as the ''''|name='''' parameter. | *<code><nowiki>{{Plain link|url=http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |2=Having Problems}}</nowiki></code> gives {{Plain link|url=http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |2=Having Problems}}'' works the same as if default parameter ''''|1='''' and ''''|name='''' are defined, since url is just an alternative that is a bit more explicit to <nowiki> {{{1}}}, and the default parameter {{{2}}}</nowiki> is used (mapped) the same as the ''''|name='''' parameter. | ||
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- Purpose of Template:Plain link (edit talk links history)
- Create a 'Pretty-Print' external url link inside text.
- This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the ["
"] follow the link.
- This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the ["
- This can be used, for example, when internal or interwiki links appear as external links.
- See Help:URL#URLs on_other Wikimedia projects for more information.
Caution
You can use [MW magicword] to generate URLs to Wikipedia pages.
Pass parameters
Arguments or 'positional/default pass parameters' are separated by the pipe character in Wiki markup language, so the first default parameter (placeholder is {{{1}}}) is assigned the link url address. The second ( {{{2}}}) is the 'pretty text' for how you want to have it appear.
- '|1=' is the same as '| url = ' (or in wiki template code: {{{1}}} = {{{url}}})
- '|2=' is the same as '|name=' (or in wiki template code: {{{2}}} = {{name}}})
Examples
{{Plain link|http://www.google.co.uk|Google}}gives Google
Caution on url insides
Note that if your url or link title contains an equals sign = you must use named parameters:
{{ Plainlink | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 | name="this edit" }}gives "this edit"
whereas
{{Plain link|http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |Having Problems}}gives
[Having Problems ] 'which link-to-be'... is clearly broken with a mal-formed url due to the internal equals sign, whilst:{{Plain link|url=http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?14511-Having-Problems-with-Multiple-industry-New-Setup&highlight=%26lt%3Bkuid%3A107727%3A100012%26gt%3B |2=Having Problems}}gives Having Problems works the same as if default parameter '|1=' and '|name=' are defined, since url is just an alternative that is a bit more explicit to {{{1}}}, and the default parameter {{{2}}} is used (mapped) the same as the '|name=' parameter.
