Template:About/doc

{{about}} is a commonly used hatnote on Wikipedia, and so should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.

For reference, there is information about hatnotes in general, when and how to use them, a complete list of the other hatnotes available, and examples of their use.

For further information, see the talk page.

Usage

Note. When used in the main namespace, the word "page" in the following hat notes is replaced by "article".

• {{about|USE1}}

This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{about|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name — Note the empty second parameter)

This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5|PAGE5}} (When there are up to five other uses — You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name — Note that the last page name is not specified)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4.

• {{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}}

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{about||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page — Note the empty first parameter)

For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

Otheruses templates

To discuss these templates as a whole, please see: Disambiguation (talk). If you wish to discuss general wordings, rather than the wording or formatting of this specific template, don't post here or else what you say will probably go unnoticed.

For a summary page on how to use these templates, see the example page here.

Generic

• {{Dablink|TEXT}}
  TEXT

For example: {{dablink|For other senses of this term, see [[etc...]]}} . (Note: adaptable, but fails to standardize hatnotes).

• {{Selfref|TEXT}}
  TEXT

Note: similar in usage to the Dablink template, but used for hatnotes that don't make sense on mirrors of Wikipedia, such as linking an article from the main namespace to the Wikipedia namespace. (See: Avoid self-references for more details).

Other uses

About

{{About}} is the main template for noting other uses.

Note. When used in main namespace, the word "page" in the following hatnotes is replaced by "article".

• {{About|USE1}}

This page is about USE1. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name — Note the empty second parameter)

This page is about USE1. For other uses, see PAGE2.

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}} (Two pages for USE2)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|USE4|PAGE4|USE5}} (When there are up to five other uses — You should generally create a disambiguation page at this point)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For USE4, see PAGE4. For USE5, see PAGE5.

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with default name — Note that the last page name is not specified)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4}} (When there are several standard other uses and also a disambiguation page with non-default name)

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4.

• {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses|PAGE4|and}}

This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see PAGE4 and About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{About||USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3|other uses}} (When you don't need to state the focus of this article/page — Note the empty first parameter)

For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

Other uses

When such a wordy hatnote as {{About}} is not needed, {{Other uses}} is often useful.

• {{Other uses}} (disambiguous)

For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

• {{Other uses|PAGE1}}

For other uses, see PAGE1.

Variations

There are, historically, a whole family of "other uses" templates for specific cases. {{About}} is the standard hatnote for "other uses" and many of them can be specified using the {{about}} template. However, the individual templates may be easier to use in certain contexts.

Here are the variations and (when appropriate) the equivalents using the {{About}}, {{Other uses}} or {{For}} templates.

• {{Other uses2|PAGE1}} (disambiguous)
  For other uses, see PAGE1 (disambiguation).

Note: adds "(disambiguation)" to whatever is input as the PAGE1.

Note: {{Other uses|PAGE1 (disambiguation)}} produces the same result.

• {{Other uses5}} (disambiguous) Template:Other uses5

Note: use when there is both a singular and plural disambiguation page. (Only works when the plural is formed by simply adding a "s" at the end)

• {{Other uses6|PAGE1|PAGE2}} Template:Other uses6

Note: use when there are two disambiguation pages, such as a noun and an adjective or a singular and irregular plural. There are only two parameters, at least one parameter is required.

Note: {{for||PAGE1|PAGE2}} and {{about|||PAGE1|and|PAGE2}} produce the same result.

• {{Other uses-section|USE}} (disambiguous)
  This section is about USE. For other uses, see About/doc (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{about}}, except that it says "section", instead of "article" or "page".

For

{{For}} can be used instead of {{About}} so as not to display: This page is about USE1. but still specify as specific other use. This effect can also be achieved by using an empty first parameter in {{About}} as in:

For example: {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} is the same as {{About||OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}} (note empty first parameter).

However, it is somewhat more clear when using the {{For}} template, since the word "about" does not appear in the statement.

• {{For|OTHER TOPIC}} (disambiguous)
  For OTHER TOPIC, see About/doc (disambiguation).
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1}}
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1.
• {{For|OTHER TOPIC|PAGE1|PAGE2}}
  For OTHER TOPIC, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.
• {{For||PAGE1|PAGE2}}
  For other uses, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

Variations

As with {{Other uses}}, there are a whole family of "for" templates. For example {{For3}} appends the word the in its mention of the second parameter, then generating a link, using either the second or (if present) the third parameter, as a parenthetical. Additionally, {{The}} is simply a rendering of {{For3}}, without bothering with the optional first argument.

• {{For2|OTHER TOPIC|CUSTOM TEXT}}
  For OTHER TOPIC, see CUSTOM TEXT.
• {{For3||DIFFERENT MEANING}} Template:For3
• {{For3|OTHER TOPIC|DIFFERENT MEANING}} Template:For3
• {{For3|OTHER TOPIC|DIFFERENT MEANING|CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL}} Template:For3
• {{The|DIFFERENT MEANING}} Template:The
• {{The|DIFFERENT MEANING|CUSTOM PARENTHETICAL}} Template:The

See also

• {{See also|OTHER TOPIC}}
  See also: OTHER TOPIC

Note: use when OTHER TOPIC is related to that of the current article and already contains a self-explanatory parenthetical.

• {{see also cat|OTHER TOPIC}} Template:See also cat
• {{Cat see also|THIS|THAT|THE OTHER}}
  

Template:Cat see also

Other people

• {{Other persons}} (disambiguous) Template:Other persons
• {{Other persons|NAME}} (disambiguous) Template:Other persons
• {{Other persons|NAME|PAGE}} Template:Other persons
• {{Other people 2|PAGE}} Template:Other people 2
• {{Other people3}} (disambiguous)
  For other people named About/doc, see About/doc (disambiguation).

Note: same as {{Other persons}} except uses "people" instead of "persons"

• {{Other people3|PERSON1}} (disambiguous)
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named About/doc, see About/doc (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2}} (disambiguous)
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see About/doc (disambiguation).
• {{Other people3|PERSON1|PERSON2|PAGE2}}
  This article is about PERSON1. For PERSON2, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people3|PERSON1||PAGE2}}
  This article is about PERSON1. For other people named About/doc, see PAGE2.
• {{Other people4|NAME|PAGE|named=titled}} Template:Other people4

Note: defaults to "named" as in {{Other persons}}, exists for options like "nicknamed", "known as", etc.

Other places

• {{Other places}}, analogous to {{Other uses}} (disambiguous)

• {{Other places|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses2}} (disambiguous)

• {{Other places3|PAGE}}, analogous to {{Other uses}}

Other hurricane uses

For articles on storms:

• {{Other hurricane uses}} (disambiguous) Template:Other hurricane uses
• {{Other hurricane uses|DISAMBIG}} Template:Other hurricane uses
• {{Other hurricane uses|DISAMBIG|THIS}} Template:Other hurricane uses
• {{Other hurricane uses||THIS}} Template:Other hurricane uses

Other uses of (topic)

• {{Other uses of}} (disambiguous)
  For other uses of "About/doc", see About/doc (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC}} (disambiguous)
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see TOPIC (disambiguation).
• {{Other uses of|TOPIC|PAGE1}}
  For other uses of "TOPIC", see PAGE1.

Redirect

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT}} (disambiguous)

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT||PAGE1}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For other uses, see PAGE1.

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1.

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|and|PAGE2}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1 and PAGE2.

• {{Redirect|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|and|PAGE3}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2 and PAGE3.

Variations

• {{Redirect-acronym|TERM|PAGE}}

• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous)

"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation).

• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE|PAGE1}}

"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE, see PAGE1.

• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}

"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

• {{Redirect2|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2|USE3|PAGE3}}

"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2. For USE3, see PAGE3.

• {{Redirect3|REDIRECT|TEXT}}

"REDIRECT" redirects here. TEXT.

• {{Redirect4|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2}} (disambiguous)

"REDIRECT1" and "REDIRECT2" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation) and REDIRECT2 (disambiguation).

• {{Redirect6|REDIRECT|USE1|PAGE1}} (disambiguous)

"REDIRECT" redirects here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For other uses, see REDIRECT (disambiguation).

• {{Redirect7|"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3"|USE1|PAGE1|USE2|PAGE2}}

"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For USE1, see PAGE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.

Note: If the number of pages redirecting to the target page is two, {{Redirect2}} can be used instead. If the number is three and there are three corresponding disambiguation pages, {{Redirect10}} can be used.

• {{Redirect10|REDIRECT1|REDIRECT2|REDIRECT3}} (disambiguous)

"REDIRECT1", "REDIRECT2", and "REDIRECT3" redirect here. For other uses, see REDIRECT1 (disambiguation), REDIRECT2 (disambiguation), and REDIRECT3 (disambiguation).

Distinguish: "Not to be confused with..."

• {{Distinguish|PAGE1}}
  Not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Distinguish|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}}
  Not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Distinguish2|TEXT}}
  Not to be confused with TEXT.

Redirect-distinguish

• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1}}
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1.
• {{Redirect-distinguish|REDIRECT|PAGE1|PAGE2|PAGE3|PAGE4}}
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with PAGE1, PAGE2, PAGE3, or PAGE4.
• {{Redirect-distinguish2|REDIRECT|TEXT}}
  "REDIRECT" redirects here. It is not to be confused with TEXT.

Notes

Do not use subst: with these templates, as that will prevent:

1. propagating changes as the template is modified; and the
2. What links here (WLH) listing.

Please do not edit these templates, unless you know what you are doing.

These templates are used in thousands of articles; therefore, changing the syntax could break thousands of articles. If you wish to create or edit a disambiguation or redirection template, first ask yourself the following questions:

1. Is there another template already, that will do this job? Since many disambiguation and redirection templates have already been created, first check: Category:Disambiguation and redirection templates.
2. Do I really need a new template for this? Will it likely be used on any other articles or should I just use {{dablink}} instead? Before creating a new template, see: Template namespace guideline.
3. If I change the parameters around on an existing template, do I know what the result will be? Will it break existing uses of the template and if so, can I fix all of the errors? Before making any changes, see: Template test cases.

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See also

• Wikipedia:Redirect, a redirect is a page which has no content itself, but sends the reader to another article.