Template:Otheruses4
{{otheruses4}} is a commonly used hatnote on Wikipedia, and so should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.
For quicker and more intuitive use, {{about}} redirects here, and so can be used interchangeably with {{otheruses4}}.
For reference, there is information about hatnotes in general, when and how to use them, a complete list of the other hatnotes available, and examples of their use.
For further information, see the talk page.
Usage
Note. When used in main space, the word "page" in the following hat notes is replaced by "article".
{{otheruses4|USE1}}
- This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE NAME (disambiguation).
{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2}}
- This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE NAME (disambiguation).
{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
- This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}}
- This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
When there as many other uses as in the last example, it would be more appropriate to create a disambiguation page.
Like all templates, it works with or without an initial capital letter; in addition, the word 'otheruses4' can be also replaced by 'about'. For example:
{{about|USE1}}
- This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE NAME (disambiguation).
Otheruses templates
To discuss these templates as a whole, please see: Disambiguation (talk). If you wish to discuss general wordings, rather than the wording or formatting of this specific template, don't post here or else what you say will probably go unnoticed.
For a summary page on how to use these templates, see: Otheruses templates (example usage).
Generic
{{Dablink|TEXT}}
TEXT
- For example:
{{dablink|For other senses of this term, see [[etc...]]}}
. (Note: adaptable, but fails to standardize hatnotes).
{{Selfref|TEXT}}
TEXT
- Note: similar in usage to the Dablink template, but used for hatnotes that don't make sense on mirrors of Wikipedia, such as linking an article from the main namespace to the Wikipedia namespace. (See: Avoid self-references for more details).
Otheruses
Note: when used in the main namespace, the word "page" is replaced by "article" in the following hatnotes.
{{About}} is the main template for giving other uses; it redirects to {{otheruses4}}.
{{otheruses4|USE1}}
(disambiguous)This page is about USE1. For other uses, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2}}
(disambiguous)This page is about USE1. For USE2, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.{{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}}
(alias and empty first parameter)
- For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
{{otheruses4|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}}
(fully specified)
- This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.
Variations
Serving the same purpose are the variations of {{about}}. These are marginally easier to use for each individual purpose; however, because having so many different templates complicates things, it could be argued that the time saved by using them is lost by the time required to learn about them.
The following templates are variations of {{about}}:
{{otheruses}}
(disambiguous)For other uses, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).
- Note:
{{about}}
will produce the same result.
{{otheruses1|USE}}
(disambiguous)This page is about USE. For other uses, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).
- Note:
{{about|USE}}
will produce the same result.
{{otheruses2|PAGE}}
(disambiguous)For other uses, see PAGE (disambiguation).
- Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE.
{{otheruses3|PAGE}}
For other uses, see PAGE.
- Note:
{{about|||PAGE}}
(with two empty parameters) will produce the same result.
{{otheruses5}}
(disambiguous)For other uses, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation) and Otheruses4s (disambiguation).
- Note: use when there is both a singular and plural disambiguation page. (Only works when the plural is formed by simply adding a "s" at the end)
{{otheruses6|PAGE1|PAGE2}}
- Note: use when there are two disambiguation pages, such as a noun and an adjective or a singular and irregular plural. There are only two parameters, at least one parameter is required. (This usage cannot be recreated with {{about}}, only with {{dablink}} or {{for}})
{{This|USE|PAGE}}
This page is about USE. For other uses, see PAGE.
- Note: {{about|USE||PAGE}} (with one empty parameter) will produce the same result.
{{Template:Otheruses-section}}
(disambiguous)
- Note: same as {{Otheruses4}}, except that it says "section", instead of "article" or "page" and indents only as far as {{Main}} and other section quasi-hatnotes.
For (other topic)
Both {{for}} (and {{for2}}) can be used, instead of {{about}}, to not include the first part - "This article is about USE". However, this effect can also be achieved with an empty first parameter in {{about}}.
Also, {{for3}} is somewhat different, appending the word the in its mention of the second parameter, then generating a link, using either the second or (if present) the third parameter, as a parenthetical. Additionally, {{the}} is simply a rendering of {{for3}}, without bothering with the optional first argument.
{{For}}
(disambiguous)For {{{1}}}, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{For|OTHER TOPIC}}
(disambiguous)For OTHER TOPIC, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE}}
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE.{{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}}
For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.{{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}}
For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.{{For3||DIFFERENT MEANING|}}
For the DIFFERENT MEANING, see Otheruses4 (DIFFERENT MEANING).{{For3|OTHER TOPIC|DIFFERENT MEANING}}
"OTHER TOPIC" redirects here. For the DIFFERENT MEANING, see OTHER TOPIC (DIFFERENT MEANING).{{For3|OTHER TOPIC|DIFFERENT MEANING|CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL}}
"OTHER TOPIC" redirects here. For the DIFFERENT MEANING, see OTHER TOPIC (CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL).{{The|DIFFERENT MEANING}}
For the DIFFERENT MEANING, see Otheruses4 (DIFFERENT MEANING).
{{The|DIFFERENT MEANING|CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL}}
For the DIFFERENT MEANING, see Otheruses4 (CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL).
See also
{{See also|OTHER TOPIC}}
- See also: OTHER TOPIC
- Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.
Other people
{{otherpersons}}
(disambiguous)For other persons named Otheruses4, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{otherpersons|USE}}
(disambiguous)For other persons named USE, see USE (disambiguation).{{otherpersons|USE|PAGE}}
For other persons named USE, see PAGE.{{otherpeople2|PAGE}}
For other persons of the same name, see PAGE.{{otherpeople3|USE1|USE2}}
(disambiguous)This article is about USE1. For USE2, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).
{{otherpeople4|USE1|USE2|PAGE}}
This article is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE.
Other places
- {{Otherplaces}}, analogous to {{Otheruses}} (disambiguous)
- {{Otherplaces2}}, analogous to {{Otheruses2}} (disambiguous)
- {{Otherplaces3}}, analogous to {{Otheruses3}}
Otherhurricaneuses
For articles on storms:
{{otherhurricaneuses}}
(disambiguous)For other storms of the same name, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{otherhurricaneuses|DISAMBIG}}
For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.{{otherhurricaneuses|DISAMBIG|THIS}}
This page is about THIS. For other storms of the same name, see DISAMBIG.{{otherhurricaneuses3|USE1|USE2|MAIN}}
(disambiguous)This article is about the USE1. For the USE2, see the main article, MAIN. For other storms of the same name, see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).
Otherusesof (topic)
{{otherusesof}}
(disambiguous)For other uses of "Otheruses4", see Otheruses4 (disambiguation).{{otherusesof|TOPIC}}
(disambiguous)For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).{{otherusesof|TOPIC|PAGE}}
For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE.
Redirect
{{Redirect|REDIRECT}}
(disambiguous)"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).{{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE}}
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE.{{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE|PAGE}}
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE, see PAGE.{{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
(disambiguous)"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).{{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE}}
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE.{{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}}
"REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.{{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
(disambiguous)"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).{{Redirect5|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.{{Redirect5|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||PAGE2}}
"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.{{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1||}}
(disambiguous)"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).{{Redirect8|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}}
"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here.
"Not to be confused with..."
{{Distinguish|PAGE}}
Not to be confused with PAGE.{{Distinguish2|TEXT}}
Not to be confused with TEXT.
Notes
Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:
- propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
- What links here (WLH) listing.
Please do not edit these templates, unless you know what you are doing.
These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:
- Is there another template already, that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
- Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{dablink}} instead? Before creating a new template, see: Template namespace guideline.
- If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see: Template test cases.
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