Template:PAGENAMEBASE/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:PAGENAMEBASE (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

Uses Lua:

Module:String

This template is used on 725,000+ pages.
To avoid large-scale disruption and unnecessary server load, any changes to this template should first be tested in its /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can then be added to this page in one single edit. Please consider discussing any changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage

This template returns the current {{PAGENAME}} minus any disambiguation (text in parentheses).

e.g. {{PAGENAMEBASE}} on page Chiton (genus) returns Chiton

Can also pass an optional page parameter:

{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo (bar)}} → "foo"
{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo bar}} → "foo bar"

Usage

See also