Template:Fallback
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Used to determine the appropriate fallback language of a template localized through language-specific subpages. It can handle up to 2 fallback languages; after that, it falls back to content language of the page.
Usage
{{Fallback |1= |2= }}
Template parameters
- TemplateData
TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.
Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1 or useTemplateData=only on the /doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.
Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.
Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information
Used to determine the appropriate fallback language of a template localized through language-specific subpages. It can handle up to 2 fallback languages; after that, it falls back to content language of the page.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| template | 1 | Name of the template you want to determine the appropriate fallback language of | Template | required |
| language code | 2 | Language code (only needs to be provided if the language displayed is to be fixed and independent of the user’s preferences).
| Line | optional |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: all namespaces
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Relies on:
Template:GetFallback, Template:GetFallback2
See also
- {{SuperFallback}}, for the same fallback functionality but in all namespaces, not just Template
- {{Autotranslate}} for template internationalization (i18n) mechanism for templates that use named parameters
- {{LangSwitch}} for all-translations-on-one-page template i18n mechanism template
Localization
This template is not intended to be localized.