Template:ExcerptHeaderLevel/doc

Transcludes a section from another page and adjusts heading levels in the excerpt.

Parameters

• 1 or page – source page
• 2 or section – exact section heading to transclude
• top-header-level – absolute level for the inserted top heading
  • child headings are adjusted automatically relative to it
  • if set, shift, higher, and lower are ignored
• shift / higher / lower – relative heading adjustment when top-header-level is not set
• include-top-header – whether to include the transcluded section heading
  • default: yes

Examples

See it in action at Operation Salvo#Protests.

Basic transclusion

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History}}

Transcludes the section with its default heading behavior.

Absolute top heading level

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|top-header-level=2}}

Sets the inserted section heading to level 2 and adjusts child headings relative to it.

Omit the transcluded section heading

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|include-top-header=no}}

Transcludes only the section contents, without the section heading itself.

Lower all headings by 1

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|lower=1}}

Useful when the excerpt needs to sit one level deeper in the destination page.

Raise all headings by 1

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|higher=1}}

Useful when the excerpted headings are too deep relative to the destination page.

Signed shift

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|shift=1}}

Equivalent to:

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|lower=1}}

And:

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|shift=-1}}

Equivalent to:

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel|Example article|History|higher=1}}

Include top header at a fixed level

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel
|Government attacks on journalists during the Trump presidencies
|2016–2017: Transition between Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidencies
|top-header-level=2
|include-top-header=yes
}}

Useful when the destination page needs the transcluded section heading at a specific level, with all child headings following automatically.

Relative shifting without top-header-level

{{ExcerptHeaderLevel
|Government attacks on journalists during the Trump presidencies
|2016–2017: Transition between Barack Obama and Donald Trump's presidencies
|lower=1
|include-top-header=yes
}}

Useful when you just want to shift the excerpted heading structure down by one level without setting an absolute top heading level.

See also

• {{Excerpt}}
• {{Transclude lead excerpt}}

TemplateData

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Transcludes a section from another page and adjusts heading levels, with optional inclusion of the transcluded section heading.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Page	1	Source page name	Page name	required
Section	2	Exact section heading to transclude	String	required
Page	page	Source page name	Page name	optional
Section	section	Exact section heading to transclude	String	optional
Top header level	top-header-level	Absolute level for the inserted top heading. Child headings are adjusted automatically relative to it.	Number	optional
Shift	shift	Relative heading offset. Ignored if top-header-level is set.	Number	optional
Raise headings	higher	Raise headings by this many levels. Ignored if top-header-level is set.	Number	optional
Lower headings	lower	Lower headings by this many levels. Ignored if top-header-level is set.	Number	optional
Include top header	include-top-header	Whether to include the transcluded section heading. Suggested values yes no	String	optional