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}} links talk edit		{{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}} links talk edit		{{Meta|Insert page title here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{Copy to Meta}} links talk edit	Template:Copy to Meta	{{Copy to Meta|Insert page title here}} Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME

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}} links talk edit		Top of article.
{{Wikibooks}} links talk edit		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}} links talk edit		Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one. Otherwise in "See also" section.
{{Wikibookspar}} links talk edit	This template uses an outdated naming convention but does support the subject namespace. The Cookbook has its own template and Wikiversity has been moved to its own project site. Please use {{Wikibooks}} or {{Cookbook}} instead.	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}} links talk edit	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}} links talk edit	[[WP:CSD#F8|F8]]: File available on Wikimedia Commons as [[c:File:ImageName.jpg]] This file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as File:ImageName.jpg. Files that have been tagged with this template may be deleted after satisfying conditions of CSD F8. Administrators: If the file has been properly moved, delete it. If not, change the {{Now Commons}} tag to: {{Incomplete move to Commons|Image:ImageName.jpg|reason=reason why the image could not be moved}} File upload log • Move old versions to Commons	{{NowCommons|Image:ImageName.jpg}} Placed at bottom of image description Allows identification of moved files Uses {{PAGENAME}} for automatic categorizing ([[Category:NowCommons|Pagename]]).
{{Commons}} links talk edit		{{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 category}} links talk edit		{{Commons category|Insert category name here}} Bottom of article (typically in External links).
{{Commons category-inline}} links talk edit	Media related to Insert category name here at Wikimedia Commons	{{Commons category-inline|Insert category name here}} Bottom of article (typically in list at External links).

Wikinews

Moving pages to Wikinews is not possible, for legal reasons. Copying material to Wikinews would relicense it under the CC-BY license, which is incompatible with CC-By-SA and GFDL. However Wikinews articles can be moved to Wikipedia.

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikinews}} links talk edit		{{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.
{{Wikinews category}} links talk edit		{{Wikinews category|Insert category name here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinews portal}} links talk edit		{{Wikinews portal|Insert portal name here}} Placed on relevant article about place or topic near external links.
{{Wikinewspar2}} links talk edit		{{Wikinewspar2|Insert page name 1 here|Insert page name 2 here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinewshas}} links talk edit		{{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}} links talk edit		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}} links talk edit	{{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}} links talk edit		Top of article
{{Copy section to Wikisource}} links talk edit	no	Top of section which is long enough to be better suited at Wikisource.
{{Wikisource}} links talk edit	{{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|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}} links talk edit	{{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}} links talk edit	{{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}} links talk edit	{{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}} links talk edit	{{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}} links talk edit	{{Wikisourcecat|Hymns}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1911Enc}} links talk edit	{{Wikisource1911Enc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc}} links talk edit	{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{WikisourceEBD1897}} links talk edit	{{WikisourceEBD1897|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1914NSRW}} links talk edit	{{Wikisource1914NSRW|Insert title here}}	External links section

Wikispecies

Links to pages on the Wikispecies site:

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

(see also: Category:Wikiversity templates)

Wiktionary

Links to pages on the Wiktionary site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wiktionary}} links talk edit	{{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)
{{Wikisaurus}} links talk edit	{{Wikisaurus}} Template:Wikisaurus	Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one.
	{{Wikisaurus|word}} Template:Wikisaurus
{{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
[[wikt:SomeWord|definition of SomeWord]]	wikt:Sophisticated	A word inline with text.
{{Copy to Wiktionary}} links talk edit {{dict}} {{dictdef}}		Top of article.
{{TWCleanup}} links talk edit		Top of article.
{{Wi}} links talk edit		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
{{Sister project links}} links talk edit		{{Sister project links|Page name here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter

{{Wikimedia for portals}}

The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:

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  Commons
  Free media repository

• 

  Wikibooks
  Free textbooks and manuals

• 

  Wikidata
  Free knowledge base

• 

  Wikinews
  Free-content news

• 

  Wikiquote
  Collection of quotations

• 

  Wikisource
  Free-content library

• 

  Wikispecies
  Directory of species

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  Wikiversity
  Free learning tools

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  Wikivoyage
  Free travel guide

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  Wiktionary
  Dictionary and thesaurus

Metapages in Wikimedia Sister projects

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikimediameta}} links talk edit	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.	{{Wikimediameta}} 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).