User:N8wilson/SeeFAQ
Refer members of a discussion back to a specific question in the FAQ. Where possible, include a copy of the question itself for easy reference.
Usage
[edit]{{SeeFAQ|4}}
Generates a link to the FAQ page targeting the question identified by the first parameter. If the corresponding question has been annotated with section tags, it will also be transcluded directly.
Examples
[edit]Refer to a question:
- Please refer to Q2 of the FAQ.
Section 'Q2' not found
Refer to a question that has been tagged with a <section> label
- Please refer to Q3 of the FAQ.
Section 'Q3' not found
Requirements
[edit]- The FAQ page must actually exist. This means there should be a subpage named
/FAQbelow the root page name. Placing the FAQ below the root page allows references to questions continue to function even after discussions get archived. - [Optional] For deep links, this template expects the format used by {{FAQ row}} when referencing questions. That is to say for a question with the
indexvalue of6in the {{FAQ row}} template, this template creates a link to the FAQ with a reference to the questionQ6. - [Optional] To include copies of the question, the
/FAQpage should have each question (each {{FAQ row}}) wrapped with proper <section> begin and end tags. As above, the labels used for these tags should be of the formQ+index.
Caveats and Quirks
[edit]- Cannot change the "indent" level of transcluded Q+As. As far as this author knows, there's not a whole lot this template can do to accommodate this need without also forcing a change in the {{FAQ row}} template as well.
- Template should be placed at the end of a line of wikitext. Wikitext that follows this template is always "pushed" down below the template and will appear to be unindented. To continue comments after using this template, just start a new line at the same indent level like so:
Some initial comment ~~(signature)
:Some earlier reply ~~(other signature)
::Your initial comments leading to suggest that OP {{SeeFAQ|x}}
::Your concluding remarks with your signature ~~~~