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Revision as of 12:35, 6 December 2018

ExternalLink[edit]

This template is used top level templates to add youtube and forum links to the page.

Example Usage
{{ExternalLink|youtube|PTw5oHOi3VE|Spyderwolf's YouTube Video Quest Walkthrough}}Spyderwolf's YouTube Video Quest Walkthrough
{{ExternalLink|forum|496050|The DDO Chronicle: Issue 281}}The DDO Chronicle: Issue 281

Usage[edit]

{{ExternalLink|(Site Indicator)|(Identifier)|(Link Text)|(Forum Post Number)}}

Parameter Documentation
Site IndicatorThis is an indicator of which site you want the link to go to. Currently only YouTube and the DDO forums are supported.
Possible Values:
  • Youtube
  • Forum
IdentifierThis is the identifier to the page
  • For YouTube is the video id, which is usually the value after the v= in the url. https://www.youtube.com/?v=PTw5oHOi3VE
  • For the forums, it is the number right after the "showthread.php" value. https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/496050-The-DDO-Chronicle-Issue-281
Link TextThis is the text you want displayed to the user on the link.
Forum Post NumberThis the post number, optional

Template

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