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Latest revision as of 01:54, 25 April 2024

This is the {{main other}} meta-template.

This template helps other templates detect if they are on a main space (article) page or some "other" type of page.

Basic usage[edit source]

This template usually takes two parameters, like this:

{{main other|''result if in mainspace'' |''result if elsewhere''}}

If the template is on a main space (article) page, it will return this:

result if in mainspace

If the template is on any other page, it will return this:

result if elsewhere

A typical usage case could be to make it so that a template only adds a category when on an article. Thus not adding other pages that just show the template. Like this:

{{main other|[[Category:Some article maintenance category]]}}

Note that guidelines do not support categorization in templates.

Or to warn that a template should not be used on other pages:

{{main other| |This template should only be used in articles.}}

Note that in the first case above the "other" parameter was not used, and in the second example the "main" parameter was used but left empty.

Technical details[edit source]

This template detects article "Talk:" pages as type other.