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< Template:Commons and category
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Commons and category/sandbox (category)
This is the template sandbox page for Template:Commons and category (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.
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WarningThis template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
This template uses Lua:
  • Module:Commons link (sandbox)

Contents

  • 1 Usage
    • 1.1 Format
  • 2 Location
  • 3 Examples
  • 4 See also

Usage

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Sometimes articles have both Commons articles (galleries) and categories about them. This template can be used to generate a right-aligned (default) message box link to a Commons gallery and a Commons category. It is intended for use in the "External links" section of an article.

Format

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{{Commons and category|CommonsGalleryName|CommonsCategoryName}}

Please note that the Commons gallery (1st parameter) or the Commons category (2nd parameter) are both optional: if either is left blank, the template will search for them in Wikidata.

There are two optional parameters:

  • |position= -- can specify whether the box is shifted to the left of the article
  • |linktext= -- can override the text in the main link

Location

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If using a large, graphical template produces odd layout problems, like the excessive white space shown on the right of this screenshot, then switch to a different sister template.

Generally:

☒N Do not place this template or any box-type template in a section all by itself.
☒N Do not place this template in a section containing columns without floating left.
☒N Do not indent this template with colon (:) or a bullet (*) markup.

Specifically:

  • In articles, this template should be placed at the top of the last section on the page so that it floats to the right of that section.
    • See Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects#Where to place links for more information and alternatives.
  • In disambiguation pages, this template is usually placed at the top of the page.
  • In categories, this template should be grouped with other templates at the beginning of the category introduction. This avoids unnecessary white space as any text is floated around the template boxes.

Examples

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{{Commons and category|Automobile|Automobiles}}
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Automobile (category)
{{Commons and category}} when placed on Car (gallery and category both in wikidata):
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Automobiles
{{Commons and category}} when placed on Beinn an Dòthaidh (only category in wikidata):
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Beinn an Dòthaidh
{{Commons and category}} when placed on Samuel Baker House (only gallery in wikidata):
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Samuel Baker House (category)
{{Commons and category}} when placed on Chicago Lawn, Chicago (neither gallery nor category in wikidata):
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
Chicago Lawn, Chicago (category)

See also

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  • Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Layout § External links
  • {{Commons}}—shows Commons box
  • {{Commons-inline}}—shows Commons gallery inline
  • {{Commons category}}—shows Commons category box
  • {{Commons category-inline}}—shows Commons category inline
  • {{Commons category multi}}—to list up to six categories
  • {{Commons and category}}—shows Commons box with both gallery and category
  • {{Commons and category inline}}—shows Commons gallery and category inline
  • {{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}}
  • {{Wikimedia Commons redirect}}—specialized soft redirect template for Commons
  • {{Wiki category}}—to link to a gallery hosted on Wikipedia
  • mw:Manual:Pywikibot/commonscat.py
  • {{Sister project links}}—to link all Wikinews, Wikisource, etc.
  • {{Wikibooks}} / {{Wikibooks inline}}
  • {{Wikidata property}}
  • {{Wikinews}} / {{Wikinews inline}}
  • {{Wikiquote}} / {{Wikiquote-inline}}
  • {{Wikisource}} / {{Wikisource-inline}}
  • {{Wikispecies}} / {{Wikispecies-inline}}
  • {{Wikiversity}} / {{Wikiversity inline}}
  • {{Wikivoyage}} / {{Wikivoyage inline}}
  • {{Wiktionary}} / {{Wiktionary-inline}}
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Commons and category/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.
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Last edited on 10 December 2021, at 14:47

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