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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. {{For|other entities}} 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:
For earlier treaties known as Treaty of Lisbon, see Treaty of Lisbon (disambiguation).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. {{For|the acronym|FOO}} 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:
For similar terms, see Foobar and Bar. For similar terms, see Foobar and Bar. For similar terms, see Foobar and Bar.the last being produced by e.g. {{For|similar terms|Foobar|Bar|Baz|Quux}}.
The |selfref=yes option marks the entire hatnote as a Misplaced Pages self-reference, causing it to be omitted when the page content is reused outside of Misplaced Pages (see {{self reference}} and MOS:SELFREF for more details).
Styling in italics
Please see Misplaced Pages:Hatnote § Hatnotes with italics in the links (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.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1 | a phrase describing the major alternative, or a general term for all alternative meanings
| String | required |
| First link | 2 | A page to link to; usually a disambiguation page or the most likely other meaning.
| 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 ]s
| Boolean | optional |
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (edit | diff) and testcases (edit) pages.
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