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Magic words are strings of text that MediaWiki associates with a return value or function, such as time, site details, or page names. This page explains only the standard magic words; for a technical reference, see Manual:Magic words. | |||
There are three general types of magic words: | |||
* Behavior switches: these are usually written as uppercase words surrounded by double underscores, e.g. <nowiki>__FOO__</nowiki>. | |||
* Variables: these are uppercase words surrounded by double braces, e.g. <nowiki>{{FOO}}</nowiki>. As such, they look a lot like templates. | |||
* Parser functions: these take parameters and are either of the form <nowiki>{{foo:...}}</nowiki> or <nowiki>{{#foo:...}}</nowiki>, e.g. <nowiki>{{#invoke:...}}</nowiki>. | |||
See also Help:Extension:ParserFunctions at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions | |||
Variables and parser functions can use subst:, just like templates. | |||
Page-dependent magic words will affect or return data about the current page (by default), even if the word is added through a transcluded template or included system message. | |||
For exhaustive detail see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 10 May 2023
Magic words are strings of text that MediaWiki associates with a return value or function, such as time, site details, or page names. This page explains only the standard magic words; for a technical reference, see Manual:Magic words.
There are three general types of magic words:
- Behavior switches: these are usually written as uppercase words surrounded by double underscores, e.g. __FOO__.
- Variables: these are uppercase words surrounded by double braces, e.g. {{FOO}}. As such, they look a lot like templates.
- Parser functions: these take parameters and are either of the form {{foo:...}} or {{#foo:...}}, e.g. {{#invoke:...}}.
See also Help:Extension:ParserFunctions at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Extension:ParserFunctions
Variables and parser functions can use subst:, just like templates.
Page-dependent magic words will affect or return data about the current page (by default), even if the word is added through a transcluded template or included system message.
For exhaustive detail see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Magic_words
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