Template:Main

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This template is used on 65,000+ pages. To avoid any disruptions and to save some server load, any changes should first be tested in this template's Main/sandbox or Main/testcases subpage, or in your own user space. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. As a courtesy to other users, please discuss any changes at the Main before implementing them.

When a Wikipedia article is large, it is often rewritten in summary style. This template is used below the heading of the summary, to link to the sub-article that has been (or will be) summarised.

The template is also not used instead of inline links or as a "see also". It has a specific usage as described above.

Usage

{{main
|Article 1
}}

You may also include additional links, up to ten in total:

{{main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
}}

For each link, you may optionally specify a link appearance (this is for articles where a piped link would be used). Note that the extra parameters use a lower case 'L', eg. l1 not 11:

{{main
|Article 1
|Article 2
|Article 3
|Article 4
|Article 5
|Article 6
|Article 7
|Article 8
|Article 9
|Article 10
|l1=Article 1 link appearance
|l2=Article 2 link appearance
|l3=Article 3 link appearance
|l4=Article 4 link appearance
|l5=Article 5 link appearance
|l6=Article 6 link appearance
|l7=Article 7 link appearance
|l8=Article 8 link appearance
|l9=Article 9 link appearance
|l10=Article 10 link appearance
}}

Example

{{Main|Article}}

{{Main|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3}}

{{Main|Article 1|Article 2|Article 3|Article 4|Article 5}}

{{Main|Article|l1=Alternate title}}

{{Main|(15760) 1992 QB1|l1={{mp|(15760) 1992 QB|1}}}}

See also

• {{maincat}} For related sections and categories
• {{Catmore}} For categories
• {{Details}}
• {{Further}}
• {{See}} (it is recommended to use {{Further}})
• {{See also}}
• Section template samples
• Wikipedia:Long article layout
• Wikipedia:Summary style
• M:Help:TemplateAr:قالب:مقال تفصيلي

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