Template:About: Difference between revisions

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:''This page is about {{{1~~|something~~}}}. For {{{2|other uses}}}, see [[{{{3|{{~~PAGENAME~~}} (disambiguation)}}}]].''<noinclude>

<includeonly>:''{{#if: {{{1|}}}|This page is about {{{1}}}. |}}For {{{2|other uses}}}, see [[{{{3|{{FULLPAGENAME}} (disambiguation)}}}]].''</includeonly><noinclude>

The '''About''' template creates a disambiguation hatnote. It is used at the beginning of a page ~~to link~~ the ~~reader to another article~~ with a similar ~~title~~ or ~~concept that they may have been seeking instead~~.

The '''About''' template creates a disambiguation hatnote. It is used at the beginning of a page when the name of a [[Wikipedia:WP:Primary topic|primary topic]] conflicts with one or more other topics. It can also be used when two or more topics have similar names and meanings, and the distinction between the names and/or the meanings is not obvious enough to use [[Template:Distinguish]].

== Usage ==

~~In this~~ implementation~~, the 1st parameter is required, while the 2nd and 3rd~~ parameters ~~are suggested~~.

This implementation supports three optional parameters.

; <code>1=</code>

: ~~What~~ the ~~page this template is placed on is about~~ ("This page is about …").

: Description of the primary topic ("This page is about …"). It may be left blank if the signification of the primary topic is obvious.

; <code>2=</code>

: What the other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".

: What the other page is about ("For ..."). If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".

; <code>3=</code>

: The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "<nowiki>[[page title]]</nowiki> (disambiguation)".

: The title of the first other page ("see ..."). If unused, defaults to "<nowiki>[[page title]]</nowiki> (disambiguation)".

== See also ==

* [[Template:Disambiguation]] ~~- for use on full disambiguation pages~~

* [[Help:Disambiguation]]

* [[Template:Disambiguation]]

[[Category:Templates]]

[[Category:Hatnote templates]]

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-:''This page is about {{{1|something}}}. For {{{2|other uses}}}, see [[{{{3|{{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)}}}]].''<noinclude>
+<includeonly>:''{{#if: {{{1|}}}|This page is about {{{1}}}. |}}For {{{2|other uses}}}, see [[{{{3|{{FULLPAGENAME}} (disambiguation)}}}]].''</includeonly><noinclude>
 {{Wikipedia}}
-The '''About''' template creates a disambiguation hatnote. It is used at the beginning of a page to link the reader to another article with a similar title or concept that they may have been seeking instead.
+The '''About''' template creates a disambiguation hatnote. It is used at the beginning of a page when the name of a [[Wikipedia:WP:Primary topic|primary topic]] conflicts with one or more other topics. It can also be used when two or more topics have similar names and meanings, and the distinction between the names and/or the meanings is not obvious enough to use [[Template:Distinguish]].
 == Usage ==
-In this implementation, the 1st parameter is required, while the 2nd and 3rd parameters are suggested.
+This implementation supports three optional parameters.
 ; <code>1=</code>
-: What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …").
+: Description of the primary topic ("This page is about …"). It may be left blank if the signification of the primary topic is obvious.
 ; <code>2=</code>
-: What the other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".
+: What the other page is about ("For ..."). If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".
 ; <code>3=</code>
-: The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "<nowiki>[[page title]]</nowiki> (disambiguation)".
+: The title of the first other page ("see ..."). If unused, defaults to "<nowiki>[[page title]]</nowiki> (disambiguation)".
 == See also ==
-* [[Template:Disambiguation]] - for use on full disambiguation pages
+* [[Help:Disambiguation]]
+* [[Template:Disambiguation]]
 [[Category:Templates]]
+[[Category:Hatnote templates]]
 </noinclude>