From NANOG
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.
Table of contents
| Word | Explanation
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| __NOTOC__
| Hides the Table of Contents on the current page.
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| __FORCETOC__
| Forces the table of contents to appear.
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| __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.
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__NOTITLECONVERT__
__NOTC__
| Like __NOCC__ but affecting article title only.
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| __END__
| Allows for trailing whitespace to be included in the page save.
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Template modifiers
| Word | Usage | Explanation
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| {{subst:}}
| {{subst:XYZ}}
| Substitutes the template call with the content of the template.
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| {{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.
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| {{msgnw:}}
| {{msgnw:XYZ}}
| The template message is pasted as unevaluated <nowiki> text.
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| {{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}}
| 10
| Displays the current day in numeric form.
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| {{CURRENTDAYNAME}}
| Friday
| Displays the current day in named form.
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| {{CURRENTDOW}}
| 5
| Displays the current day as a number of the week (0=Sunday, 1=Monday...).
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| {{CURRENTMONTH}}
| 02
| Displays the current month in numeric form.
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| {{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}}
| Feb
| Displays the abbreviation of the current month.
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| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}
| February
| Displays the current month in named form.
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| {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}}
| February
| Displays the name of the current month in genitive form. Wikis that don't support this will default to {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}.
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| {{CURRENTTIME}}
| 21:52
| Displays the current time of day (hours:minutes).
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| {{CURRENTWEEK}}
| 6
| Displays the number of the current week (1-52).
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| {{CURRENTYEAR}}
| 2012
| Returns the current year.
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Page names, locations, and URLs
| Word | Example | Explanation
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| {{PAGENAME}}
| Magic Words
| Returns the name of the current page, including all levels (Title/Subtitle/Sub-subtitle).
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| {{PAGENAMEE}}
| Magic_Words
| More URL-friendly percent encoded special characters (rarely necessary).
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| {{NAMESPACE}}
| Help
| Returns the name of the namespace the current page resides in.
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| {{REVISIONID}}
| 2392
| Gives you the unique identifying number of the article or diff database.
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| {{SITENAME}}
| NANOG
| Returns the name of the wiki (set in LocalSettings.php).
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| {{NS:}}
| {{NS:4}} = NANOG
{{NS:PROJECT}} = NANOG
| Returns the name of a given namespace number.
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{{LOCALURL:x y}}
{{LOCALURLE:%}}
| /index.php/X_y
/index.php/%25
| Returns the local URL of a given page. The page might not exist.
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| {{SERVER}}
| http://nanog.cluepon.net
| Returns the domain and subdomain URL of the wiki.
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| {{SCRIPTPATH}}
| | Returns the value of $wgScriptPath in LocalSettings.php.
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| {{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}}
| 239
| A variable which returns the total number of articles on the Wiki.
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| {{NUMBEROFFILES}}
| 0
| Returns the number of uploaded files (rows in the image table).
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| #redirect
| #REDIRECT [[target]]
at top of source page
| Creates a redirect to another page.
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| Editing help
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| Editing basics
Advanced editing
Finding your way around the wiki
| Page tricks
Advanced Timesavers
Communicating your edits
Misc
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| Policies and Guidelines
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| Guidelines
Policy Documents
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Cribbed from the Urban Dead wiki and specifically the work of users Mia Kristos, Brizth, Odd Starter, and Xoid among many others.
