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This template will allow you to create a local or interwiki link (such as a link to the history of a page) on a page without having the 
follow the link. This can be used, for example, when internal or interwiki links appear as external links. See w:Help:URL § URLs on other Wikimedia projects for more information.
Examples
{{Plain link |url=//www.wikipedia.org}}gives [1]{{Plain link |//www.wikipedia.org Wikipedia}}gives Wikipedia{{Plain link |http://www.wikipedia.org | Wikipedia}}gives Wikipedia
Notes
Do not leave a space before the start of the URL, it confuses the [ URL ] parser.
If you leave the "scheme" (http: or https:) off the start of the URL parameter, the hyperlink will use the current page's protocol.
If your url or link title contains an equals sign = you must use named parameters or {{=}}:
{{Plainlink|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Equals_sign&oldid=282228764|name="="}}gives "="{{Plainlink|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title{{=}}Equals_sign&oldid{{=}}282228764|"{{=}}"}}gives "="
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.
Plain link
Use this template to add a local or interwiki link that would otherwise show a box and arrow icon next to the link without the icon.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URL | url URL 1 | URL of the link. For Wikimedia links, use the format "//example.com". This allows users to use the protocol they're currently using. | URL | required |
| Text | name NAME 2 | Text to be linked | String | suggested |