Template:Disambig

Description

Use this template at the top of an article when there are three or more uses for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page. There are three different ways to use it, depending on what's being edited and how.

Usage

Parameters

This template accepts three parameters, all anonymous.

Required

This template takes one required anonymous parameter.

1. The disambiguated term.

Optional

This template takes two optional anonymous parameters.

2. The second term to be disambiguated. Takes precedence over term one when generating the link to the disambiguation page.
3. Changes the format to the "about" version and should contain the description of what the article is about. Can also be specified as the named parameter "about"

Code

{{Disambig|1}}

generates

The name or term "1" refers to more than one concept. For a list of other uses, see 1 (disambiguation).

If the root word of the disambiguation page is different from the word in the title of the current article (e.g., a different form of the same name like Bill/William), add a second argument to match the location of the disambiguation page. I.e.,

{{Disambig|1|2}}

gives

The name or term "2" refers to more than one concept. For a list of other uses, see 1 (disambiguation).

To describe the current article, use the "|about=" variable like this:

{{Disambig|1|2|about=3}}

Which gives:

This article is about 3. For other uses of "2", see 1 (disambiguation).

Examples

Code

{{Disambig|Wolfwood}}

Result

The name or term "Wolfwood" refers to more than one concept. For a list of other uses, see Wolfwood (disambiguation).

Code

{{Disambig|Vash the Stampede|Stampede}}

Result

The name or term "Stampede" refers to more than one concept. For a list of other uses, see Vash the Stampede (disambiguation).

Code

{{Disambig|Vash the Stampede|Stampede|about=the man known as the "Humanoid Typhoon"}}

Result

This article is about the man known as the "Humanoid Typhoon". For other uses of "Stampede", see Vash the Stampede (disambiguation).

Use this template at the top of an article when there are three or more uses for the term in question in order to link to the term's disambiguation page. There are three different ways to use it, depending on what's being edited and how.

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Disambiguation	1	The name of the disambiguation page WITHOUT the (disambiguation)	Page name	required
Subject	3	The subject of the article	Unknown	required
About description	about	Describe what this article is about.	Content	suggested
Name/term	2	"The name or term" version of the disambiguation code.	Content	optional