Template:User link/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:User link (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage[edit]

This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like [[User:Example|Example]]. This may not save much typing for a short username like "Example", but it may be more useful with long usernames.

Example[edit]

{{user link|Example}}

or the shortcut form

{{u|Example}}

gives

Example

The template's second parameter, which is optional, takes the link's label.

Alternative[edit]

The desired result can also be achieved using the pipe trick feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext

[[User:Example|]]

gives

Example