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This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the File:MediaWiki external link icon.svg icon following the link. This can be used, for example, when internal or interwiki links appear as external links. See Help:URL#URLs on other Wikimedia projects for more information.
Caution
You can use {{fullurl}} magicword to generate URLs to OODA WIKI pages.
Also, this template is not suitable for genuinely external links, since it suppresses displaying the external link small icon (File:MediaWiki external link icon.svg); for external links, use {{URL}}
Examples
{{Plain link|url=https://www.OODA WIKI.org}}gives WIKI.org{{Plain link|https://www.OODA WIKI.org OODA WIKI}}gives WIKI.org OODA WIKI{{Plain link|https://www.OODA WIKI.org | OODA WIKI}}gives WIKI.org OODA WIKI{{Plain link|https://www.google.co.uk|Google}}gives Google
Note that if your url or link title contains an equals sign = you must use named parameters:
{{Plain link|url=https://en.OODA WIKI.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|name="=" }}gives WIKI.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764 "="
Redirects
To be more concise, you can use {{scp}} or {{plnk}} and numbers as parameter names, e.g.:
{{scp|1=https://en.OODA WIKI.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|2="="}}gives the same Template:Scp{{plnk|1=https://en.OODA WIKI.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|2="="}}gives the same Template:Plnk
TemplateData
TemplateData for Plain link
Use this template to add a local or interwiki link that would otherwise show a box and arrow icon next to the link without the icon.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URL | url URL 1 | URL of the link. For Wikimedia links, use the format "//example.com". This allows users to use the protocol they're currently using. | URL | optional |
| Text | name NAME 2 | Text to be linked | String | optional |
See also
- Help:External link icons
- Template:Querylink, generates a plain link for OODA WIKI pages with extended parameters
- Template:Plain, a similar template that keeps the URL written out
- Template:Diff
- Template:Oldid
- Template:URL