Template:Template link with magic/doc

This template is an all-purpose double-brace linking template. The magic is implemented by Module:Template link with magic.

Usage

{{Template link with magic}} (shortcut {{tlm}}) may be used for linking to templates, quasi-templates (pages transcluded from namespaces other than Template), modules (using the #invoke syntax), documentation of parser functions and variables (so-called "magic words"). subst: and other modifier prefixes and other are detected automatically and linked appropriately.

Syntax:

{{tlm|[[safe]subst:][msg[nw]:][raw:]name of template|...}}
{{tlm|[[safe]subst:][msg[nw]:][raw:]namespace:pagename|...}}
{{tlm|[[safe]subst:][msg[nw]:][raw:]#invoke:module name|...}}
{{tlm|[[safe]subst:][msg[nw]:][raw:]#parser function:...[|...]}}
{{tlm|[[safe]subst:]VARIABLE NAME}}

If this template is passed non-numeric named parameters, they will be displayed: {{tlm|unreferenced|date=August 2026}} → {{unreferenced|date=August 2026}}. No particular order of parameters is guaranteed, and it will not work for numeric parameters, even explicitly named ones: {{tlm|X0|2=2}} → {{X0|2}}.

The output will be rendered as code. To avoid that (which is especially useful for nesting), use {{Template link with magic nested}} (shortcut {{tlmn}}):

• Plain text: {{tlmn|Citation needed}} → {{Citation needed}}
• Nested: {{tlm|unreferenced|date={{tlmn|subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{tlmn|subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}
  → {{unreferenced|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}
  • Otherwise (using {{tlm}} instead of {{tlmn}}) you would have code formatting inside code formatting:
    → {{unreferenced|date={{subst:CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{subst:CURRENTYEAR}}}}
    This may be visually subtle, but it's semantically incorrect.

See also

• {{magic word link}} (shortcut {{mwl}})