https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=51311
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Bug ID: 51311
Summary: Allow links to documentation in templatedata
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Unprioritized
Component: Templates
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
Classification: Unclassified
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When trying to describe complex template parameters there is a need to be able
to link to a specific documentation page. For instance in in the Taxobox there
is a need to link to the main doc page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Taxobox/doc
as there are lots of subtitles in using the template.
Further there is also a need for links in some of the individual parameter.
For the "name" parameter the description currently reads
For plants, see [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (flora)]]. For all other living
things, the name should be the most common vernacular name, when one is in
widespread use, and a scientific name otherwise.
as the precise policy on whether plants should be given common or latin names
is quite involved. There other places where there is a need to provide links to
further information: [[Wikipedia:Conservation status]], [[APG III system]] of
classification of flowering plants, [[virus classification]],
[[Template:Species list]] and [[Template:Taxon list]] for some sub templates
used.
Good documentation requires sufficient detail, more than can be provided in one
line.
I've a few thoughts on how this could be implements, the whole template could
have a "documentation": "Template:Taxobox/doc". You could allow wikilinks
inside the "description" or provide an optional "link" parameter.
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