Template:User other
 | This template is used on 628,000+ pages, or roughly 4% of all pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
This is the {{user other}} meta-template.
This template helps other templates detect whether they are on a "User:" page or some "other" type of page.
Usage
This template usually takes two parameters, like this:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Other-pages text </syntaxhighlight>
If the template is on a "User:" page, it will return this:
- User-page text
If the template is on any other type of page, it will return this:
- Other-pages text
Using this meta-template can make a template that adds a category when it is invoked on User pages, but not when it is invoked on non-User pages. Like this:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
</syntaxhighlight>
This meta-template can warn that a template should not be used on non-User pages:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> This template should only be used on user pages. </syntaxhighlight>
In the first case above, the "other" parameter was not used. In the second example, the "user" parameter was left empty.
Demospace
For testing and demonstration purposes, this template can take a named parameter, demospace.
- If demospace has the value user, it returns the user-page text.
- It demospace has the value other, or any other value such as the name of some other namespace it returns the other-pages text.
- If demospace is empty or undefined, the actual page type determines the result.
Like this:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> User-page text </syntaxhighlight>
No matter on what type of page the code above is used, it will return this:
- User-page text
You can make it so your template also understands the demospace parameter. That means you can demonstrate the different appearances of your template in the documentation for your template. Then do like this:
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext"> Other-pages text </syntaxhighlight>
Technical details
This template detects "User talk:" pages as type other.
This template works like {{main talk other}}. For more examples and technical details, see full documentation there.