Template:Lang links cheap
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This template provides a cheaper version of {{Lang links}}, using Special:PrefixIndex instead of individually checking each translation. Its advantage is that it doesn’t use hundreds of expensive parser functions. However, it has several disadvantages:
- The special page is not expensive because it provides less guarantees for up-to-date output and/or it disables caching (which means slower page loading).
- It lists all subpages, not only translations. For MediaWiki messages and templates’ /i18n subpages it shouldn’t be a problem, as non-translation subpages are unlikely to exist, but for example templates with translations on direct subpages would show the /doc subpage as well.
- Language codes are used instead of language names, which is not very user-friendly.
Use this only if you absolutely need to.
Usage
{{Lang links cheap |1= }}
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
This template provides a cheaper version of {{lang links}}, using Special:PrefixIndex instead of individually checking each translation. Its advantage is that it doesn’t use hundreds of expensive parser functions. However, it has several disadvantages:
- The special page is not expensive because it provides less guarantees for up-to-date output and/or it disables caching (which means slower page loading).
- It lists all subpages, not only translations. For MediaWiki messages and templates’ /i18n subpages it shouldn’t be a problem, as non-translation subpages are unlikely to exist, but for example templates with translations on direct subpages would show the /doc subpage as well.
- Language codes are used instead of language names, which is not very user-friendly.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| base title | 1 | Title of the page whose translations should be listed, with namespace | Page name | required |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: no namespace specified
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified
Example
{{Lang links cheap|Template:Welcome/i18n}}
renders as:
- af
- als
- ar
- as
- ast
- az
- azb
- be
- be-tarask
- bg
- bho
- bjn
- blk
- bn
- br
- bs
- ca
- ce
- cs
- cy
- da
- de
- de-formal
- diq
- el
- en
- eo
- es
- eu
- ext
- fa
- fi
- fr
- fy
- gl
- gsw
- he
- hi
- hr
- ht
- hu
- hy
- ia
- id
- ie
- is
- it
- ja
- jv
- ka
- kjp
- ko
- ku
- la
- lang
- lo
- lt
- mk
- ml
- mnw
- mr
- ms
- mwl
- my
- nb
- nds
- ne
- nl
- oc
- os
- pl
- ps
- pt
- pt-br
- rm
- ro
- ru
- scn
- sco
- sd
- shn
- si
- sk
- sl
- sq
- sr
- su
- sv
- sw
- syl
- ta
- tg
- th
- tl
- tr
- uk
- ur
- vec
- vi
- wuu
- yi
- yue
- zh
- zu
Localization
This template is not intended to be localized.