Template:Lives of WWI/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:

Usage

This template generates an external link to an entry at Lives of the First World War. It is designed to standardize the text and formatting of links.

Usage summary

One parameter:

{{Lives of WWI | ID }}

{{Lives of WWI | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Lives of WWI | ID | NAME }}

{{Lives of WWI | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Using the Wikidata property P4601:

{{Lives of WWI}}

{{Lives of WWI | name= NAME }}

Explanations and examples

One parameter

Fill this parameter with the ID string used in the URL for the entry on Lives of WWI. When one parameter is used, the link text is the title of the Wikipedia article where this template is used.

URL:

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/{{hilite|2964480}}</code>
''Usage:''
: <code><nowiki>{{Lives of WWI | 2964480 }}

{{Lives of WWI | id= 2964480 }}

Output:

Lives of WWI/doc on Lives of the First World War

Two parameters

The first parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Lives of WWI. The second parameter will be used as the link text.

URL:

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/{{hilite|2964480}}</code>
''Usage:''
: <code><nowiki>{{Lives of WWI | 2964480 | James Masterson }}

{{Lives of WWI | id= 2964480 | name= James Masterson }}

Output:

James Masterson on Lives of the First World War

No parameters

When used without an "id" parameter, this template will call data from Wikidata, if available. If none is available, the category Category:Lives of WWI template missing ID will be applied and an error message will be displayed.

Usage:

{{Lives of WWI}}

Output:

{{Lives of WWI}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Lives of WWI in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Lives of WWI

This template generates an external link to an account at 'Lives of WWI'.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
id	`id` `1`	The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") should contain the ID portion of the URL. Example: 2964480 is the ID portion of https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/2964480. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P4601 exists, but required if not. Default Wikidata property P4601	String	optional
name	`name` `2`	The "name" parameter (or unnamed parameter "2") may be used to specify the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without disambiguation. Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	String	optional

Tracking categories

template with ID

template missing ID

Category:Lives of WWI template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)