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<onlyinclude>[ircs://irc.oftc.net/{{{name|{{{1}}}}}} #{{{name|{{{1}}}}}}] | <pre><onlyinclude><span class="plainlinks">[ircs://irc.oftc.net/{{{name|{{{1}}}}}} {{{text|{{{2|#{{{name|{{{1}}}}}}}}}}}}] <span class="plainlinks">[https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels={{{name|{{{1}}}}}} {{{webchat|{{{3|(webchat)}}}}}}]</span></onlyinclude></pre> | ||
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"aliases": ["1"], | "aliases": ["1"], | ||
"example": "debian-devel" | "example": "debian-devel" | ||
}, | |||
"text": { | |||
"type": "line", | |||
"required": false, | |||
"description": "Link text", | |||
"aliases": ["2"] | |||
}, | |||
"webchat": { | |||
"type": "line", | |||
"required": false, | |||
"description": "Link text", | |||
"default": "(webchat)", | |||
"aliases": ["3"] | |||
} | } | ||
} | } | ||
} | } | ||
</templatedata> | </templatedata> | ||
The old wiki has a large [https://wiki.debian.org/InterWikiMap inter-wiki map], for links like <kbd><nowiki>[[DebianIRC:channel]]</nowiki></kbd>. MediaWiki also supports [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Interwiki interwiki links], but would we rather just use templates? | |||
This page shows an example of how templates can provide a better user experience - editors can see documentation that tells them not to include the <kbd>#</kbd> in the channel name, and viewers get both an IRC and webchat link. | |||
[[Category:Example]] | |||
[[Category:InterWikiLinkTemplate]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:13, 30 August 2025
<onlyinclude><span class="plainlinks">[ircs://irc.oftc.net/{{{name|{{{1}}}}}} {{{text|{{{2|#{{{name|{{{1}}}}}}}}}}}}] <span class="plainlinks">[https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels={{{name|{{{1}}}}}} {{{webchat|{{{3|(webchat)}}}}}}]</span></onlyinclude>
Link to an IRC channel on the OFTC network.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channel name | name 1 | Name of IRC channel without # prefix.
| Line | required |
| text | text 2 | Link text | Line | optional |
| webchat | webchat 3 | Link text
| Line | optional |
The old wiki has a large inter-wiki map, for links like [[DebianIRC:channel]]. MediaWiki also supports interwiki links, but would we rather just use templates?
This page shows an example of how templates can provide a better user experience - editors can see documentation that tells them not to include the # in the channel name, and viewers get both an IRC and webchat link.