Module:Geological time/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Module:Geological time.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original module page.

This Lua module is used on approximately 3,900 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module depends on the following other modules:

This module is rated as ready for general use. It has reached a mature state, is considered relatively stable and bug-free, and may be used wherever appropriate. It can be mentioned on help pages and other Wikipedia resources as an option for new users. To minimise server load and avoid disruptive output, improvements should be developed through sandbox testing rather than repeated trial-and-error editing.

Automatically produce see also hatnote for geological categories that links to categories for adjacent time spans.

For test cases, see {{Geological category see also/testcases}}

Usage

{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso}} is the standard usage.

{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso|article_title}} performs a test for any article title. For example:

{{#invoke:Geological time|seeAlso|Category:Jurassic animals}} →

Two specialized entry points for finding time spans before and after the argument:

{{#invoke:Geological time|before|Jurassic}} → Triassic

{{#invoke:Geological time|after|Triassic}} → Jurassic