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[edit] Title parameter
It would be nice if this template supported an optional title parameter, for cases where the commonscat has an unfortunate name. For example, Generic Mapping Tools would really benefit from a link to the commons category commons:Category:GFDL-GMT. But using this template one is stuck with text explicity referring to the rather ungainly GFDL-GMT. Would it be possible to add a parameter to allow us to override the display name of the link in circumstances like these (perhaps using markup like {{commonscat|GFDL-GMT|Generic Mapping Tools}})? -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 12:42, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
- You can already change the target, e.g. {{Commonscat|GFDL-GMT}}, but this changes the visible text as well. Is that what you wanted? If not, I suggest you add {{editprotected}} to this talk page, along with the exact change you want made to the template page, i.e. the code as well as the result. That'll make it easier and hopefully quicker as well. SeventyThree(Talk) 05:47, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Interlanguage links
Please add:
- Ukrainian
[[uk:Шаблон:Commonscat]] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wikipeditor (talk • contribs) .
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- Done. - EurekaLott 21:19, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Please add to the source the following interwiki link
[[es:Plantilla:Commonscat]] --elwikipedista 16:22, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Please, also add the following: [[ca:Template:Commonscat]] [[cs:Template:Commonscat]] [[eo:Template:Commonscat]] [[id:Template:Commonscat]] [[io:Template:Commonscat]] [[is:Template:Commonscat]] [[lt:Template:Commonscat]] [[lv:Template:Commonscat]] [[ms:Template:Commonscat]] [[oc:Template:Commonscat]] [[pl:Template:Commonscat]] [[ro:Template:Commonscat]] [[simple:Template:Commonscat]] [[sl:Template:Commonscat]] [[su:Template:Commonscat]] [[tr:Şablon:CommonsKat]]
- Done... - EurekaLott 03:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Interwiki request
Please add interwiki link for Serbian language Wikipedia. The link is:
[[sr:Шаблон:Commonscat]]
Thank you. --Branislav Jovanovic 16:10, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
- ...and done. - EurekaLott 03:22, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you again. --Branislav Jovanovic 06:20, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
Please, correct sl: to sl:Predloga:Kategorija v Zbirki. Thanks. --Eleassar my talk 15:13, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
- Will have that done in a moment. Luna Santin 19:29, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] surprising interaction with images
In the course of adding another image to Fremont Bridge (Portland), I discovered a peculiar side effect of {{Commonscat}}. I intended the image appear midway down the left side (as in the present article version), but putting [[Image:Fremont bridge pedal 1230.jpeg | thumb | left]] in the middle of the article mysteriously showed the thumb at the bottom left.
After several confused attempts, I surrendered and placed it at the top left as that seemed the only other place allowed. Another article did it correctly somehow, so that led to determining {{Commonscat}} "drags" all images below it (in the wikitext) to the bottom of the article. Is this intentional? If so, perhaps the template page could mention the recommended placement of the template reference. — EncMstr 05:25, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] de:Vorlage:Commons2 has been deleted
de:Vorlage:Commons2 has been deleted --84.137.17.88 12:20, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks - I presume it has now been replaced with de:Vorlage:Commonscat so I've updated the interwiki link to use that. -- Solipsist 13:11, 4 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What is the purpose of this template?
See title. Simply south 21:26, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
- The template links to a corresponding Wikimedia Commons category, which may have further pictures, video, etc. for the topic at hand. It's usually placed in a "See also" or "External links" section from what I've seen. Carl Lindberg 17:03, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Different size than Template:Commons
The size of the images is just a bit different, you don't even see it if you don't see the templates next to eachother. But for the perfectionists among us... maybe the size could be made the same. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bart v M (talk • contribs) 15:33, 5 December 2006 (UTC).
Yes, this template is slightly narrower width than the other Wikimedia templates. Could someone please fix. --Pmsyyz 01:53, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
<div class="infobox sisterproject">[[Image:Commons-logo.svg|left|50px]]
<div style="margin-left: 60px;">[[Wikimedia Commons]] has media related to:
<div style="margin-left: 10px;"> '''''[[Commons:Category:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}|{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]]'''''</div>
</div>
</div>
- The template code should be replaced with the above, to standardize the width with {{commons}}. I've added {{editprotected}} to the top of this section, which will summon an admin who can make the change. Picaroon 00:59, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- Note that the above is only the text that should be placed before the <noinclude>. The <noinclude> and the text after it should stay as they are. Picaroon 01:06, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Interwikis
{{editprotected}} Please update the interwikis with a copy/paste of the following (easier than only listing the changes):
<!-- interwiki --> [[af:Sjabloon:CommonsKategorie]] [[als:Vorlage:Commonscat]] [[az:Şablon:CommonsKat]] [[bg:Шаблон:Commonscat]] [[ca:Plantilla:Commonscat]] [[cs:Šablona:Commonscat]] [[da:Skabelon:Commonscat]] [[eo:Ŝablono:Commonscat]] [[eu:Txantiloi:Commonskat]] [[fr:Modèle:CommonsCat]] [[ko:틀:Commonscat]] [[hr:Predložak:Commonscat]] [[io:Template:Commonscat]] [[id:Templat:Commonscat]] [[os:Шаблон:Commonscat]] [[is:Snið:Commonscat]] [[lv:Veidne:Commonscat]] [[lt:Šablonas:Commonscat]] [[hu:Sablon:Közvagyonkat]] [[mk:Шаблон:Ризница-врска]] [[ms:Templat:Commonscat]] [[nl:Sjabloon:Commonscatklein]] [[ja:Template:Commonscat]] [[oc:Modèl:Commonscat]] [[pl:Szablon:Commonscat]] [[pt:Predefinição:Commonscat]] [[ro:Format:Commonscat]] [[ru:Шаблон:Commonscat]] [[simple:Template:Commonscat]] [[sk:Šablóna:Commonscat]] [[sl:Predloga:Kategorija v Zbirki]] [[sr:Шаблон:Commonscat]] [[sh:Template:Commonscat]] [[su:Citakan:Commonscat]] [[fi:Malline:Commonscat]] [[sv:Mall:Commonscat-box]] [[th:แม่แบบ:Commonscat]] [[vi:Tiêu bản:Commonscat]] [[tr:Şablon:CommonsKat]] [[uk:Шаблон:Commonscat]] [[zh-yue:Template:同享類]] [[zh:Template:Commonscat]]
They were all checked and sorted. — Robin des Bois ♘ ➳ ✉ 02:42, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
- done. CMummert · talk 02:45, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Interwiki link
{{editprotected}}
Dear administrator, please add the following interwiki link:
- [[ia:Patrono:Commonscat]]
Thank you in advance, Julian 11:21, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Done. (I'm not entirely certain that I've sorted ia: correctly in the list, though; put editprotected back up if I've got it wrong.) --ais523 11:46, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Piping link
{{Editprotected}}Could we change the template to allow piped links? eg.
<div style="margin-left: 10px;"> '''''[[Commons:Category:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}|{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]]'''''</div>
to
<div style="margin-left: 10px;"> '''''[[Commons:Category:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}|{{{2|{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}}]]'''''</div>
Which follows the Template:Commons syntax. Already tested most situations here. Thanks, Monkeyblue 07:54, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Renaming suggested
Title is "commonscat". Should be renamed to "commons_cat" because at present it can be read as "common scat". William Ortiz (talk) 08:23, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- I've done the rename. The old name will remain as a redirect. Superm401 - Talk 11:52, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
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- The rename broke a couple of links (double redirect), can you move it back? The previous name was also consistent with other templates. -- User:Docu
[edit] Call Template:Commons
I think this should be made into a call to {{commons}} to avoid redundancy:
{{commons|:Category:{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}|{{{2|{{{1|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}}}}}
which produces:
should work fine. Superm401 - Talk 11:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
