Template:Csb link/doc

Csb link allows linking to a college softball team page that may not yet exist. It will display the best available link.

For example, if I want to link to the article about the 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team that may or may not exist, I would make this call:

This would yield:

Important - whitespace cannot be included or it will be added to the wiki link and it will not function properly.

Use of this template
Due to restrictions on use of #ifexist, it is important to not use this template if it isn't needed. In other words, if the link already exists, just link to it. Category:Excessive uses of csb link contains a list of occasions where this template is used and doesn't need to be.

Please do not use this template on disambiguation pages (dab pages) due to requirements for links on dab pages.

Naming conventions
In order for this template to work, articles MUST be named correctly. The baseball naming convention is:


 * Season articles: Season SchoolShortName TeamName softball team, e.g., 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team
 * Softball team articles: SchoolShortName TeamName softball, e.g., Michigan Wolverines softball
 * Athletics department articles: SchoolShortName TeamName, e.g., North Carolina Tar Heels