Template:For example

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For an example refer to: [[{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}]]
[edit] Template documentation

{{For example}} is used to provide a link to an article or category that illustrates a point. It is placed at the head of article sections according to Wikipedia:Guide to layout.


[edit] Usage

{{for example|Article|Description}}
  • The required first parameter is the full name of the article.
  • The optional second parameter is a "pretty" name that will be displayed (if given) instead of the full article title. This is especially useful if the full title is long.
  • Note: no newlines are permitted; otherwise the article links will be broken.


[edit] Samples

Code Result
{{for example|Article}}
For an example refer to: Article
{{for example|Article|Description}}
For an example refer to: Description


[edit] See also

{{Cat also}} is used for small sets of see also (list of other categories) for information in the end of text on category pages or talk pages, etc. Template:Catmore (edit talk links history) "The main article for this category is..."

Template:Details (edit talk links history)

-- e.g. - {{Details|A|B|C}} -->
For more details on B, see A.

Template:Details2 (edit talk links history) as above but for when articles end in a full stop
Template:Details3 (edit talk links history) as above but for more than one article
Template:For example (edit talk links history), to point to a detailed example in another article

-- e.g. - {{for example|Template:For example|Another example}} -->
For an example refer to: Another example

Template:Further (edit talk links history)

-- e.g. - {{Further|A|B|C}} -->
Further information: A

Template:Main (edit talk links history), to use when you have more than one main article.

-- e.g. - {{main|A|B|C}} -->
Main articles: A, B, and C

Template:MainBold (edit talk links history), to use when you have more than one main article, primarily for use in category text, not Wikipedia English language Wikipedia Naming conventions compliant inside articles.

-- e.g. - {{mainBold|A|B|C}} -->
Wikipedia main articles: A, B, and C

Template:Mainlist (edit talk links history) "For a more comprehensive list, see..."
{{See}} (deprecated - use {{Further}})

-- e.g. - {{See|A|B|C}} -->
Further information: A,  B,  C

Template:See also (edit talk links history)

-- e.g. - {{See also|A|B|C}}
See also: A, B, and C