Help:Magic words
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This is an organized index of Magic words used in MediaWiki. Tags such as "[MW1.5+]" indicate the version that first supported the magic word. "XYZ" indicates user input, which is used in the example.
Contents
Table of Contents
- For details see Help:Section
| Word | Explanation |
|---|---|
| __NOTOC__ | Hides ToC on the current page. |
| __FORCETOC__ | Forces the table of contents to appear. |
| __TOC__ | Places a ToC here (overriding any __NOTOC__). |
More magic
| Word | Explanation |
|---|---|
| __NOEDITSECTION__ | Hides the edit links beside headings. |
| __NEWSECTIONLINK__ | [MW1.7+] Gives a "+"-link next to the edit-tab to make a new section on a non-talk page. |
| __NOCONTENTCONVERT__ __NOCC__ |
Don't perform the content language conversion (character and phase) in article display; for example, Chinese zh with zh_cn, zh_tw, zh_sg, zh_hk. |
| __NOGALLERY__ | [MW1.7+] This magic word allows images in category pages to be displayed as inline links instead of gallery. |
| __NOTITLECONVERT__ __NOTC__ |
Like __NOCC__ but affecting article title only. |
| __END__ | Allows for trailing whitespace to be included in the page save. |
| __START__ | This magic word has no effect but an ID in MagicWord.php (MAG_START).
|
Variables
- For details see Help:Variable
Time
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{CURRENTDAY}} | 19
|
Displays the current day in numeric form. |
| {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} | Friday
|
Name of the day in the language of the project or English. |
| {{CURRENTDOW}} | 5
|
Ditto as number (0=Sunday, 1=Monday...). |
| {{CURRENTMONTH}} | 04
|
The number 01 .. 12 of the month. |
| {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} | Apr
|
[MW1.5+] Ditto abbreviated Jan .. Dec. |
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} | April
|
Ditto in named form January .. December. |
| {{CURRENTTIME}} | 23:37
|
The current time (00:00 .. 23:59). |
| {{CURRENTWEEK}} | 16
|
Number of the current week (1-53) according to ISO 8601 with no leading zero. |
| {{CURRENTYEAR}} | 2024
|
Returns the current year. |
Statistics
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} | 1,582
|
A variable which returns the total number of articles on the Wiki. |
| {{NUMBEROFFILES}} | 100
|
[MW1.5+] Returns the number of uploaded files (rows in the image table). |
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{PAGENAME}} | Magic words
|
Returns the name of the current page, including all levels (Title/Subtitle). |
| {{PAGENAMEE}} | Magic_words
|
More URL-friendly percent encoded special characters (To use an articlename in an external link). |
| {{NAMESPACE}} | Help
|
Returns the name of the namespace the current page resides in. |
| {{REVISIONID}} | 2139
|
[MW1.5+] The unique identifying number of a page, see Help:Diff. |
| {{SITENAME}} | wiki.thepatternofeverything.org
|
Web Site URL Name. |
| {{SERVER}} | https://wiki.thepatternofeverything.org | Web Site Address. |
| {{SCRIPTPATH}} | |
[MW1.5+] |
| {{SERVERNAME}} | wiki.thepatternofeverything.org
|
[MW1.5+] |
Colon functions
- For details see Help:Colon function.
Namespaces and URLs
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{ns:}} | {{ns:4}} = wiki.thepatternofeverything.org{{ns:project}} = wiki.thepatternofeverything.org
|
Returns the name of a given namespace number. |
| {{localurl:x y}} {{localurle:%}} |
{{localurl:x y}} {{localurle:%}} |
Returns the local URL of a given page. The page might not exist. |
Formatting
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{#language:}} | {{#language:da}} = dansk
|
[MW1.7+] Native name of language code. |
Image Size
The last unrecognized modifier is used as caption for framed images or together with thumbnails. It's also used as description alt=text.
| Word | Usage | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| framed frame enframed |
[[Image:Mediawiki.png|framed]] | Places an image in a frame with a description. Uses original size. |
| thumbnail thumb |
[[Image:Mediawiki.png|thumbnail]] | Modifies image size, sets it to dependant on user's favourite thumbnail size in their preferences. |
| thumb=xyz | [[Image:Mediawiki.png|thumb=0]] | Manualthumb |
| width px | [[Image:Mediawiki.png|40px]] | Scales image to given width in pixels |
Position
- For details see Help:Images_and_other_uploaded_files
The positions are mutually exclusive, the last specified wins. Template:- can stop floating. For inline images only modifier px (see above) is supported.
| Word | Usage | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| right | [[Image:Mediawiki.png|right]] | Modifies position, floats the image to the right. |
| left | [[Image:Mediawiki.png|left]] | Modifies position, floats the image to the left. |
| none | [[Image:Mediawiki.png|none]] | Explicitly states that the image should not float. |
| center centre |
[[Image:Mediawiki.png|center]] | Modifies position, like none but centered. |
Miscellaneous
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| #redirect | #REDIRECT [[target]]at top of source page |
Creates a redirect to another page. |
