Template:Otheruses: Difference between revisions

You can add several pairs (of description and link) for multiple other usages (currently up to 5 pairs).

• Each provided description (in parameter 1 for the use in the current page, and in parameters 2, 4, 6... for other uses) can be autotranslated using {{LangSwitch}}.
• If you do not give the description for the first link, it will display “other uses” by default – you may specify description (without leading “for” and ending “see”).
  • For descriptions of the 2nd (or further) other usage, you must supply this distinctive description.
• If you do not give the name of the other page (in parameters 3, 5, 7, ...), it automatically targets a disambiguation page, i.e. the full name of the current page with an appended “ (disambiguation)” suffix. You should specify the explicit name of each other page except one of them.

{{Otheruses}}

gives:

 For other uses, see Template:Otheruses (disambiguation).

The descriptions themselves will not be correct in the generated sentence, even if the template translates some fixed parts. You can autotranslate the provided descriptions for example with {{LangSwitch}}:

First,

{{Otheruses|the insect}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect. For other uses, see Template:Otheruses (disambiguation).

but:

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=the insect |fr=l’insecte }}
}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect. For other uses, see Template:Otheruses (disambiguation).

As well,

{{Otheruses|the insect group|the automobile|Volkswagen Beetle}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect group. For the automobile, see Volkswagen Beetle.

but:

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=the insect group |fr=le groupe d’insectes }}
| {{LangSwitch |en=the automobile |fr=l’automobile }} | Volkswagen Beetle
}}

gives:

 This template is about the insect group. For the automobile, see Volkswagen Beetle.

You also may direct to categories (a leading ":", normally needed for links to categories or files may be specified, but it is now detected and supplied automatically).

So,

{{Otheruses|||Category:Bugs}}

gives:

 For other uses, see Category:Bugs.

As well,

{{Otheruses
| {{LangSwitch |en=wells for water supply |fr=les puits fournissant de l’eau }}
| {{LangSwitch |en=the town in England |fr=la petite ville en Angleterre }} | Category:Wells, England 
}}

gives:

 This template is about wells for water supply. For the town in England, see Category:Wells, England.