Template:dlw

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The template {{Dlw}} is deprecated. Please use {{Dlw}} instead.
This usage is deprecated. Please replace it with {{tdeprecated|Dlw|Dlw}}.
The template {{Dlw}} is deprecated. Please use {{waybackdate}} instead.

Archive copy at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine


{{dlw}}, Dead Link Working, tags external dead links and provides a history via the Internet Archive for the link. However, it interrupts the follow of the sentence, use {{dlw-inline}} for where necessary.

[edit] Parameters

url or the first parameter
The URL of the dead link, url= style must be used if the link contains an equals sign (=) as this is Restrictions on parameter values.
title or the second second
The link name of the dead link. If url= style was used then this must be in the title= style.

[edit] Example

Dead external link:

[http://example.org link name]

Replaced with:

{{dlw|http://example.org|link name}}

Produces:

link name at the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

[edit] See also