Template:HNSA/doc

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It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template uses Lua:

Module:WPSHIPS utilities (sandbox)

Usage

This template is designed to make an easy external link to a ship's page at hnsa.org

Formal usage

{{hnsa|page|Shipname}}

Parameters: page is extracted from the hnsa.org URL (see below); Shipname – (optional) unformatted name of the ship

`page`

To obtain the page parameter value:

Find the hnsa.org url.
The url for the USS Kidd (DD-661) HNSA page is http://www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/uss-kidd-dd-661/
The page parameter value is that part of the URL between hnsa-ships/ and the trailing /
In this example you would use uss-kidd-dd-661

`Shipname`

This optional parameter provides the name of the ship in the rendered link. If omitted or left blank, the template uses the current page name in the link. If Shipname parameter is one of the standard forms <prefix> <name> <disambiguator>; <prefix> <name>; or <name> <disambiguator>; or <name> where <name> is part of the article title; then {{hnsa}} will apply proper formatting to Shipname.

Error messages

When {{hnsa}} cannot figure out how to format Shipname, it will return the Shipname in its original format along with an error message that may help to get the name right. If the name render's as you think it should add the parameter |showerrs=no to disable the error message.