සැකිල්ල:Header/doc

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{{header
 | title      = 
 | author     = 
 | translator = 
 | section    = 
 | previous   = 
 | previous2  =
 | next       = 
 | next2      =
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 | notes      = 
 | categories =
 | portal     =
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This template is meant to be used at the top of a work, and its subsections. Fill in any relevant information, and leave unknown or inapplicable parameters empty. Don't remove unused parameters, as this will break the template and make bot maintenance difficult. For easy use, see also the header preloading script gadget in your preferences.

Documentation

Parameters

• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = title of the work, for subpage use relative links
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of author, not wikilinked
  • where control of linking is required add සැකිල්ල:Parameter; see No link to author page
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = editor of the work, not wikilinked. Use සැකිල්ල:Parameter for full control.
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of translator, not wikilinked; or සැකිල්ල:Parameter see Translations
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of subdivision of work, usually used on subpages
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of the author of this section, if not the same as author the overall work. Not wikilinked; use සැකිල්ල:Parameter if you need to specify the link target.
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of previous part of work; relative links on subpages, full links otherwise
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of previous part, but of a sub-page.
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of next part of work, relative links on subpages, full links otherwise
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = name of the next part, but of a sub-page.
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = year of publication, adds work to the category for the year, see Category:Works by year.

  Enter "?" for a work with no known publication year, and leave blank if you simply don't have this information.

  Do not use AD or CE for any Anno Domini/Current Era works (year 1 to the present). Use BCE (do not use BC) for all years before year 1; leave a space between the number and the letters (e.g. 150 BCE).

  Approximate dates can be entered in one of the following ways:

  1. Decades, centuries or periods can be used instead of a year (e.g. 1060s, 11th century or Medieval).
  2. To use a year in the circa format, enter it as "c/Y" (e.g. c/1066 or c/150 BCE). (The use of "ca" or "circa" instead of "c" will also be recognised.) This will display as, for example, "c. 1066".
  3. To use a tenuous year, enter it as "Y/?" (e.g. 1066/?). This will display as, for example, "1066?"
  4. To use a approximate choice of two years, enter it as "Y/Y" (e.g. 1066/1067). This will display as it is written.

  The behaviour of this parameter can be further modified by:

  • සැකිල්ල:Parameter = will prevent the year being displayed in the header but will still add the work to the category for the year. For use in cases where the year is already included in the title of the work. Any use of this parameter, even without text, will work. Example: | noyear = yes. All pages with this parameter will be added to Category:Pages with noyear for tracking its usage.
  • සැකිල්ල:Parameter = will display the year but in the header but will not add the work to the category for the year. For use in cases where a specific subcategory exists for the type of work to avoid flooding the main category for the year. As above, any use of the parameter will trigger this action. Pages will be added to the tracking category Category:Pages with noyearcat.
  • සැකිල්ල:Parameter = will display the given text and will not attempt to add the work to the category for the year. For use in any other case not covered by the other parameters. Pages will be added to the tracking category Category:Pages with override year.

• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = yes to refer to further information on the work's talk page.
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = notes to explain the work, to add context, or to impart concise information that adds value to the reader
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = Forward-slash-separated list of categories
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter = The shortcut to this page, if it exists. This is normally reserved for very large reference works (e.g. EB11)

See Sister and portal wiki links

• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter
• සැකිල්ල:Parameter

{{header
 | title      = 
 | author     = 
 | translator = 
 | section    = 
 | previous   = 
 | next       = 
 | year       = 
 | portal     = 
 | wikipedia  = 
 | commons    = 
 | commonscat = 
 | wikiquote  = 
 | wikinews   = 
 | wiktionary = 
 | wikibooks  = 
 | wikiversity= 
 | wikispecies= 
 | wikivoyage = 
 | wikidata   = 
 | wikilivres = 
 | meta       = 
 | notes      = 
}}

Relative links

With lengthy, multi-page works, using relative links is highly recommended. This shortens the code and ensures that a work remains linked together even if it is moved or reorganised. The three formats are [[/subpage]] (subpage), [[../]] (parent), and [[../sibling]] (sibling); see the example usage below. Note that [[../]] will expand to the title of the parent page, which is ideal if the work is renamed at a later time.

This depends on a page conforming to the page title standards in the Style guide, with works in the form [[Work title]] and [[Work title/Subpage]].

Chapter titles

In general, include chapter titles in the "section" field, but avoid including them in the "previous" and "next" fields. For example:

Chapter X

How the Other Half LivesChapter XI: The Sweaters of Jewtown Jacob Riis විසිනි.

Chapter XII

Special cases

Translations

 |translator=Joe

The name of the translator. This will automatically be linked to an author page unless it contains the "[" character.

(A value of "?" or "unknown" adds {{No translator info}} to the page.)

(A value of "not mentioned" adds translator not mentioned to the page.)

No link to author page

| author= |override_author=Joe

Displays the author's name without a link to an author page (for works that don't have traditional authors).

Usage examples

Normal

{{header
 | title    = [[../]]
 | author   = Lewis Carroll
 | section  = Chapter 3: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale
 | previous = [[../Chapter 2|Chapter 2]]
 | next     = [[../Chapter 4|Chapter 4]]
 | year     = 1865
 | notes    =
}}

Chapter 2

Alice's Adventures in WonderlandChapter 3: A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale Lewis Carroll විසිනි.

Chapter 4

No author link

{{header
 | title    = Peerage Act 1963
 | author   = |override_author= the United Kingdom Parliament
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | year     = 1963
 | notes    =
}}

Peerage Act 1963 the United Kingdom Parliament විසිනි.

Translation

{{header
 | title    = Fables
 | author   = Jean de La Fontaine
 | translator= Elizur Wright
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | notes    =
}}
{{header
 | title    = Pantagruel
 | author   = François Rabelais
 | override_translator= [[Author:Thomas Urquhart|]] and [[Author:Peter Antony Motteux|]]
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | notes    =
}}

Fables Jean de La Fontaine විසිනි.

Pantagruel François Rabelais විසිනි.

Categories

Topical categories should be added to the head page of every work, as follows (up to 10 categories supported):

 | categories = 1st category / 2nd category

Sister, related author, and portal wiki links

You can link to Wikisource portals and other WMF projects using the optional wiki links parameters. These are:

• සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter, සැකිල්ල:Parameter

{{header
 | title    = Kinematics of Machinery
 | author   = Franz Reuleaux
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | notes    =
 | portal  = Technology/Germany
 | wikipedia = Kinematics of Machinery
 | commonscat = Kinematics of Machinery
 | related_author = Albert Einstein
}}

Kinematics of Machinery Franz Reuleaux විසිනි.

Shortcuts

If a work has a shortcut, you can add it using the සැකිල්ල:Parameter field. This should be in accordance with the shortcut guidelines, and shortcuts should not be used for every work.

{{header
 | title    = 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
 | author   = 
 | section  =
 | previous =
 | next     =
 | notes    =
 | shortcut = [[EB1911]]
}}

1911 Encyclopædia Britannica [[User:|]] විසිනි.

Advanced manipulation

Alternative headers

^ Certain projects have customised versions of {{header}} that are used to present these works, eg. {{DNB00}} is used for the project involved with Dictionary of National Biography. For these works it is permissible and recommended that these variations are used. New alternatives to {{header}} should be discussed on the talk page, and consequentially listed on each project's pages.

JavaScript extraction

The header values can be extracted using JavaScript by accessing the text values of their span wrappers:

value	wrapper id
title	header_title_text
author	header_author_text
translator	header_translator_text
previous	headerprevious
next	headernext
notes	none

See also

• {{textinfo}} for recording information on work's talk page
• {{author}} for template header used in Author: namespace
• {{process header}} for template header used in Wikisource: namespace
• {{portal header}} for template header used in Portal: namespace