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Normally, if you want to link to a Wikipedia article such as {{w|just intonation}}, you have to write the entire title twice (<code>[[<nowiki />Wikipedia:Just intonation|Just intonation]]</code>), and it's a hassle. This template skips that step when the displayed text will be the same as the title of the article you are linking to.

Normally, if you want to link to a Wikipedia article such as {{w|just intonation}}, you have to write the entire title twice (<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia: Just intonation|Just intonation]]</nowiki></code>), and it's a hassle. This template skips that step when the displayed text will be the same as the title of the article you are linking to.

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=== Parameters ===

This parameter takes one or two unnamed parameters.

; <code>{{{~~<nowiki />~~1}}}</code> (required)

; <code><nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki></code> (required)

: Full name of the article on Wikipedia.

: Full name of the article on Wikipedia. If omitted the template will simply link to the English Wikipedia's cover page.

; <code>{{{~~<nowiki />~~2}}}</code> (optional)

; <code><nowiki>{{{2}}}</nowiki></code> (optional)

: ~~Alternative name of the link~~.

: Text to be displayed.

; <code>{{{~~<nowiki />~~s}}}</code> (optional)

; <code><nowiki>{{{s}}}</nowiki></code> (optional)

: A named parameter used to specify namespaces on Wikipedia such as <code>wp</code> (Wikipedia project pages), <code>help</code> (help pages), <code>module</code> (Lua modules)~~, and so on~~.

: A named parameter used to specify namespaces on Wikipedia such as <code>wp</code> (Wikipedia project pages), <code>help</code> (help pages), and <code>module</code> (Lua modules).

: It can also be ~~used for non~~-English languages (using {{w|ISO 639-1}} abbreviations~~); for example~~, <code>fr</code> for French and <code>es</code> for Spanish.

: Other Wikimedia Foundation projects can also be linked, such as <code>wikt</code> (Wiktionary) or <code>meta</code> (Wikimedia's meta-wiki).

: ~~The two~~ can be combined; for example, <code>{{<nowiki />wlink|Vandalisme|s=fr:wp}}</code> ~~links~~ to the {{wlink|Vandalisme|French Wikipedia's ~~article~~ on vandalism|s=fr:wp}}~~. In this case, always put the language first, then the project namespace~~.

: Non-English languages can also be linked using {{w|ISO 639-1}} abbreviations, such as <code>fr</code> for French and <code>es</code> for Spanish.

: These can be combined; for example, <code><nowiki>{{wlink|Vandalisme|s=fr:wp}}</nowiki></code> is equivalent to <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:fr:wp:Vandalisme|Vandalisme]]</nowiki></code> and will link to the {{wlink|Vandalisme|French Wikipedia's policy page on vandalism|s=fr:wp}}.

=== See also ===

* [[Template:Wikipedia]] – another template used to display a small navigation box linking to the English Wikipedia

* [[Template: Wikipedia]] – another template used to display a small navigation box linking to the English Wikipedia

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-Normally, if you want to link to a Wikipedia article such as {{w|just intonation}}, you have to write the entire title twice (<code>[[<nowiki />Wikipedia:Just intonation|Just intonation]]</code>), and it's a hassle. This template skips that step when the displayed text will be the same as the title of the article you are linking to.
+Normally, if you want to link to a Wikipedia article such as {{w|just intonation}}, you have to write the entire title twice (<code><nowiki>[[Wikipedia: Just intonation|Just intonation]]</nowiki></code>), and it's a hassle. This template skips that step when the displayed text will be the same as the title of the article you are linking to.
 {{Shortcut|w}}
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 === Parameters ===
 This parameter takes one or two unnamed parameters.
-; <code>{{{<nowiki />1}}}</code> (required)
+; <code><nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki></code> (required)
-: Full name of the article on Wikipedia.
+: Full name of the article on Wikipedia. If omitted the template will simply link to the English Wikipedia's cover page.
-; <code>{{{<nowiki />2}}}</code> (optional)
+; <code><nowiki>{{{2}}}</nowiki></code> (optional)
-: Alternative name of the link.
+: Text to be displayed.
-; <code>{{{<nowiki />s}}}</code> (optional)
+; <code><nowiki>{{{s}}}</nowiki></code> (optional)
-: A named parameter used to specify namespaces on Wikipedia such as <code>wp</code> (Wikipedia project pages), <code>help</code> (help pages), <code>module</code> (Lua modules), and so on.
+: A named parameter used to specify namespaces on Wikipedia such as <code>wp</code> (Wikipedia project pages), <code>help</code> (help pages), and <code>module</code> (Lua modules).
-: It can also be used for non-English languages (using {{w|ISO 639-1}} abbreviations); for example, <code>fr</code> for French and <code>es</code> for Spanish.
+: Other Wikimedia Foundation projects can also be linked, such as <code>wikt</code> (Wiktionary) or <code>meta</code> (Wikimedia's meta-wiki).
-: The two can be combined; for example, <code>{{<nowiki />wlink|Vandalisme|s=fr:wp}}</code> links to the {{wlink|Vandalisme|French Wikipedia's article on vandalism|s=fr:wp}}. In this case, always put the language first, then the project namespace.
+: Non-English languages can also be linked using {{w|ISO 639-1}} abbreviations, such as <code>fr</code> for French and <code>es</code> for Spanish.
+: These can be combined; for example, <code><nowiki>{{wlink|Vandalisme|s=fr:wp}}</nowiki></code> is equivalent to <code><nowiki>[[wikipedia:fr:wp:Vandalisme|Vandalisme]]</nowiki></code> and will link to the {{wlink|Vandalisme|French Wikipedia's policy page on vandalism|s=fr:wp}}.
 === See also ===
-* [[Template:Wikipedia]] – another template used to display a small navigation box linking to the English Wikipedia
+* [[Template: Wikipedia]] – another template used to display a small navigation box linking to the English Wikipedia