Latest revision as of 02:30, 23 June 2026

Documentation

When articles become too large, subarticles are usually created. This template creates a standardized link back to the parent article(s).

Usage

{{mainarticle|Article 1}}

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:

{{mainarticle|Article 1|Article 2|text=Further information}}

You may include up to five articles in total:

{{mainarticle|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3|Article 4|Article 5}}

Example

Code	Result
{{mainarticle\|Article}}	:Main article: Article
{{mainarticle\|Article 1\|Article 2\|text=Further information}}	:Further information: Article 1 and Article 2
{{mainarticle\|Article1\|Article2\|Article3}}	:Main articles: Article1, Article2 and Article3

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-<includeonly>
+<includeonly>:<span class="noexcerpt">''{{#if:{{{text|}}}|{{{text}}}|Main article{{#if:{{{2|}}}|s}}}}&#58; [[{{{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|}}}|&#32;<span class="error">(Error: Too many parameters)</span>}}</span></includeonly><noinclude>
-:''Main article{{#if:{{{2|}}}|s}}&#58; [[{{{1}}}]]{{#if:{{{2| }}}
-  |{{#if:{{{3|}}}|,&#32;|&#32;and&#32;}}[[{{{2}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{3|}}}
-  |{{#if:{{{4|}}}|,&#32;|,&#32;and&#32;}}[[{{{3}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{4|}}}
-  |{{#if:{{{5|}}}|,&#32;|,&#32;and&#32;}}[[{{{4}}}]]}}{{#if:{{{5|}}}
-  |, and [[{{{5}}}]]}}''{{#if:{{{6| }}}|&#32; (Error — Too many parameters in &#123;&#123;{{tl|mainarticle}}&#125;&#125;)}}</includeonly><noinclude>
 = 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 ==
 <pre>
-{{mainarticle
+{{mainarticle|Article 1}}
-  |Article 1
-}}
 </pre>
-You may also include additional links, up to five in total:
+=== 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>
+You may include up to five articles in total:
 <pre>
-{{mainarticle
+{{mainarticle|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3|Article 4|Article 5}}
-  |Article 1
-  |Article 2
-  |Article 3
-  |Article 4
-  |Article 5
-}}
 </pre>
 == Example ==
 {| 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|Article 1|Article 2|text=Further information}}</pre> || :''Further information: [[Article 1]] and [[Article 2]]''
-|- style="vertical-align:top;"
+|-
-| <pre>{{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3}}</pre>
+| <pre>{{mainarticle|Article1|Article2|Article3}}</pre> || :''Main articles: [[Article1]], [[Article2]] and [[Article3]]''
-| {{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]]
+[[Category:Infoline]]
 </noinclude>