Template:HowStuffWorks/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:HowStuffWorks.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This external link template is underused, compared to the number of links to the site it represents (check here). Please help convert those links to make use of this template, for ease of tracking, and ease of interoperability with Wikidata.

Usage

This template should typically be used in the "External Links" section of a page.

* {{HowStuffWorks|page=<page>|name=<name>|author=<author>}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
`page`	The page name on HowStuffWorks (excluding the .htm)
`name`	The name you would like to use
`author`	The author of the page (Optional)

Example

* {{HowStuffWorks|page=wiki|name=How Wikis work|author=[[Marshall Brain|Brain, Marshall]]}}

Produces:

Brain, Marshall. How Wikis work at HowStuffWorks