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

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:
 * The  is the string used to construct the url
 * The  is the author's name
 * The  must be "author=yes" to denote an author type link rather than a book type link
 * The  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:
 * The  is the eight digit string used to construct the url
 * The  is the title of the book
 * The  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.  if name is an author's name. Don't use if name = book title.
 * For book links, code template as  will produce:
 * For authors, code like this  will produce:
 * For authors, code like this  will produce: