Template talk:Shortcut

Question about anchors

• Template:Shortcut#Anchors

It says that it automatically adds the shortcut as an anchor (For example: "WP:UNCIVIL").

But does it add an anchor without the """"WP:""""?

For example, it would be nice if it added "UNCIVIL" instead of "WP:UNCIVIL" - or add both as anchors, if that is preferred.

I ask, because of pages like WP:OC, where each section has an anchor template and a shortcut template. - jc37 08:22, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Yes, for example all of these should land at the same spot:

• WP:OCYEAR
• Wikipedia:OC#OCYEAR
• Wikipedia:Overcategorization#OCYEAR

"WP:" is a namespace alias and can be used in place of "Wikipedia:" for any page. — xaosflux ^Talk 10:25, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

So if I remove the anchor template from WP:OC, and leave only the shortcut template; and then add WP:OC#OCYEAR to some other page, I will still land at the correct section? - jc37 10:51, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Oh shoot, sorry I only anecdotally test this quickly, didn't realize both were there. So no, {{shortcut}} is not producing a named section for the anchor without the "WP". That could potentially be built in to the module. For that specific page, as there are many anchors in each section removing just one of the anchor keywords doesn't seem very useful though (and even if a shortcut is removed later, keeping the anchor could still be useful). — xaosflux ^Talk 11:05, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

Oh ok.

And true about OC, but I'm seeing this over a lot of policy pages. So I think it would be nice to add that in.

I don't know how the module is coded, but I think it's the difference between {{PAGENAME}} and {{FULLPAGENAME}} - jc37 11:20, 22 January 2025 (UTC)

I agree a second anchor should be created for each shortcut. I was confused as to why it wasn't working after reading the /doc. FaviFake (talk) 15:32, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

ER

The sandbox version should hopefully make this work:

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:tag('div')	:tag('div')
:addClass('module-shortcutanchordiv')	:addClass('module-shortcutanchordiv')
	local seenAnchors = {}
for i, shortcut in ipairs(shortcuts) do	for i, shortcut in ipairs(shortcuts) do
local anchor = mw.uri.anchorEncode(shortcut)	local anchor = mw.uri.anchorEncode(shortcut)
	if not seenAnchors[anchor] then
anchorDiv:tag('span'):attr('id', anchor)	anchorDiv:tag('span'):attr('id', anchor)
	seenAnchors[anchor] = true
	end
	-- Also anchor the shortcut's page name without its namespace prefix, so that e.g. [[#WP:OCYEAR]] and [[#OCYEAR]]
	-- land in the same place even if only the shortcut template is present.
	local titleObj = mw.title.new(shortcut)
	if titleObj and titleObj.text ~= '' and titleObj.text ~= shortcut then
	local altAnchor = mw.uri.anchorEncode(titleObj.text)
	if not seenAnchors[altAnchor] then
	anchorDiv:tag('span'):attr('id', altAnchor)
	seenAnchors[altAnchor] = true
	end
	end
end	end

Edit request 5 June 2025

Description of suggested change:

Diff:

line 52:	line 52:
if options.target and yesno(options.target) then	if options.target and yesno(options.target) then
listItems[i] = templateMode	listItems[i] = templateMode
and string.format("{{%s[[%s|%s]]}}", prefix, templatePath, shortcut)	and string.format("TM:{{%s[[%s|%s]]}}", prefix, templatePath, shortcut)
or string.format("[[%s]]", shortcut)	or string.format("[[%s]]", shortcut)
else	else
line 60:	line 60:
}	}
if templateMode then	if templateMode then
listItems[i] = string.format("{{%s%s}}", prefix, listItems[i])	listItems[i] = string.format("TM:{{%s%s}}", prefix, listItems[i])
end	end
end	end

Whatback11 (talk) 17:23, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

Please provide a "complete and specific description of the request". GoldRomean (talk) 19:01, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

I think we should make it clear that the shortcut for "template:" is "tm:". Whatback11 (talk) 14:15, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

It would be useful if you could identify a page where this change would make a difference, and state what that difference would be. Johnuniq (talk) 08:38, 12 June 2025 (UTC)

The viewer can see that the shortcut for template: is tm: Whatback11 (talk) 06:52, 5 July 2025 (UTC)

I disagree with this change. I have been here for 12 years and have never seen "TM" used as a short version of the template namespace. It is definitely not needed in this template, especially outside the braces, where it makes no sense. – Jonesey95 (talk) 13:49, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

"TM:" is a shortcut for "template:". Try typing "tm:tm" in the search field and pressing Enter. Whatback11 (talk) 10:54, 8 August 2025 (UTC)

So if I read this correctly, if I were to make a link to a template, such as "TM:Color", that it would work like the other namespace "shortcuts" (aliases)? Here it is:

• TM:Color

Well, I'll be darned. To be honest, editor Whatback11, I don't think that the "TM:" is needed in the shortcut box because the double braces are already there, and they are only used on WP to indicate templates. The TM alias isn't as well-known as WP and WT, but it's usage is for template links, not for template transclusions or substitutions. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 13:12, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Then, using Template:A as an example, instead of putting everything on one line as TM:{{A}}, how about adding a small gray note below {{A}} saying, "You can also link to it as TM:A"? Whatback11 (talk) 14:46, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

If a template-link shortcut is wanted, then a simple {{sh|TM:Shortcut}} is already available for usage, as shown to the right. Sorry, but I don't think that adding a note below the template shortcut(s) would help editors. The notes would really get hairy when there are two or more template shortcuts in the box. P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 16:07, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

Do you have any other suggestions for making viewers aware of the “TM:” shortcut? If not, I agree to leave things as they are without making this edit. Whatback11 (talk) 08:53, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Yes, gentle reminders on appropriate talk pages always help. Frankly, I hardly ever used the old alias for template links, which was just a simple and ambiguous "T:". I didn't know about "TM:" until this edit request and discussion made me look back at the Aliases section of the Namespace info page. We TEs are supposed to be aware of all the nooks and crannys when it comes to templates; however, sometimes an important change might slip by us for awhile. I want to thank you very much, editor Whatback11! Even though this edit request didn't happen, at the very least you have informed me and other TEs who didn't know about the change in the alias of the template namespace. You've already done a lot to spread the word about the usage of "TM:"! P.I. Ellsworth , ed. – welcome! – 12:07, 26 November 2025 (UTC)

Then, I would like to cancel this edit request. Whatback11 (talk) 09:54, 29 November 2025 (UTC)

@Whatback11:  Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit template-protected}} template. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 16:24, 10 July 2025 (UTC)

What can I do to reach a consensus? Whatback11 (talk) 12:17, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

@Whatback11: See Wikipedia:Consensus. In brief: discuss it with others, see what develops. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:55, 24 November 2025 (UTC)

A little help

Would somebody mind helping me fix the short cut at WP:CITE#Citations in explanatory footnotes? I changed the title of the header, and that seems to have broken it. The name of the shortcut is WP:EXPLNOTESECT.---- CharlesTGillingham (talk) 16:03, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

@CharlesTGillingham: Done, like this. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 11:45, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

Thanks. I learned how shortcuts work today! --- CharlesTGillingham (talk) 13:57, 2 July 2026 (UTC)

ER

This can't possibly be controversial so I'll open an edit request. The module should wrap each shortcut in a nowrap span for cases like Special:PermanentLink/1366587294, where 1 short shortcut uses 2 lines instead of 1, see sandbox.

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end	end
end	end
	-- Wrap each shortcut in a nowrap span for shortcuts like [[WP:CFORK/I]] in [[Special:PermanentLink/1366587294]]
	listItems[i] = string.format('<span class="nowrap">%s</span>', listItems[i])
end	end
table.insert(listItems, options.msg)	table.insert(listItems, options.msg)

FaviFake (talk) 19:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC)