Difference between revisions of "Template:ShortURL"
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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
| − | This shortens | + | This shortens URLs. Consider that shortened URLs may cause wrong copy-paste by unexperienced users.<br>Note: Requires [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:StringFunctions Extension:StringFunctions] |
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
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}}</pre> | }}</pre> | ||
*'''count''': optional / default: 25 | *'''count''': optional / default: 25 | ||
| − | :The number of displayed characters | + | :The number of displayed characters. It counts and returns the string without "http://" and "www."). |
:It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long. | :It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long. | ||
*'''suffix''': optional / default: "…" (not ...) | *'''suffix''': optional / default: "…" (not ...) | ||
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Result: {{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}} | Result: {{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}} | ||
| − | <pre>{{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | <pre>{{ShortURL |
| − | Result: {{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships |
| + | |count=35}}</pre> | ||
| + | Result: {{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships|count=35}} | ||
| + | |||
| + | <pre>{{ShortURL | ||
| + | |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships | ||
| + | |count=50 | ||
| + | |suffix='''....'''}}</pre> | ||
| + | Result: {{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships|count=50|suffix='''....'''}} | ||
Revision as of 22:03, 23 July 2009
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The template
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Usage
This shortens URLs. Consider that shortened URLs may cause wrong copy-paste by unexperienced users.
Note: Requires Extension:StringFunctions
Usage
{{ShortURL
|url =
|count =
|suffix =
|tolerance =
|forcecount =(yes)
}}
- count: optional / default: 25
- The number of displayed characters. It counts and returns the string without "http://" and "www.").
- It uses a tolerance of 5. So if you define count=10 the string will not be shortened if it is between 1 and 15 characters long.
- suffix: optional / default: "…" (not ...)
- Adds an suffix at the end of the shortened string.
- tolerance: optional / default: 5
- Override the default tolerance.
- forcecount: optional / default: no
- forcecount=yes overrides the (default) tolerance and forces a strict count.
Examples
{{ShortURL|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page}}
Result: delete me
{{ShortURL
|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships
|count=35}}
Result: delete me
{{ShortURL
|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships
|count=50
|suffix='''....'''}}
Result: delete me
