Module:Template link general/doc

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This Lua module is used in system messages, and on approximately 3,580,000 pages, or roughly 107186% of all pages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the module's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own module sandbox. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This module depends on the following other modules:

Module:Arguments

Implements {{Template link general}} and other templates in its family

Basic usage

{{#invoke:template link general|main}}

This module is used by {{template link general}} and related templates to display links to templates. It is similar to {{tl}} but with additional formatting options and the ability to include parameters in the display. See Template:Template link general § Parameters for the full list, which can be enabled by passing any value to them (such as "on", "yes", etc).