Template talk:Ml

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Multiple Links

This template produces a link in internal link style and also a "hidden external link", to allow it to be found by Linksearchhttp://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/l/i/n/Help%7ELinksearch_6505.html, which, unlike Special:Whatlinksherehttp://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/w/h/a/Special%7EWhatlinkshere_6633.html, can restrict the list of source pages to those linking to a specific section of the target page. Therefore it is especially useful for linking to a section or other anchor.

Usage:

• {{ ml | target_page | anchor_name | optional_label }}

In most cases the anchor used is the automatically created one at the top of a section, with a name equal to that of the section. Do not put "#" at the start of the anchor name.

Examples of links to a section (the main application of this template):

• "{{ml|Help:Link|Section linking (anchors)}}" gives "Help:Link#Section linking (anchors)http://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/l/i/n/Help%7ELink_69e5.html#Section_linking_.28anchors.29" [1]Template:Xpd/
• {{ml|Help:Link|Section linking (anchors)|section link}} gives section linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/l/i/n/Help%7ELink_69e5.html#Section_linking_.28anchors.29 [2]Template:Xpd/

Examples of links simply to the top of the page:

• {{ml|Help:Link}} gives Help:Linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/l/i/n/Help%7ELink_69e5.html [3]Template:Xpd/
• {{ml|Help:Link||link}} gives linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org../../../../articles/l/i/n/Help%7ELink_69e5.html [4]Template:Xpd/

• Linksearch with target page Help:Link - gives pairs of source page and full target
• Linksearch with as target the sections of Help:Link starting with "S" - ditto

Compare:

• Special:Whatlinkshere/Help:Link - no indication of, or selection by, target section

Another advantage of Linksearch (and hence of using this template) is that it can find links to all pages with a given first part, e.g. Linksearch with as target the pages starting with "April 200"

Contents 1 Template:h:ml 2 Edit summary 3 See also 4 Old version

[edit] Template:h:ml

Template:h:ml (backlinks, edit) redirects to Template:ml (backlinks, edit). For the prefix "H:", see m:Help:MediaWiki help policy#Templateshttp://meta.wikimedia.org../../../../articles/m/e/d/Help%7EMediaWiki_help_policy_7efa.html#Templates; it is used on help pages for compatibilty across sites without name conflicts; on other pages it is not needed.

[edit] Edit summary

A disadvantage of using {{ml|a|b|c}} also in the edit summary, instead of [[a#b|c]], is that it does not give a link there.

[edit] See also

• m:Template:h:ml (backlinks, edit)
• m:Template:h:mlm (backlinks, edit)
• m:Template:h:mlw (backlinks, edit)
• m:Template:h:mlmw (backlinks, edit)
• m:Template:h:ml templates (backlinks, edit)
• Template:h:ml (backlinks, edit)
• Template:h:mlm (backlinks, edit)
• Template:h:mlw (backlinks, edit)
• Template:h:mlmw (backlinks, edit)
• Template:h:ml templates (backlinks, edit)

[edit] Old version

It would have been polite to notify me when the old Template:Ml, which I started, was overwritten without any apparent discussion. Superm401 - Talk 20:22, 28 April 2008 (UTC)