Wikipedia:Wikimedia sister projects

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To link sister projects using traditional inline text links see Wikipedia:Interwikimedia links.

This page lists templates that are designed to provide article-to-article linking between Wikipedia and its Wikimedia sister projects. It also provides links to pages concerning moving articles between projects.

Guidelines

Wikipedia encourages links to sister projects and interlanguage links when possible. However, links to sister projects should not be inserted excessively.

Convention is to include each reference, link, or definition only once within an article, at the first appropriate point. Links to "Wikimedia sister projects" are best placed in the section of the article to which they relate, including Lead section, if possible; otherwise, they are usually placed in either "See also" section or External links section (though InterWikimedia links cannot be External links).

For example, a link to Wikiquote might be placed before any discussion of quotations, and a link to Wikinews before the description of the event, so that those articles are obviously sourced in the composition.

In some cases, such as disambiguation articles, they are best placed in the article's introduction (Lead section).

See below for a complete rundown.

If the name of the "Wikimedia sister project" (the article which you recommend to readers) is "Wikisource":

• {{Copy to Wikisource}} - This copy of primary source in Wikipedia article should be copied to "Wikisource". Even after copying, please don't remove the important and/or necessary copy of the primary source from the Wikipedia article for the sake of other readers and editors.
• {{Wikisource}} - An article in "Wikisource" with the same title is about the same topic.
• {{Wikisource|Pagename}} - Pagename in "Wikisource" is about the same topic.
  • {{Wikisource|Pagename1|Pagename2}}). Pagename1 and Pagename2 in "Wikisource" are about the same topic.
  • It is the same when there are more than two related articles in "Wikisource".

Sister Projects template

{{WikipediaSister}} shows the selection of sister projects. The result:

Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects:

• 
  Commons
  Free media repository
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  MediaWiki
  Wiki software development
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  Meta-Wiki
  Wikimedia project coordination
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  Wikibooks
  Free textbooks and manuals
• 
  Wikidata
  Free knowledge base
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  Wikinews
  Free-content news
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  Wikiquote
  Collection of quotations
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  Wikisource
  Free-content library
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  Wikispecies
  Directory of species
• 
  Wikiversity
  Free learning tools
• 
  Wikivoyage
  Free travel guide
• 
  Wiktionary
  Dictionary and thesaurus

Specific projects

Wikiquote

Pages nominated for copying to Wikiquote:

• Template:Copy to Wikiquote

Links to pages to the Wikiquote site:

• Template:Wikiquote

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikiquote}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article or section.
{{Copy section to Wikiquote}} links talk edit		Top of section which is long enough to be better suited at Wikiquote.
{{Wikiquote}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikiquote}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wikiquote, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	either the Quotes or External links section
	{{wikiquote|Duke Nukem}} - provides a link to a specific Wikiquote page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wikiquote|The Simpsons#Bart Simpson|Bart Simpson}} - provides a link to a specific Wikiquote page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)

===Wiktionary===<--!A link in the title seems to break the redirect from Wikipedia:Wiktionary besides the style guide says don't use it--> Pages nominated for copying to Wiktionary:

• Template:Copy to Wiktionary

Links to pages on the Wiktionary site:

• Box format
  • Template:Wiktionary (uses PAGENAME and generates a search rather than linking directly to a page — because Wiktionary article titles are fully case sensitive, this may not yield the desired result)
  • Template:Wiktionarypar (uses parameter as in {{Wiktionarypar|SomePage}})
  • Template:Wiktionarypar2 (uses 2 parameters as in {{Wiktionarypar2|Page1|Page2}})

    Now redirected to {{Wiktionarypar|Page1|Page2}}, supporting up to five pages.

  • Template:Wi (uses PAGENAME), used for dictionary definitions
  • Template:Widirect (uses parameter as in {{Widirect|word}}), used as {{Wi}} but for where the Wiktionary page name is known.
  • Template:Wiktionaryleft (identical to Template:Wiktionarypar, but on the LHS of the page)
• To define a word in-line with other text, create an interwiki link in the format: [[wikt:SomeWord|definition of SomeWord]].

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wiktionary}} {{dict}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article.
{{Wiktionary}} Edit Talk Links	{{wiktionary}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wiktionary, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	At the top of the page for disambiguation pages). Next to any cross-reference to Wiktionary, if there is one.
	{{wiktionary|sophisticated}} - provides a link to a specific Wiktionary page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wiktionary|sophisticated|Sophistic}} - provides a link to a specific Wiktionary page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wiktionarypar}} Edit Talk Links	{{wiktionarypar|first-word}}	As above. Up to five parameters for manual links direct to specific articles.
{{Wi}} Edit Talk Links		Wikipedia is not a dictionary; an article consisting of this soft redirect template helps prevents creation of dicdefs Uses {{PAGENAME}} for automatic link.

Wikibooks

Pages nominated for copying to Wikibooks:

• Template:Copy to Wikibooks

Links to pages to the Wikibooks site:

• Template:Wikibooks
• Template:Wikibookspar (requires two or more parameters as in {{Wikibookspar|SomePage}})
• Template:Cookbook

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikibooks}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article.
{{Wikibooks}} Edit Talk Links		Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one (e.g links to annotated works next to the "Plot" or "Synopsis" section). Otherwise in "See also" section.
{{Cookbook}} Edit Talk Links		Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one. Otherwise in "See also" section.
{{Wikibookspar}} Edit Talk Links	This template uses an outdated naming convention. The Cookbook has it's own template and Wikiversity has been moved to it's own project site. Please use {{Wikibooks}} or {{Cookbook}} instead. {{Wikibookspar||Astronomy}} (note missing first parameter, for a book not part of a specific collection) {{Wikibookspar|Cookbook|Soups}} {{Wikibookspar|Wikiversity|School of Education}}	Placed next to an appropriate section, if there is one. Links to recipes next to a section discussing the creation of a dish, for example.

Wikisource

Pages nominated for copying to Wikisource:

• Template:Copy to Wikisource
• Template:Wikisource-addition

Links to pages to the Wikisource site:

• Template:Wikisource
• Template:Wikisourcecat (points to Category:)
• Template:Wikisourcelang (requires three parameters as in {{wikisourcelang|lang|SomePage|Title}})
• Template:Wikisource author (points to Author:)
• Template:Wikisource1911Enc (requires parameter as in {{Wikisource1911Enc|1911 Encyclopedia Article}})
• Template:Wikisource1913CatholicEnc (requires parameter as in {{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|1911 Encyclopedia Article}})
• Template:WikisourceEBD1897 (requires parameter as in {{WikisourceEBD1897|Easton's Bible Dictionary entry}})
• Template:Wikisource1914NSRW (requires parameter as in {{Wikisource1914NSRW|NSRW Entry}})

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikisource|Optional comment}} Edit Talk Links		Top of article
{{Copy section to Wikisource}} links talk edit		Top of section which is long enough to be better suited at Wikisource.
{{Wikisource}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikisource}} - provides link that invokes a search of Wikisource, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
	{{wikisource|William Wilson}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{wikisource|Aesop's Fables-2#The Shepherd's Boy and the Wolf|The Boy Who Cried Wolf}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wikisourcelang}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourcelang|fr|Voltaire|Voltaire}} Parameters language code destination page name displayed text	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
{{Wikisourceold}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourceold|Universala Deklaracio de Homaj Rajtoj|Universala Deklaracio de Homaj Rajtoj}} Template:Wikisourceold Links to languages without own domain. Parameters destination page name displayed text	adjoining a body reference to the source or in the External links section with other sister project links
{{Wikisource author}} Edit Talk Links	{{wikisource author}} - Links to Author: page, using the current page's name ({{PAGENAME}})	External links section of author biographies
	{{wikisource author|James Joyce}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page for the given word (1st parameter). Uses that parameter as the display name.
	{{Wikisource author|George Herbert Walker Bush|George H. W. Bush}} - provides a link to a specific Wikisource page (1st parameter) and an optional display name (2nd parameter)
{{Wikisourcecat}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisourcecat|Hymns}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1911Enc}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1911Enc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1913CatholicEnc|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{WikisourceEBD1897}} Edit Talk Links	{{WikisourceEBD1897|Insert title here}}	External links section
{{Wikisource1914NSRW}} Edit Talk Links	{{Wikisource1914NSRW|Insert title here}}	External links section

Wikimedia Commons

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Copy to Wikimedia Commons}} Edit Talk Links	This file is a candidate to be copied to Wikimedia Commons. Any user may perform this transfer; refer to Wikipedia:Moving files to Commons for details. If this file has problems with attribution, copyright, or is otherwise ineligible for Commons, then remove this tag and DO NOT transfer it; repeat violators may be blocked from editing. Other Instructions Endorse this file for transfer by adding |human=<your username> to this Template. If this file is freely licensed, but otherwise unsuitable for Commons (e.g. out of Commons' scope, still copyrighted in the US), then replace this Template with {{Do not move to Commons|reason=<Why it can't be moved>}} If you think that a local copy of this file should be retained, then replace this Template with {{Keep local|reason=<Why a local copy is needed>}} Please ensure that the file has a properly descriptive and unambiguous name before transferring; see Wikipedia:File mover#What files should be renamed? for details.	Top of article.
{{NowCommons}} Edit Talk Links	Commons This picture/multimedia file is now available on Wikimedia Commons as Image:ImageName.jpg. Images which have been tagged with this template may be deleted immediately after satisfying these conditions (CSD I8).	{{NowCommons|Image:ImageName.jpg}} Placed at bottom of image description Allows identification of moved files Uses {{PAGENAME}} for automatic categorizing ([[Category:NowCommons|Pagename]]).
{{Commons}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commons|insert media page title here}} Placed next to the appropriate section, if there is one. Uses parameter {{{1}}}} for linking to a specific Commons page and {{PAGENAME}}for displayed link.
{{Commonscat}} Edit Talk Links		{{Commonscat|Insert category name here}} Bottom of article (typically in External links).

Wikinews

Moving pages to Wikinews is not possible, for legal reasons. (Copying material to Wikinews would put it under the CC-BY license, which violates the GFDL.) However Wikinews articles can be moved to wikipedia.

Links to pages on the Wikinews site:

• Box format
  • Template:Wikinews (uses a parameter as in {{Wikinews|SomeArticleTitle}})
  • Template:Wikinewscat (uses parameter as in {{Wikinewscat|SomeCategoryTitle}})
  • Template:Wikinewspar2 (uses 2 parameter as in {{Wikinewspar2|SomeArticleTitle1|SomeArticleTitle2}})
• To link in-line with other text, create an interwiki link in the format: [[Wikinews:SomeArticleTitle|reference to the Wikinews article]].

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikinews}} Edit Talk Links		{{wikinews|insert article name here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event. Uses parameter (i.e. insert article name here) for a manual link. For multiple news articles, use {{Wikinewshas}} to save repetition.
{{Wikinewscat}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewscat|Insert category name here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinewsportal}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewsportal|Insert portal name here}} Placed on relevant article about place or topic near external links.
{{Wikinewspar2}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikinewspar2|Insert page name 1 here|Insert page name 2 here}} Placed next to the discussion of the event.
{{Wikinewshas}} Edit Talk Links		{{wikinewshas|insert description here| *Insert interwiki link to article 1 here *Insert interwiki link to article 2 here *Insert interwiki link to article 3 here *Insert interwiki link to article 4 here }} Placed next to the discussion of the event. Allows multiple articles to be condensed into a list.

Wikiversity

Links to pages on the Wikiversity site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikiversity}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikiversity|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Uses parameter for a manual link.
{{Wikiversity2}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikiversity2|WIKIVERSITYPAGE (=the relevant page on Wikiversity|SUBJECT (= the subject you can learn about))}}; further explanation at the template page. Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links)

Wikispecies

Links to pages on the Wikispecies site:

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikispecies}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikispecies|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Uses parameter for a manual link.

Mediawiki

Links to pages on the MediaWiki site:

• Box format
  • Template:Media (uses parameter as in {{Template:Media|SomePage}})

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{MediaWiki}} Edit Talk Links		{{Mediawiki|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{mlmw | target_page| optional anchor_name| optional_label}} links talk edit	mw:Target_page#optional_anchor_namehttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Target_page#optional_anchor_name or optional_labelhttp://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Target_page#optional_anchor_name This template produces an interwiki link to mediawiki.org, and also a "hidden external link", to allow it to be found by {{#invoke:Help:Linksearch|Linksearch}}, e.g. [1].	Anywhere on page

Meta-Wiki

Links to pages on the Meta site:

• Box format
  • Template:Meta (uses parameter as in {{Template:Meta|SomePage}})

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Meta}} Edit Talk Links		{{Meta|insert word here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{Copy to Meta}} Edit Talk Links		{{Copy to Meta|insert word here}} Parameter is optional, defaults to PAGENAME
{{mlm | target_page| optional anchor_name| optional_label}} links talk edit	Template:Mlm or Template:Mlm This template produces an interwiki link to Meta, and also a "hidden external link", to allow it to be found by {{#invoke:Help:Linksearch|Linksearch}}, e.g. [2].	Anywhere on page

Several/All Wikimedia Sister projects in box

Links to pages on several/all Wikimedia Sister projects using a single box:

• Box format
  • Template:Wikimedia

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikimedia}} Edit Talk Links		{{Wikimedia}}. Placed at bottom of article (typically in Internal or External links). Cannot use parameters for a manual link, because the link is automatic. Coordinated and coherent (used in all the wikimedia sisterprojects and in the same way).
{{Sisterlinks}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinks|Page name here}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter
{{Sisterlinkqsc}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinkqsc|Page name here}} Cut-down version of {{Sisterlinks}} Placed at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter
{{Sisterlinkswp}} Edit Talk Links		{{Sisterlinkswp|Page name here}} Placed at the top of a category, or at bottom of article (typically in External links) Needs manual parameter All projects in a single link (less space). Part of the Sisterlink project

Metapages in Wikimedia Sister projects

Links to pages on all Wikimedia Sister projects metapages using a single box:

• Box format
  • Template:Wikimediameta

Template	What it makes	Where it goes
{{Wikimediameta}} Edit Talk Links	Wikimedia Foundation Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wiktionary. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wikinews. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wikiquote. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wikibooks. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wikisource. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Commons. Look up Wikimedia sister projects in the metapage of Wikispecies.	{{Wikimedia}}. Placed at bottom of article (typically in Internal or External links). Cannot use parameters for a manual link, because the links are automatic. Coordinated and coherent (used in all the wikimedia sisterprojects and in the same way).

Linking between projects

Main page: Wikipedia:Interwikimedia links

Project	Long form	Shortcut
Wikipedia	[[wikipedia:]]	[[w:]]
Wiktionary	[[wiktionary:]]	[[wikt:]]
Wikinews	[[wikinews:]]	[[n:]]
Wikibooks	[[wikibooks:]]	[[b:]
Wikiquote	[[wikiquote:]]	[[q:]]
Wikisource	[[wikisource:]]	[[s:]]
Wikispecies	[[wikispecies:]]
Wikiversity		[[v:]]
Wikimedia Foundation	[[wikimedia:]] [[foundation:]]
Wikimedia Commons	[[commons:]]
Wikimedia Meta-Wiki	[[meta:]]	[[m:]]
Wikimedia Incubator	[[incubator:]]
MediaWiki		[[mw:]]
MediaZilla	[[mediazilla:]]

See also

• Wikipedia:Interwikimedia links
• Wikipedia:Interlanguage links
• Category:Interwiki link templates
• meta:Interwiki map
• Category:Transwiki templates