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WarningThis template is used on approximately 2,500 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:Gutenberg (sandbox)

This template is for linking books or authors at Faded Page book archive for Distributed Proofreaders Canada (DPC).

Contents

  • 1 Usage
  • 2 Arguments
  • 3 Notes
  • 4 See also

Usage

  • Step 1: Find the author ID at the Faded Page website https://www.fadedpage.com
  • a) From the main page under "Browse...Author", choose the letter corresponding to the author's last name. For example, for "Edgar Rice Burroughs", choose the letter "B"
  • b) From the authors page for "B" find "Burroughs, Edgar Rice"
  • c) Click on an individual book title to view a book page
  • Step 2A: To link to the author:
    • Create the template like this:
{{FadedPage|id=Burroughs, Edgar Rice|name=Edgar Rice Burroughs|author=yes}}
The id is the string used to construct the url
The name is the author's name
The author must be "author=yes" to denote an author type link rather than a book type link
  • Step 2B: To link to a book:
    • Create the template like this:
{{FadedPage|id=20160704|name=Tarzan and the Lost Empire}}
The id is the eight digit string used to construct the url
The name is the title of the book

Arguments

  • id: the id at FadedPage.com website. See "Usage" above for how to determine.
  • name: The name of the author, or the title of the book. Can be anything doesn't have to match the Wikipedia page or the PGAU website.
  • author: Set to "yes" ie. author=yes if name is an author's name. Don't use if name = book title.
For book links, code template as {{FadedPage|id=201410E7|name=Animal Farm}} will produce:
Animal Farm at Faded Page (Canada)
For authors, code like this {{FadedPage|id=Leacock, Stephen Butler|name=Stephen Leacock|author=yes}} will produce:
Works by Stephen Leacock at Faded Page (Canada)


Notes

  • Faded Page links can be made to individual books or to author pages.

See also

  • Template:Gutenberg book (for books)
  • Template:Gutenberg author (for authors)
The above documentation is transcluded from Template:FadedPage/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 30 August 2025, at 18:00

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