Template:Courtesy link/doc

This template is used to provide courtesy Wikipedia links on talk pages. While it can also be used to display external links, substituting {{Courtesy external}} is preferred instead to get rid of the extra brackets.

Usage

{{Courtesy link|pagetitle}}
{{Courtesy link|pagetitle|prefix}}
{{Courtesy link|pagetitle|linktext=text to display}}

Parameters

There are two positional parameters, and one named parameter.

• 1 – Provides link to the intended page (required; no default)
• 2 – Changes the prefix text to the value of parameter 2. (optional; default: "Courtesy link:")
• linktext – Generates a piped link where the link target is given in param 1, and the link label is given in linktext.

Examples

• {{Courtesy link|Egg}} ⟶  Courtesy link: Egg
• {{Courtesy link|Egg#History}} ⟶  Courtesy link: Egg § History
• {{Courtesy link|Category:Eggs}} ⟶  Courtesy link: Category:Eggs
• {{Courtesy link|Egg|Details here:}} ⟶  Details here: Egg
• {{courtesy link|Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 165#New User|linktext=WP:VPP/Archive 165#New User}} ⟶

   Courtesy link: WP:VPP/Archive 165#New User

• {{Courtesy link|Special:Permalink/1010228769#New_User|Courtesy permalink:|linktext=VPP rev. 1010228769}} ⟶

   Courtesy permalink: VPP rev. 1010228769

Template data

This template is used to provide courtesy Wikipedia links on talk pages.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page title	1	Provides link to the intended page Example Egg; Egg#History	Page name	required
Prefix	2	Changes the prefix text Default Courtesy link: Example Details here:	String	optional
Link text	linktext	Changes the text the link applies to Default Page name	String	optional

See also

• {{Courtesy external}}
• {{Convenience link}} redirects here.