Template talk:Format linkr

Template-protected edit request on 18 August 2025

Please add {{subst:Tfm|type=inline|Format link}} ad it has been nominated for merging. FaviFake (talk) 15:27, 18 August 2025 (UTC)

 Done * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 02:31, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

Template-protected edit request on 2 October 2025

Move this template to {{Format link}} and blank and redirect {{Format linkr}} to {{Format link}}, per TfD discussion linked in the first banner on this talk page. I have checked all of the existing uses of {{format link}} to see if they need to retain underscores (except the Talk:, User (talk):, and (Article) namespaces, as they should not retain underscores or checking wouldn't be worth the effort) and haven't seen any uses of intentional underscores. FaviFake (talk) 16:27, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

Guys this is not hard to do, you just need to copy and paste and redirect :) FaviFake (talk) 19:05, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

The discussion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2025 August 18 § Template:Format link had a couple editors expresss that the |keepunderscore= parameter should be implemented here, but that parameter seems to have never been used, and should not be added to this template. There are about 4,600 transclusions of {{format link}}; can we do a page of testcases before this merger? Template:format link has several other parameters not present in this template; does this template support any of those? A few of the named parameters show up in searches, like italicizesection, but I think we'll need to add TemplateData to check the numbered parameters. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 07:34, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

@Rjjiii The TfD merely ended with consensus to move the code to the better name and redirect {{format linkr}} to there. I agree that such a parameter should not be added, but that can be discussed elsewhere.

Template:format link has several other parameters not present in this template; does this template support any of those?
Both templates are wrappers for the same module. All parameters from their parent module should work the same. FaviFake (talk) 15:14, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

I created a bare-bones TemplateData section at {{format link}} so that when the report runs in early December, we can see parameter usage. – Jonesey95 (talk) 16:00, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm not sure I understood the problem here though. Doesn't the fact that they both wrap around the same module mean their parameters are identical? FaviFake (talk) 16:04, 17 November 2025 (UTC)

There probably isn't a problem, but we should check some existing uses of {{format link}} first. {{Format linkr}} calls two modules to format the output of Module:Format link: Module:Urldecode formats URLs and Module:String is used by {{replace}} to remove underscores. These likely don't but might cause some problem in existing uses. I've completed the TemplateData for both templates. When the usage report updates in a couple weeks we can check the changes against those pages. While we wait, I've done some of the updates needed at Template:Format link/doc; if you want, you can go ahead and draft the post-merge documentation page (in a sandbox or offline). Also, I don't think that we can "blank and redirect" the current {{format link}} because it has a lengthy history. The process described at Wikipedia:Merging (thanks btw for cleaning that page up) seems more appropriate: copy and paste this template to {{format link}} with an edit summary, credit User:Psiĥedelisto in the edit summary, redirect this template, handle subpages, etc. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 17:20, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

Thanks for your explanation.

Also, I don't think that we can "blank and redirect" the current
Yeah, I meant to do exactly what you described but simplified it a bit too much :) FaviFake (talk) 17:27, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

@FaviFake, I've updated {{format linkr}}, relevant content from this template will need to be moved over there (/doc pages examples and explanations). Soon, I will make this template into a redirect there. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 03:03, 12 December 2025 (UTC)

Sounds good, thanks! FaviFake (talk) 18:03, 17 December 2025 (UTC)

@FaviFake, you're welcome and it's now done. After you merge over anything still needed from Template:Format linkr/doc, you can turn that page into a redirect. It looks like GKNishimoto already added the module link box to the documentation. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 03:42, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks! I tagged them as i don’t have time rn FaviFake (talk) 15:51, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Done. Rjjⁱⁱⁱ (talk) 09:37, 26 December 2025 (UTC)