Wikipedia:Template index/Sister projects

This page lists templates that are designed to provide article-to-article linking between Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects. It also provides links to pages concerning moving articles between projects.

Templates

Mediawiki

Links to pages on the MediaWiki site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{MediaWiki}} Edit Talk Links		{{Mediawiki|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{mlmw | target_page| optional anchor_name| optional_label}} links talk edit	mw:Target_page#optional_anchor_namehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Target_page#optional_anchor_name or optional_labelhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Target_page#optional_anchor_name This template produces an interwiki link to mediawiki.org, and also a "hidden external link", to allow it to be found by {{#invoke:Help:Linksearch|Linksearch}}, e.g. [1].	Anywhere on page
{{Media}}	Places the page in the appropriate category.	{{Media|insert media type here}} Placed at bottom of article

Meta-Wiki

Links to pages on the Meta-Wiki site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Meta}} Edit Talk Links		{{Meta|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{Copy to Meta}} Edit Talk Links		{{Copy to Meta|insert word here}} Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{mlm | target_page| optional anchor_name| optional_label}} links talk edit	Template:Mlm or Template:Mlm This template produces an interwiki link to Meta, and also a "hidden external link", to allow it to be found by {{#invoke:Help:Linksearch|Linksearch}}, e.g. [2].	Anywhere on page

Simple

• simple:Main Page simple English
• wikibooks:simple:Main Page simple English books
• wikiquote:simple:Main Page simple English quotes
• wikt:simple:Main Page simple English dictionary

Wikibooks

Links to pages on the Wikibooks site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikibooks}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article.
{{Wikibooks}} Edit Talk Links		Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one (e.g links to annotated works next to the "Plot" or "Synopsis" section). Otherwise in "See also" section.
{{Cookbook}} Edit Talk Links		Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one. Otherwise in "See also" section.
{{Wikibookspar}} Edit Talk Links	This template uses an outdated naming convention. The Cookbook has it's own template and Wikiversity has been moved to it's own project site. Please use {{Wikibooks}} or {{Cookbook}} instead. {{Wikibookspar||Astronomy}} (note missing first parameter, for a book not part of a specific collection) {{Wikibookspar|Cookbook|Soups}} {{Wikibookspar|Wikiversity|School of Education}}	Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one. Links to recipes next to a section discussing the creation of a dish, for example.

Wikimedia Commons

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} Edit Talk Links	This file is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons. Any user may perform this transfer; refer to Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons for details. If this file has problems with attribution, copyright, or is otherwise ineligible for Commons, then remove this tag and DO NOT transfer it; repeat violators may be blocked from editing. Other Instructions Endorse this file for transfer by adding |human=<your username> to this Template. If this file is freely licensed, but otherwise unsuitable for Commons (e.g. out of Commons' scope, still copyrighted in the US), then replace this Template with {{Do not move to Commons|reason=<Why it can't be moved>}} If you think that a local copy of this file should be retained, then replace this Template with {{Keep local|reason=<Why a local copy is needed>}} Please ensure that the file has a properly descriptive and unambiguous name before transferring; see Wikipedia:File mover#What files should be renamed? for details.	Top of article.
{{NowCommons}} Edit Talk Links	Commons This picture/multimedia file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Image:ImageName.jpg. Images which have been tagged with this template may be deleted immediately after satisfying these conditions (CSD I8).	{{NowCommons|Image:ImageName.jpg}} Placed at bottom of image description Allows identification of moved files Uses {{PAGENAME}} for automatic categorizing ([[Category:NowCommons|Pagename]]).
{{Commons}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commons|insert media page title here}} Placed next to the appropriate section, if there is one. Uses parameter {{{1}}}} for linking to a specific Commons page and {{PAGENAME}}for displayed link.
{{Commons cat}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commons cat|Insert category name here}} Bottom of article (typically in External links).
{{Commonsimages}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commonsimages|related Commons page (optional)|Wikipedia name (optional)}} Bottom of article (typically in See also).
{{Commonsimages cat}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commonsimages cat|related Commons category (optional)|Wikipedia name (optional)}} Bottom of article (typically in See also).

Wikinews

Moving pages to Wikinews is not possible, for legal reasons. Copying material to Wikinews would put it under the CC-BY license, which violates the GFDL. However Wikinews articles can be moved to Wikipedia.

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikinews}} Edit Talk Links		{{wikinews|insert article name here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event. Uses parameter (i.e. insert article name here) for a manual link. For multiple news articles, use {{Wikinewshas}} to save repetition.
{{Wikinewscat}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewscat|Insert category name here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinewsportal}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewsportal|Insert portal name here}} Placed on relevant article about place or topic near external links.
{{Wikinewspar2}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewspar2|Insert page name 1 here|Insert page name 2 here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinewshas}} Edit Talk Links		{{wikinewshas|insert description here| *Insert interwiki link to article 1 here *Insert interwiki link to article 2 here *Insert interwiki link to article 3 here *Insert interwiki link to article 4 here }} Placed next to the discussion of the event. Allows multiple articles to be condensed into a list.

Wikiquote

Links to pages on the Wikiquote site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikiquote}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article or section.
{{Copy section to Wikiquote}} links talk edit		Top of section which is long enough to be better suited at Wikiquote.
{{Wikiquote}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikiquote}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wikiquote, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	either the Quotes or External links section
	{{wikiquote|Duke Nukem}} - provides a link to a specific Wikiquote page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wikiquote|The Simpsons#Bart Simpson|Bart Simpson}} - provides a link to a specific Wikiquote page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)

Wikisource

Links to pages on the Wikisource site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikisource|Optional comment}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article
{{Copy section to Wikisource}} links talk edit		Top of section which is long enough to be better suited at Wikisource.
{{Wikisource}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikisource}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wikisource, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
	{{wikisource|William Wilson}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wikisource|Aesop's Fables-2#The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf|The Boy Who Cried Wolf}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wikisourcelang}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourcelang|fr|Voltaire|Voltaire}} Parameters language code destination page name displayed text	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
{{Wikisourceold}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourceold|Universala Deklaracio de Homaj Rajtoj|Universala Deklaracio de Homaj Rajtoj}} Template:Wikisourceold Links to languages without own domain. Parameters destination page name displayed text	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
{{Wikisource author}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikisource author}} - Links to Author: page, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	External links section of author biographies
	{{wikisource author|James Joyce}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{Wikisource author|George Herbert Walker Bush|George H. W. Bush}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wikisource index}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikisource index}} - Links to Wikisource: page (i.e. where Wikisource topic index pages reside), using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	External links section of topic article
	{{wikisource index|Australia}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource topic index page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{Wikisource index|Banksia marginata|B. marginata}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource topic index page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wikisourcecat}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourcecat|Hymns}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1911Enc}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1911Enc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{WikisourceEBD1897}} Edit Talk Links	{{WikisourceEBD1897|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1914NSRW}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1914NSRW|Insert title here}}	External links section

Wikispecies

Links to pages on the Wikispecies site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikispecies}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikispecies|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Uses parameter for a manual link.

Wikiversity

Links to pages on the Wikiversity site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikiversity}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikiversity|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Uses parameter for a manual link.
{{Wikiversity2}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikiversity2|WIKIVERSITYPAGE (=the relevant page on Wikiversity|SUBJECT (= the subject you can learn about))}}; further explanation at the template page. Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links)

Wiktionary

Links to pages on the Wiktionary site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wiktionary}} Edit Talk Links	{{wiktionary}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wiktionary, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}}); uses a search rather than linking directly to a page — because Wiktionary article titles are fully case sensitive, this may not yield the desired result	At the top of the page for disambiguation pages. In the External Links section for articles. Next to any cross-reference to Wiktionary, if there is one.
	{{wiktionary|sophisticated}} - provides a link to a specific Wiktionary page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wiktionary|sophisticated|Sophistic}} - provides a link to a specific Wiktionary page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wiktionarypar}} Edit Talk Links Template:Wiktionaryleft (version aligned to the left)	{{wiktionarypar|first-word|second-word|third-word}}	As above. Up to five parameters for manual links direct to specific articles.
{{Wti}} {{Wiktionary-inline}}	{{Wti}} The dictionary definition of template index/sister projects at Wiktionary {{Wti|Wiktionary Page}} The dictionary definition of Wiktionary Page at Wiktionary {{Wti|Wiktionary Page|Link Text}} The dictionary definition of Link Text at Wiktionary	Inline with disambiguation pages External links section
[[d:SomeWord|definition of SomeWord]]	d:Sophisticated	A word inline with text.
{{Copy to Wiktionary}} {{dict}} {{dictdef}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article.
{{TWCleanup}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article.
{{Wi}} Edit Talk Links		Wikipedia is not a dictionary; an article consisting of this soft redirect template helps prevents creation of dicdefs
{{Wi|sophisticated}}		Top of the article.

Several/All Wikimedia Sister projects in box

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Sisterlinks}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinks|Page name here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter
{{Sisterlinkqsc}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinkqsc|Page name here}} Cut-down version of {{Sisterlinks}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter
{{Sisterlinkswp}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinkswp|Page name here}} Placed at the top of a category, or at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter All projects in a single link (less space). Part of the Sisterlink project

Metapages in Wikimedia Sister projects

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikimediameta}} Edit Talk Links	Wikimedia Foundation Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wiktionary. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wikinews. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wikiquote. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wikibooks. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wikisource. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Commons. Look up Template index/Sister projects in the metapage of Wikispecies.	{{Wikimedia}}. Placed at bottom of article (typically in Internal or External links). Cannot use parameters for a manual link, because the links are automatic. Coordinated and coherent (used in all the wikimedia sisterprojects and in the same way).