Template:Distinguish/doc

Summary

This hatnote template is meant to be used to indicate possible alternatives to what the reader wants to find.

Template parameters

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Alternative	1	The alternative page. Example Alternative Page	Page name	suggested
Second Alternative	2	A second alternative page. Example Second Alternative Page	Page name	optional
Third Alternative	3	A third alternative page. Example Third Alternative Page	Unknown	optional
Alternative Text	text	Instead of using pages, you can provide a full alternative text. This parameter overrides other provided parameters. Example the alternative page, [[Alternative Page]]	Line	optional

Examples

Code	Result
{{Distinguish|Page One}}	Not to be confused with Page One.
{{Distinguish|Page One|Page Two}}	Not to be confused with Page One or Page Two.
{{Distinguish|Page One|Page Two|Page Three}}	Not to be confused with Page One, Page Two or Page Three.
{{Distinguish|Page One{{!}}Page 1}}	Not to be confused with Page 1.
{{Distinguish|text = Page 1, another name for [[Page One]]}}	Not to be confused with Page 1, another name for Page One.

Dependencies

This template requires the {{Hatnote}} metatemplate.

Source

Base code adapted from Wikipedia's Distinguish Template.