Template:Mainarticle - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr. at 02:30, 23 June 2026

2026-06-23T02:30:01Z

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	<includeonly>:<span class="noexcerpt">''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\|}}}\| <span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>		<includeonly>:<span class="noexcerpt">''{{#if:{{{text\|}}}\|{{{text}}}\|Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\|}}}\| <span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>
	= Documentation =		= Documentation =
	When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).		When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).
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	<pre>		<pre>
	{{mainarticle\|Article 1}}		{{mainarticle\|Article 1}}
			</pre>

			=== Custom Preamble ===
			You can customize the introductory text using the `\|text=` parameter. When using a custom preamble, the template will not automatically append an "s" for multiple links:
			<pre>
			{{mainarticle\|Article 1\|Article 2\|text=Further information}}
	</pre>		</pre>

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	\|-		\|-
	\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article}}</pre> \|\| :''Main article: [[Article]]''		\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article}}</pre> \|\| :''Main article: [[Article]]''
			\|-
			\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article 1\|Article 2\|text=Further information}}</pre> \|\| :''Further information: [[Article 1]] and [[Article 2]]''
	\|-		\|-
	\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}</pre> \|\| :''Main articles: [[Article1]], [[Article2]] and [[Article3]]''		\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}</pre> \|\| :''Main articles: [[Article1]], [[Article2]] and [[Article3]]''

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: colon placement

2026-06-23T02:27:13Z

colon placement

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	<includeonly><span class="noexcerpt">:''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\|}}}\| <span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>		<includeonly>:<span class="noexcerpt">''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\|}}}\| <span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>
	= Documentation =		= Documentation =
	When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).		When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: optimizing template

2026-06-23T02:25:20Z

optimizing template

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	<includeonly>		<includeonly><span class="noexcerpt">:''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,\| and}} [[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\|}}}\| <span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>
	:''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\| }}}
	\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|,~~ ~~\|~~ ~~and~~ ~~}}[[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}
	\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|,~~ ~~\|~~, ~~and~~ ~~}}[[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}
	\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|,~~ ~~\|~~, ~~and~~ ~~}}[[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}
	\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\| }}}\| (Error — Too many parameters ~~in {{{{tl\|mainarticle}}}}~~)}}</includeonly><noinclude>
	= Documentation =		= Documentation =
	When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template~~, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce~~ a link to the ~~main~~ article.		When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
	<pre>		<pre>
	{{mainarticle		{{mainarticle\|Article 1}}
	\|Article 1
	}}
	</pre>		</pre>

	You may ~~also~~ include ~~additional links,~~ up to five in total:		You may include up to five articles in total:

	<pre>		<pre>
	{{mainarticle		{{mainarticle\|Article 1\|Article 2\|Article 3\|Article 4\|Article 5}}
	\|Article 1
	\|Article 2
	\|Article 3
	\|Article 4
	\|Article 5
	}}
	</pre>		</pre>

	== Example ==		== Example ==
	{\| class="wikitable" width="100%"		{\| class="wikitable" width="100%"
	! Code		! Code !! Result
	! Result		\|-
	\|- ~~style="vertical-align:top;"~~		\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article}}</pre> \|\| :''Main article: [[Article]]''
	\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article}}</pre>		\|-
	\| ~~{{mainarticle~~\|Article}}		\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}</pre> \|\| :''Main articles: [[Article1]], [[Article2]] and [[Article3]]''
	\|- ~~style="vertical-align:top;"~~
	\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}</pre>
	~~\| {{mainarticle\|Article1~~\|~~Article2~~\|~~Article3}}~~
	~~\|- style="vertical-align~~:~~top;"~~
	~~\| <pre>{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3\|Article4\|Article5}}</pre>~~
	~~\| {{mainarticle\|~~Article1\|Article2\|Article3~~\|Article4\|Article5}}~~
	\|}		\|}

	[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions~~\|{{PAGENAME}}~~]]		[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions]]
	[[Category:Infoline~~\|{{PAGENAME}}]]~~		[[Category:Infoline]]
	~~[[fr:Modèle:Article principal~~]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Alvine: Added french interwiki link.

2009-01-22T21:44:45Z

Added french interwiki link.

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	[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	[[Category:Infoline\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Infoline\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[fr:Modèle:Article principal]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Shane: /* Example */

2007-01-17T18:51:01Z

Example

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	[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions\|{{PAGENAME}}]]		[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Infoline\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Shane at 17:42, 6 August 2006

2006-08-06T17:42:55Z

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	\|}		\|}

			[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

Shane at 17:42, 6 August 2006

2006-08-06T17:42:14Z

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	\|}		\|}

	~~=== Required parameters ===~~		</noinclude>
	~~''Insert Required parameters''~~

	~~=== Optional parameters ===~~
	~~''Insert Optional parameters''~~

Shane at 17:41, 6 August 2006

2006-08-06T17:41:26Z

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    |, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6| }}}|&#32; (Error — Too many parameters in &#123;&#123;{{tl|mainarticle}}&#125;&#125;)}}</includeonly><noinclude>
 = Documentation =
-''Insert what this template is about.''
+When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created.  This template, used in the subarticle, uses the name of the main article as a parameter to produce a link to the main article.
 == Usage ==
 <pre>
-''Insert full usage here.''
+{{mainarticle
 </pre>
 === Required parameters ===

Shane at 17:38, 6 August 2006

2006-08-06T17:38:32Z

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	:'''Main ~~Article~~:~~''' ''~~[[{{{1}}}]]''		<includeonly>
			:''Main article{{#if:{{{2\|}}}\|s}}: [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2\| }}}
			\|{{#if:{{{3\|}}}\|, \| and }}[[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3\|}}}
			\|{{#if:{{{4\|}}}\|, \|, and }}[[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4\|}}}
			\|{{#if:{{{5\|}}}\|, \|, and }}[[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5\|}}}
			\|, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6\| }}}\| (Error — Too many parameters in {{{{tl\|mainarticle}}}})}}</includeonly><noinclude>
			= Documentation =
			''Insert what this template is about.''

			== Usage ==
			<pre>
			''Insert full usage here.''
			</pre>

			=== Required parameters ===
			''Insert Required parameters''

			=== Optional parameters ===
			''Insert Optional parameters''

Shane at 14:31, 25 July 2006

2006-07-25T14:31:21Z

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	'''Main Article:''' ''[[{{{1}}}]]''		:'''Main Article:''' ''[[{{{1}}}]]''