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This template is part of Wikipedia's sister projects. This template links an article to a page on Wikimedia Commons, containing a gallery of related images.
Usage
To place this template on the page, type {{Commons|pagename}}, where pagename is the name of a page on Wikimedia Commons (defaults to "{{PAGENAME}}", the end-name of a page where used).
- The optional 2nd parameter gives the displayed link text.
- The
|position=parameter accepts one keyword,left, to float the box to the left instead of to the right. - To link to a Category, use
{{Commons category|catname}}, where catname is the name of the category.
Location
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This template should normally be placed at the top of the External links section at the end of an article, if the article has a section for external links. If no such section exists, then please place it at the top of the last section in the article, or consider using {{Commons-inline}} instead. See Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects for further recommendations about the best choice of template for various situations.
On disambiguation pages, this template should be listed above other text, but below any cleanup templates, images, infoboxes or navboxes.
Defaults
The pagenam defaults to wiki-variable "{{PAGENAME}}", which is the end-name of the page where used. For a Template:Txxx, the {{PAGENAME}} would be the end-name "Txxx". For a Category:Catxxx, that page would have {{PAGENAME}} as the end-name "Catxxx".
The default positioning of the link-box is to the right-side.
Examples
{{Commons}}
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produces
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Commons/doc. |
{{Commons|Reconquista}}
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produces
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reconquista. |
{{Commons|Category:Reconquista}}
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produces
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Reconquista. |
{{Commons|Reconquista|retaking of the Iberian Peninsula}}
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produces
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to retaking of the Iberian Peninsula. |
{{Commons|Reconquista|position=left}}
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produces
| 40x40px | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reconquista. |
Template data
Creates a small box with a link to a related page on Wikimedia Commons.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagename | 1 | The page name on commons. The article's page name is used as a default. | string | empty | optional |
| Showname | 2 | Optional displayed link text. | string | empty | optional |
| Position | position | Position to display the box: 'left' floats the box to the left rather than the default which is on the right. | string | empty | optional |
See also
- Template:Commons-inline - shows Commons gallery inline
- Template:Commons category
- Template:Commons category-inline - shows Commons category inline
- Template:Commons category multi - to list up to 6 categories.
- Template:Commons and category - shows Commons box with both gallery and category
- Template:Commons and category-inline - shows Commons gallery and category inline
- Template:Sister project links - to link all Wikinews, Wikisource, etc.