Template:For/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:For It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Usage

This template yields a hatnote similar to {{Other uses}}, but allowing more flexible text with links to multiple articles or disambiguation pages. It accepts one or more parameters (zero is not allowed).

With one parameter (rare)

The first parameter sets the hatnote itself and should be plain text. Without any further parameter, it will link to a default disambiguation page for the article title, e.g. yields on page Foo:

This kind of usage with exactly one parameter is rare, as in most instances {{Other uses}} (and in this case, {{About}} with the same result) can be used more easily, and without any parameter. But it makes sense in some cases for disambiguation pages with the same type of other meanings, e.g. in Treaty of Lisbon: However, for many such cases specific new templates have been implemented, like {{Other people}}, {{Other places}} etc. - see hatnote template overview box below.

With two parameters

The second parameter is used to change the resultant link, e.g. yields (wherever it is set, now independent of the article title):

With more parameters

The third, fourth and fifth parameters are used to give one, two, or three additional resultant links: the last being produced by e.g. .

The |selfref=yes option marks the entire hatnote as a Wikipedia self-reference, causing it to be omitted when the page content is reused outside of Wikipedia (see {{self reference}} and MOS:SELFREF for more details).

Styling in italics

Please see (WP:ITHAT) for details about how to use italics in hatnotes.

Tracking category

Pages with errors reported by this template are added to Category:Hatnote templates using unusual parameters.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:For in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for For

This template lists up to four articles on alternative meanings of a term. For further details and examples see the template documentation.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Description	1	a phrase describing the major alternative, or a general term for all alternative meanings Example other people with the surname Smith	String	required
First link	2	A page to link to; usually a disambiguation page or the most likely other meaning. Default {{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)	Page name	optional
Second link	3	A page to link to for another meaning, if any.	Page name	optional
Third link	4	A page to link to for another meaning, if any.	Page name	optional
Fourth link	5	A page to link to for another meaning, if any.	Page name	optional
Is self-reference?	selfref	Set to yes to make this hatnote invisible on e.g. printed versions, for [[WP:SELFREF]]s Default no Auto value yes	Boolean	optional