Template:For/doc

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This template is used on approximately 173,000 pages.
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This template uses Lua:

Module:For

Usage

This template yields a hatnote similar to {{Other uses}}, but allowing more flexible text with links to multiple articles or disambiguation pages. It accepts one or more parameters (zero is not allowed).

With one parameter (rare)

The first parameter sets the hatnote itself and should be plain text. Without any further parameter, it will link to a default disambiguation page for the article title, e.g. <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{For|other entities}} yields on page Foo:

This kind of usage with exactly one parameter is rare, as in most instances {{Other uses}} (and in this case, {{About}} with the same result) can be used more easily, and without any parameter. But it makes sense in some cases for disambiguation pages with the same type of other meanings, e.g. in Treaty of Lisbon:

However, for many such cases specific new templates have been implemented, like {{Other people}}, {{Other places}} etc. - see hatnote template overview box below.

With two parameters

The second parameter is used to change the resultant link, e.g. <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{For|the acronym|FOO}} yields (wherever it is set, now independent of the article title):

With more parameters

The third, fourth and fifth parameters are used to give one, two, or three additional resultant links:

the last being produced by e.g. <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>{{For|similar terms|Foobar|Bar|Baz|Quux}}.

This template supports <templatestyles src="Template:Nowrap/styles.css"/>|selfref= (see {{self reference}} and MOS:SELFREF for details).

Tracking category

Pages with errors reported by this template are added to Category:Hatnote templates using unusual parameters.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

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<templatedata> { "description": "This template lists up to four articles on alternative meanings of a term. For further details and examples see the template documentation.", "params": { "1": { "label": "Description", "description": "a phrase describing the major alternative, or a general term for all alternative meanings", "type": "string", "required": true, "example": "other people with the surname Smith" }, "2": { "label": "First link", "description": "A page to link to; usually a disambiguation page or the most likely other meaning.", "default": "For/doc (disambiguation)", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "3": { "label": "Second link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "4": { "label": "Third link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false }, "5": { "label": "Fourth link", "description": "A page to link to for another meaning, if any.", "type": "wiki-page-name", "required": false } }, "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

<templatestyles src="Module:Navbar/styles.css"></templatestyles> v t e Hatnote templates
Wikipedia:Hatnote Wikipedia:Disambiguation Wikipedia:Redirect
Generic	{{Hatnote}} {{Selfref}} (for self-references)
For and about	{{For}} {{For-text}} (for custom text) {{For multi}} (for multiple uses) {{About}} Variations: {{Other uses}} {{Other uses of}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}} {{About-redirect}}
Other topics	{{Other people}} {{About other people}} (adds "about" description) {{Similar names}} {{Other places}} {{Other ships}} {{Other hurricanes}}
Redirect	{{Redirect}} {{Redirect2}} (for two redirects) {{Redirect-multi}} (for multiple redirects) {{Redirect-several}} (for several redirects, without listing each) {{Redirect-synonym}} {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-redirect}} {{Technical reasons}}
Distinguish	{{Distinguish}} (supports custom text too) {{Redirect-distinguish}} {{Redirect-distinguish-text}} (for custom text) {{Redirect-distinguish-for}} {{About-distinguish}} {{About-distinguish-text}} (for custom text)
For use in sections	{{Main}} {{Further}} {{Further-text}} (for custom text) {{Further ill}} {{See also}} {{See also if exists}} {{For outline}}
Special	{{Broader}} {{See introduction}} {{See Wiktionary}} {{Transcluding article}} {{Transcluded section}}
Subject specific	{{Year dab}} {{Highway detail hatnote}} {{For LMST}} {{WikiIPA}}
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