Template:About/doc

Template page
Template:About invokes function about in Module:About using Lua.

{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote template, and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.

TemplateData

This template is a hatnote in the format "This page is about … For other uses …".

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Page description1

What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …")

Stringrequired
Other page 1 description2

What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses".

Stringsuggested
Other page 1 title3

The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".

Page namesuggested
Other page 2 description4

What the second other page is about.

Stringoptional
Other page 2 title5

The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".

Page nameoptional
Other page 3 description6

What the third other page is about.

Stringoptional
Other page 3 title7

The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".

Page nameoptional
Other page 4 description8

What the fourth other page is about.

Stringoptional
Other page 4 title9

The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)".

Page nameoptional
sectionsection

Pass "yes" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section.

Auto value
yes
Stringoptional
Custom texttext

Text to be appended to the end.

Stringoptional