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DarkMatterMan4500 at 15:36, 4 May 2026

2026-05-04T15:36:56Z

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	{{Template shortcut\|U\|ul}}		{{Template shortcut\|U\|ul}}
	==Usage==		== Usage ==
	This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like {{code2\|[[User:Example\|Example]]}}. This may not help much for a short username like "Example", but it can be more useful with long usernames such as {{code2\|[[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12\|Guywhositsbehindphilip12]]}}.		This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like {{code2\|[[User:Example\|Example]]}}. This may not help much for a short username like "Example", but it can be more useful with long usernames such as {{code2\|[[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12\|Guywhositsbehindphilip12]]}}.

	===Example===		=== Example ===
	:{{tlx\|user link\|Example}}		:{{tlx\|user link\|Example}}
	or the shortcut form		or the shortcut form
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	:{{u\|Guywhositsbehindphilip12\|Guy}}		:{{u\|Guywhositsbehindphilip12\|Guy}}

	===Alternative===		=== Alternative ===
	The desired result can also be achieved using the [[Help:pipe trick\|pipe trick]] feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext		The desired result can also be achieved using the [[Help:pipe trick\|pipe trick]] feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext
	:<code><nowiki>[[User:Example\|]]</nowiki></code>		:<code><nowiki>[[User:Example\|]]</nowiki></code>

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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[:en:Help:Magic]]		*[[Template:Ping]]
	*[[Template:~~ping~~]]

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	[[Category:~~Internal link~~ templates]]		[[Category:Inline talk templates]]
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meta>Jon Harald Søby (WMNO): fix code template

2017-02-03T14:37:10Z

fix code template

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{{Documentation subpage}}

{{Template shortcut|U|ul}}
==Usage==
This template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like {{code2|[[User:Example|Example]]}}. This may not help much for a short username like "Example", but it can be more useful with long usernames such as {{code2|[[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12|Guywhositsbehindphilip12]]}}.

===Example===
:{{tlx|user link|Example}}
or the shortcut form
:{{tlx|u|Example}}
gives
:{{u|Example}}

The template's second parameter, which is optional, takes the link's label; for example, a link to the long username used above can be shortened while viewing the text like this:
:{{tlx|u|Guywhositsbehindphilip12|Guy}}
which gives
:{{u|Guywhositsbehindphilip12|Guy}}

===Alternative===
The desired result can also be achieved using the [[Help:pipe trick|pipe trick]] feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext
:<code><nowiki>[[User:Example|]]</nowiki></code>
gives
:[[User:Example|Example]]

==See also==
*[[:en:Help:Magic]]
*[[Template:ping]]

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[[Category:Internal link templates]]
</includeonly>