Template:Multi-section link/doc

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This content is in the Template Namespace. Used for page-templates that can be re-used across the wiki.

This module, {{multi-section link}}, or its shortcut, {{mslink}}, makes a link to a section, listing multiple nested section names. The first parameter is the page name, and subsequent parameters are section names. The last section name is the one that is actually linked to.

Syntax

{{multi-section link|page|section 1|section 2|...}}

Usage

It's easiest to demonstrate this template's use with a concrete example.

Say you want a nicely formatted link to Wikipedia:Manual of Style. You could use {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Names and titles}} to give you Wikipedia:Manual of Style § Names and titles, but with this it is not very clear what the "Names and titles" section is referring to. {{Multi-section link}} solves this problem by allowing you to specify the intermediate section names, giving readers more context.

Examples

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Make a nicely formatted section link with multiple nested section names, for links that would otherwise lack context.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Page1

The page name

Page namerequired
Section 12

The first-level section name

Linesuggested
Section 23

The second-level section name

Lineoptional
Section 34

The third-level section name

Lineoptional
Section 45

The fourth-level section name

Lineoptional
Section 56

The fifth-level section name

Lineoptional

See also

  • {{Section link}} – for linking to a section (or multiple sections) without showing nested levels