Template:Other uses/sandbox
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This template creates a note directing the reader to the disambiguation page related to the page it is included in. The page to which is directed, can be a page whose name is the name of the current page with "(disambiguation)" appended to it. Or you can direct the user to a disambiguation page with a different title, by supplying it as an argument to the template.
Usage[edit]
Placed on the page Target itself, {{Other uses}} results in
{{Other uses|A}} results in
{{Other uses|A|B}} results in
For the same result on any other page, use {{Other uses|Target (disambiguation)}}
When to use this template[edit]
This template can be used on pages with an ambiguous title to direct readers that intended to read a similarly named article, to a disambiguation page. Please link to a page that includes the word "(disambiguation)" in the title (if one exists), as illustrated in the example above and suggested here.
When not to use this template[edit]
Do not use this template on an article with an unambiguous title; for example, a reader who searches specifically for "Paris, Virginia" is not likely to have been looking for an article about a city in France (or anywhere else), so it would not be appropriate to add {{other uses|Paris}} to the top of the Paris, Virginia article. Also, do not use this template to link to an article that is not a disambiguation page; instead, one of the other hatnote templates listed below may be more appropriate for that purpose.
TemplateData[edit]
TemplateData for Other uses
This template creates a note directing the reader to the disambiguation page related to the page it is included in.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Target page | 1 | Use this parameter to direct the user to a disambiguation page with a different title. | Page name | optional |
See also[edit]
- Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates
- {{Disambiguation}} – for helping readers find other articles with the same or similar names. Placed at the bottom of the article.
- {{For}} – hatnote linking to multiple articles or disambiguation pages; e.g. For similar terms, see ArticleA, ArticleB, and ArticleC.
- {{For-multi}} – similar to {{For}}, but allows multiple uses to be listed; e.g. For UseA, see ArticleA and ArticleB.
- {{Redirect}} – for linking to disambiguation pages in an article that is the primary topic of a redirect
- Wikipedia:Hatnote