Template:Ill de/doc

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This template is a simplified version of Template:Interlanguage link. It links conditionally to one page on German Wikipedia that has the same article name as on English Wikipedia. If the specified article does not exist on the English Wikipedia, this template intentionally displays a red link to that anticipated but still-nonexistent article, followed by a link to the specified article on German Wikipedia shown in the link underlying the bracketed '[de]' language code. Hovering over the '[de]' link displays the name of the article on the non-English Wikipedia, as normal. Links to German Wikipedia articles are always blue; it is up to the editor to make sure they link to the intended article.

If the specified article exists (that is, after the anticipated article has been created) on the English Wikipedia, this template will only show the blue link to that article, and no longer to the German link.^[a]

Please be aware Cewbot converts {{ill}} links to regular (blue) links when it detects the target article has been created on English Wikipedia.^[a]

Usage

To link to a German article with the same title as the article on English Wikipedia:

{{ill de|Article title}}

For example:

{{ill de|Frauenkirchhof (Dresden)}} gives Frauenkirchhof (Dresden)^[de]

To link to a German article with a different title, or to multiple foreign articles, please use {{Interlanguage link}} instead.

Modifying the display

Piped links

To create a piped link (display different link text than the red-linked English Wikipedia article would have), you may use |lt=. This is described at Template:Interlanguage link#Displaying different text.

Vertical alignment

The '[de]' interlanguage link is placed in superscript by default. This can be changed by the use of |vertical-align=:

vertical-align=sup to place the links in superscript (default)
vertical-align=sub to place the links in subscript
vertical-align=base to place the links on the baseline

The parameter aliases |valign= or |v= may be used instead.

Automatic removal

If you create an {{interlanguage link}} and an English Wikipedia article is later created, this template will appear as a regular (blue) link as explained above. The underlying template, however, will eventually be edited automatically (it is one of the tasks assigned to bot Cewbot), removing the template and resulting in a regular (blue) link. While this is intended to save on the computational load, it does mean users will not again be directed to the foreign-language article if the article is later deleted as this information is lost. The link will become a red link.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Ill de

Link to German Wikipedia if an article in the English Wikipedia doesn't exist.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Article name	`1`	Name of the English Wikipedia page, or suggested name if the page does not exist	Page name	required
Link text	`lt`	Text displayed for the link to the English Wikipedia article, if not the same as the article title Default English Wikipedia article title	Line	suggested
Vertical alignment	`vertical-align` `valign` `v`	Alters the position of language links from superscript ('sup') to baseline, or subscript ('sub') position Default baseline	String	optional

Notes

^ ^a ^b Cewbot will NOT convert this template into a regular link if either parameter is set. Cewbot will also not covert this template into a regular link if the English Wikipedia page exists but is a redirect back to the same page where the template appears.

[preserve-1] Cewbot will NOT convert this template into a regular link if either parameter is set. Cewbot will also not covert this template into a regular link if the English Wikipedia page exists but is a redirect back to the same page where the template appears.

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