Template:Commons

shortcut: {{common}}
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Not to be confused with Template:Copy to Wikimedia Commons.

This template is part of Wikipedia's sister projects. This template links an article to a page on Wikimedia Commons. Without any arguments, the template uses Wikidata to automatically link to an available gallery or category (if gallery is not available). With an argument, the template links to the named gallery.

Usage

{{Commons}} —puts link-box with current page's name.
{{Commons|pagename}} —puts link-box connecting title pagename.
{{Commons|pagename|showname}} —puts link-box showing the title showname.
{{Commons|pagename|position=left}} —floats link-box to the left side.

To place this template on the page, type {{Commons|pagename}}, where pagename is the name of a page on Wikimedia Commons (defaults to "{{PAGENAME}}", the end-name of a page where used).

  • The optional 2nd parameter gives the displayed link text.
  • The |position= parameter accepts one keyword, left, to float the box to the left instead of to the right.
  • To link to a Category, use the related template {{Commons category|catname}}, where catname is the name of the category.

Location

Template:Commons templates location

Defaults

The pagename defaults to wiki-variable "{{PAGENAME}}", which is the end-name of the page where used. For a Template:Txxx, the {{PAGENAME}} would be the end-name "Txxx". For a Category:Catxxx, that page would have {{PAGENAME}} as the end-name "Catxxx".

The default positioning of the link-box is to the right-side.

Examples

{{Commons}}

produces

{{Commons|Reconquista}}

produces

{{Commons|Category:Reconquista}}

produces

{{Commons|Reconquista|retaking of the Iberian Peninsula}}

produces

{{Commons|Reconquista|position=left}}

produces

Template data

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

Commons

Creates a small box with a link to a related page on Wikimedia Commons.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Pagename1

The page name on Commons. The article's page name is used as a default.

Stringoptional
Showname2

Optional displayed link text.

Stringoptional
Positionposition

Position to display the box: 'left' floats the box to the left rather than the default which is on the right.

Stringoptional

Tracking categories

Normal categories

Maintenance categories

See also