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==Variables== ==Variables==
− {{Shortcut|BTW:VAR}} +
− {{Further|mw:Help:Magic words#Variables}} + {{Shortcut|WP:VAR}}
+ {{Further|mw:Help:Magic words#Variables|Wikipedia:Page name#sub}}
+ {{Redirect|WP:VAR|policies and guidelines with WP:*VAR shortcuts, mostly about style matters|WP:VARS}}
+ {{Redirect|WP:PAGENAME|the article naming policy|Wikipedia:Article titles}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
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! scope=row id=PAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAME}}</kbd> ! scope=row id=PAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAME}}</kbd>
| {{PAGENAME}} | {{PAGENAME}}
− | Title line excluding [[BattleTechWiki:Namespace|namespace]]. + | Title line excluding [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]].
|- |-
! scope=row id=BASEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{BASEPAGENAME}}</kbd> ! scope=row id=BASEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{BASEPAGENAME}}</kbd>
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| Title of topmost parent (before all subpages), excluding namespace. | Title of topmost parent (before all subpages), excluding namespace.
|- |-
− ! scope=row | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SUBPAGENAME}}</kbd> + ! scope=row | <kbd>[[wp:pagename#sub|{<nowiki/>{SUBPAGENAME}}]]</kbd>
| {{SUBPAGENAME}} | {{SUBPAGENAME}}
− | On a subpage, rightmost portion of ''current'' title; higher subpagenames show as [[w:Breadcrumb navigation|backlinks]]. + | On a subpage, rightmost portion of ''current'' title; higher subpagenames show as [[Breadcrumb navigation|backlinks]].
|- |-
! scope=row id=ARTICLEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}</kbd> ! scope=row id=ARTICLEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}</kbd>
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! scope=row id=FULLPAGENAMEE | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|<kbd>{<nowiki/>{FULLPAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br /><kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br />{{pad|0.4em}}(etc.)}} ! scope=row id=FULLPAGENAMEE | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|<kbd>{<nowiki/>{FULLPAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br /><kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br />{{pad|0.4em}}(etc.)}}
| {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|{{FULLPAGENAMEE}},<br/>{{PAGENAMEE}},<br/>(etc.)}} | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|{{FULLPAGENAMEE}},<br/>{{PAGENAMEE}},<br/>(etc.)}}
− | Adding an E to the end of the above variables, renders the above encoded for use in MediaWiki URLs (i.e. with underscores replacing spaces). + | Adding an E to the end of the above variables, renders the above encoded for use in MediaWiki [[URL]]s (i.e. with underscores replacing spaces).
+ |-
+ ! scope=row id=SHORTDESC | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SHORTDESC}}</kbd>
+ | <!-- do not invoke this magic word here: shows nothing and places page in error-tracking category -->
+ | Only works on the English Wikipedia, where it displays a short description below the article title on mobile platforms. {{crossref|printworthy=y|See [[Wikipedia:Short description]].}}
|} |}
− ''Note:'' The magic words above can also take a parameter, in order to parse values on a page other than the current page. A colon (<kbd>:</kbd>) is used to pass the parameter, rather than a pipe (<kbd>{{!}}</kbd>) that is used in templates, like <kbd><nowiki>{{MAGICWORD:value}}</nowiki></kbd>. For example, <kbd><nowiki>{{TALKPAGENAME:BattleTechWiki:MOS}}</nowiki></kbd> returns <samp><nowiki>BattleTechWiki talk:MOS</nowiki></samp> on any page. + ''Note:'' The magic words above can also take a parameter, in order to parse values on a page other than the current page. A colon (<kbd>:</kbd>) is used to pass the parameter, rather than a pipe (<kbd>{{!}}</kbd>) that is used in templates, like <kbd><nowiki>{{MAGICWORD:value}}</nowiki></kbd>. For example, <kbd><nowiki>{{TALKPAGENAME:Wikipedia:MOS}}</nowiki></kbd> returns <samp><nowiki>Wikipedia talk:MOS</nowiki></samp> on any page.
− ''Note:'' In the "Category" and "Category talk" namespaces, to wikilink (some) page name variables may require [[Help:link|prefixing a colon]] to avoid unwanted categorization. + ''Note:'' In the "Category" and "Category talk" namespaces, to wikilink (some) page name variables may require [[help:link|prefixing a colon]] to avoid unwanted categorization.
{{crossref|printworthy=y|For more details on parser functions that relate to page names and namespaces, see: {{section link|meta:Help:Page name#Variables and parser functions}}.}} {{crossref|printworthy=y|For more details on parser functions that relate to page names and namespaces, see: {{section link|meta:Help:Page name#Variables and parser functions}}.}}
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! scope=row id=SERVER | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVER}}</kbd> ! scope=row id=SERVER | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVER}}</kbd>
| {{SERVER}} | {{SERVER}}
− | Domain [[w:URL|URL]] ([[mw:Manual:$wgServer|$wgServer]]). + | Domain [[URL]] ([[mw:Manual:$wgServer|$wgServer]]).
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! scope=row id=SERVERNAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVERNAME}}</kbd> ! scope=row id=SERVERNAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVERNAME}}</kbd>
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==Variables== | ==Variables== | ||
− | {{Shortcut| | + | |
− | {{Further|mw:Help:Magic words#Variables}} | + | {{Shortcut|WP:VAR}} |
+ | {{Further|mw:Help:Magic words#Variables|Wikipedia:Page name#sub}} | ||
+ | {{Redirect|WP:VAR|policies and guidelines with WP:*VAR shortcuts, mostly about style matters|WP:VARS}} | ||
+ | {{Redirect|WP:PAGENAME|the article naming policy|Wikipedia:Article titles}} | ||
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" | ||
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! scope=row id=PAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAME}}</kbd> | ! scope=row id=PAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAME}}</kbd> | ||
| {{PAGENAME}} | | {{PAGENAME}} | ||
− | | Title line excluding [[ | + | | Title line excluding [[Wikipedia:Namespace|namespace]]. |
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row id=BASEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{BASEPAGENAME}}</kbd> | ! scope=row id=BASEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{BASEPAGENAME}}</kbd> | ||
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| Title of topmost parent (before all subpages), excluding namespace. | | Title of topmost parent (before all subpages), excluding namespace. | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | ! scope=row | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SUBPAGENAME}}</kbd> | + | ! scope=row | <kbd>[[wp:pagename#sub|{<nowiki/>{SUBPAGENAME}}]]</kbd> |
| {{SUBPAGENAME}} | | {{SUBPAGENAME}} | ||
− | | On a subpage, rightmost portion of ''current'' title; higher subpagenames show as [[ | + | | On a subpage, rightmost portion of ''current'' title; higher subpagenames show as [[Breadcrumb navigation|backlinks]]. |
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row id=ARTICLEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}</kbd> | ! scope=row id=ARTICLEPAGENAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}</kbd> | ||
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! scope=row id=FULLPAGENAMEE | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|<kbd>{<nowiki/>{FULLPAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br /><kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br />{{pad|0.4em}}(etc.)}} | ! scope=row id=FULLPAGENAMEE | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|<kbd>{<nowiki/>{FULLPAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br /><kbd>{<nowiki/>{PAGENAMEE}<nowiki/>}</kbd>,<br />{{pad|0.4em}}(etc.)}} | ||
| {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|{{FULLPAGENAMEE}},<br/>{{PAGENAMEE}},<br/>(etc.)}} | | {{longitem|style=line-height:1.5em|{{FULLPAGENAMEE}},<br/>{{PAGENAMEE}},<br/>(etc.)}} | ||
− | | Adding an E to the end of the above variables, renders the above encoded for use in MediaWiki | + | | Adding an E to the end of the above variables, renders the above encoded for use in MediaWiki [[URL]]s (i.e. with underscores replacing spaces). |
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope=row id=SHORTDESC | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SHORTDESC}}</kbd> | ||
+ | | <!-- do not invoke this magic word here: shows nothing and places page in error-tracking category --> | ||
+ | | Only works on the English Wikipedia, where it displays a short description below the article title on mobile platforms. {{crossref|printworthy=y|See [[Wikipedia:Short description]].}} | ||
|} | |} | ||
− | ''Note:'' The magic words above can also take a parameter, in order to parse values on a page other than the current page. A colon (<kbd>:</kbd>) is used to pass the parameter, rather than a pipe (<kbd>{{!}}</kbd>) that is used in templates, like <kbd><nowiki>{{MAGICWORD:value}}</nowiki></kbd>. For example, <kbd><nowiki>{{TALKPAGENAME: | + | ''Note:'' The magic words above can also take a parameter, in order to parse values on a page other than the current page. A colon (<kbd>:</kbd>) is used to pass the parameter, rather than a pipe (<kbd>{{!}}</kbd>) that is used in templates, like <kbd><nowiki>{{MAGICWORD:value}}</nowiki></kbd>. For example, <kbd><nowiki>{{TALKPAGENAME:Wikipedia:MOS}}</nowiki></kbd> returns <samp><nowiki>Wikipedia talk:MOS</nowiki></samp> on any page. |
− | ''Note:'' In the "Category" and "Category talk" namespaces, to wikilink (some) page name variables may require [[ | + | ''Note:'' In the "Category" and "Category talk" namespaces, to wikilink (some) page name variables may require [[help:link|prefixing a colon]] to avoid unwanted categorization. |
{{crossref|printworthy=y|For more details on parser functions that relate to page names and namespaces, see: {{section link|meta:Help:Page name#Variables and parser functions}}.}} | {{crossref|printworthy=y|For more details on parser functions that relate to page names and namespaces, see: {{section link|meta:Help:Page name#Variables and parser functions}}.}} | ||
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! scope=row id=SERVER | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVER}}</kbd> | ! scope=row id=SERVER | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVER}}</kbd> | ||
| {{SERVER}} | | {{SERVER}} | ||
− | | Domain [[ | + | | Domain [[URL]] ([[mw:Manual:$wgServer|$wgServer]]). |
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row id=SERVERNAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVERNAME}}</kbd> | ! scope=row id=SERVERNAME | <kbd>{<nowiki/>{SERVERNAME}}</kbd> |