Template:PrefixIndex/sandbox
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Usage[edit]
This template transcludes Special:PrefixIndex (yes, you can do that!) along with some extra stuff, to produce a list of pages with names beginning with a certain prefix. Enter the prefix in the first unnamed parameter. To split the list into multiple columns, enter the column width (e.g. 15em, or 30em) in the |colwidth= parameter. To hide redirects from the list, enter anything in the |redr= parameter and to strip the given prefix from all the page names, enter anything |stripprefix= parameter.
You can do most of this stuff (except for the |columns= and |colwidth= part) by directly transcluding the special page. Its documentation and talk can be seen at the (bizarrely located due to technical reasons) pages Wikipedia:Special:PrefixIndex and Wikipedia talk:Special:PrefixIndex.
Like, for example: {{Special:PrefixIndex/Dogs of|stripprefix=1|hideredirects=1}}
The main thing this template adds is the ability to specify columns and column width.
Compare this to the equivalent usage with {{PrefixIndex}}:
Like, for example: {{PrefixIndex|Dogs of|stripprefix=1|hideredirects=1|colwidth=12em}}
Syntax[edit]
Vertical format that takes up a lot of space and is easy to read:
{{PrefixIndex
| prefix =
| stripprefix =
| hideredirects =
| colwidth =
}}
Horizontal format:
{{PrefixIndex||stripprefix=|hideredirects=|colwidth=}}
Parameters[edit]
{{{1}}}or{{{prefix}}}– (REQUIRED) — prefix to list/search from − defaults to the current page that the template is transcluded from{{{colwidth}}}– (OPTIONAL) — width of columns to use, in em units, e.g. "30em".{{{redr}}}or{{{hideredirects}}}– (OPTIONAL) — if set, does not display redirects{{{stripprefix}}}– (OPTIONAL) — if set, strip the prefix value from displayed list items
See also[edit]
- Special:PrefixIndex
- Wikipedia:Special:PrefixIndex
- Wikipedia talk:Special:PrefixIndex
- {{Look from}} to create a link to a list of all page names which begin with a given word or words
- {{In title}} to create a link to a list of all page names which contain a given word or words