Help:Magic Words
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This is an organised index of all Magic words that are believed to work on this wiki; I haven't tested them all. "XYZ" indicates user input, which is used in the example.
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Table of contents
| Word | Explanation |
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| __NOTOC__ | Hides the Table of Contents on the current page. |
| __FORCETOC__ | Forces the table of contents to appear. |
| __TOC__ | Places a Table of Contents here. Also forces it to appear. |
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More magic
| Word | Explanation |
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| __NOEDITSECTION__ | Hides the edit links beside headings. |
| __NOTITLECONVERT__ __NOTC__ | Like __NOCC__ but affecting article title only. |
| __END__ | Allows for trailing whitespace to be included in the page save. |
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Template modifiers
| Word | Usage | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{subst:}} | {{subst:XYZ}} | Substitutes the template call with the content of the template. |
| {{msg:}} | {{msg:XYZ}} | If a template clashes with a magic word, use of the msg: modifier will use the template instead of the magic word. Otherwise, the magic word is used. |
| {{msgnw:}} | {{msgnw:XYZ}} | The template message is pasted as unevaluated <nowiki> text. |
| {{INT:}} | {{INT:XYZ}} | If a template clashes with a MediaWiki:message, use of the INT: modifier will use the message instead of the template. Otherwise, the template is used. |
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Time
| Word | Example | Explanation |
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| {{CURRENTDAY}} | 20
| Displays the current day in numeric form. |
| {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} | Thursday
| Displays the current day in named form. |
| {{CURRENTDOW}} | 4
| Displays the current day as a number of the week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday...). |
| {{CURRENTMONTH}} | 11
| Displays the current month in numeric form. |
| {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} | Nov
| Displays the abbreviation of the current month. |
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} | November
| Displays the current month in named form. |
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} | November
| Displays the name of the current month in genitive form. Wikis that don't support this will default to {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}. |
| {{CURRENTTIME}} | 10:55
| Displays the current time of day (hours:minutes). |
| {{CURRENTWEEK}} | 47
| Displays the number of the current week (1-52). |
| {{CURRENTYEAR}} | 2008
| Returns the current year. |
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Page names, locations, and URLs
| Word | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| {{PAGENAME}} | Magic Words
| Returns the name of the current page, including all levels (Title/Subtitle/Sub-subtitle). |
| {{PAGENAMEE}} | Magic_Words
| More URL-friendly percent encoded special characters (rarely necessary). |
| {{NAMESPACE}} | Help
| Returns the name of the namespace the current page resides in. |
| {{REVISIONID}} | 2392
| Gives you the unique identifying number of the article or diff database. |
| {{SITENAME}} | NANOG
| Returns the name of the wiki (set in LocalSettings.php). |
| {{NS:}} | {{NS:4}} = NANOG{{NS:PROJECT}} = NANOG
| Returns the name of a given namespace number. |
| {{LOCALURL:x y}} {{LOCALURLE:%}} | /index.php/X_y
| Returns the local URL of a given page. The page might not exist. |
| {{SERVER}} | http://nanog.cluepon.net | Returns the domain and subdomain URL of the wiki. |
| {{SCRIPTPATH}} | | Returns the value of $wgScriptPath in LocalSettings.php. |
| {{SERVERNAME}} | nanog.cluepon.net
| Returns the value of $wgServerName in LocalSettings.php. |
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Miscellaneous
| Word | Usage | Explanation |
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| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} | 171
| A variable which returns the total number of articles on the Wiki. |
| {{NUMBEROFFILES}} | 0
| Returns the number of uploaded files (rows in the image table). |
| #redirect | #REDIRECT [[target]]at top of source page | Creates a redirect to another page. |
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