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Line 4: − + − + − <pre> − {{otherlang − | de=Test:de − | fr=Main_page:lang2 − | etc... − }} − </pre> − Warning! Do not include the language of the current page. This will only confuse readers.+ + + + + + + − On a page called [[Test]]: − + − {{otherlang+ − | de=Test:de+ − }}+ − </pre>+ + + + + − + − * The language "en" is not included, as it is the language of the page that template is being used on. − * The English page has no suffix. − * The same template must be used on the translated page (with the other language) to link back +
Fixes the wrong instructions, improves the formatting, improves explanations, and gives a better example.
| fr=Main_page:lang2
| fr=Main_page:lang2
}}
}}
This template adds available translations for the page to the top.
This template adds links to available translations for the page to the top.
To prevent issues, this template must be placed '''at the very beginning of a page'''.
To prevent issues, this template must be placed '''at the very beginning of a page'''.
Tip! When contributing a new translation to a document that already has other translations, please carry over the existing translations to the otherlang template of your contributed page. This way all multilingual pages are linked.
Tip: When contributing a new translation to a document that already has other translations, please carry over the existing translations to the otherlang template of your contributed page. This way all multilingual pages are linked.
== Syntax ==
== Syntax ==
<nowiki>{{otherlang</nowiki>
| ''LowercaseLanguageCode1''=''PageName1''
| ''LowercaseLanguageCode2''=''PageName2''
| ''[...]''
}}
Note: Do not include a line for the language of the current page : this will add a link to the current page, which is useless and will only confuse readers.
=== Example ===
=== Example ===
<pre>
On an English wiki page named "Hello":
<nowiki>{{otherlang</nowiki>
| de=DE:Hallo
| fr=FR:Bonjour
| es=ES:Hola
}}
Notice that there is no line for the English language, as it is the language of the page that template is being used on.
Note that:
Note: The template will accept any page name. By convention however, translated pages are named according to the syntax <code>''UppercaseLanguageCode'':''TranslatedName''</code> ; as for English pages, they are named normally, without any <code>EN:</code> prefix.
== Available Languages ==
== Available Languages ==
{| class="table table-bordered" border="2" cellpadding="7"
{| class="table table-bordered" border="2" cellpadding="7"
! Language
! Language