Template talk:User link
Notifications
[edit]Does this template send notifications? czar ♔ 01:44, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
- Going with "yes" since {{u}} is listed at Wikipedia:Notifications#Features czar ♔ 01:46, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
- Actually it doesn't, by itself. But note the discussion below. ★NealMcB★ (talk) 21:24, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
This template documentation is wrong
[edit]Use of {{User}} is different from use of {{User link}} or {{U}}.
But the documentation says that using {{User}} shows up as the same as {{U}}.
Can someone fix this? — Cirt (talk) 03:00, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
- It was a bad edit by Thnidu a few months back.
- I have fixed it. Please note, template doc pages are not normally protected. --Redrose64 (talk) 14:18, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
- @Redrose64 Ooops!
:-[
Thanks for the fix! --Thnidu (talk) 00:38, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
- @Redrose64 Ooops!
substing this template
[edit]When subst'ing this template you end up with raw parser functions substed. Can we get it fixed to not include those? Werieth (talk) 14:15, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Pipelinking, in effect, seems to work
[edit]It's not mentioned on the template page, but {{U|Example|Nickname}} gives Nickname, exactly as [[User:Example|Nickname]] gives Nickname. --Middle 8 (leave me alone • talk to me • COI?) 20:53, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
Does not notify user
[edit]I just ran a quick test with the help of another editor: the {{u|Username}} template does not notify the editor as the {{Ping|Username}} template and the manually done [[User:Username]]) does. I will no longer use the U template in that case. Prhartcom (talk) 15:22, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Prhartcom: did you receive a notification for this post? --Redrose64 (talk) 16:54, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Redrose64, Yes I did, I received a notification from your use of the U template, so please tell me what happened? I see no changes have been made to the template today, and I feel certain my earlier test with the U template was conclusive. Thanks. Prhartcom (talk) 19:21, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- This is one of the things that Quiddity (WMF) (talk · contribs) and others are investigating at phab:T78424, there are related threads at WT:Echo and Template talk:Reply to. One thing is certain: it's not a problem with the template, although it might be a problem with the way that the template is being used. For example, in this edit, the
{{u|Prhartcom}}
is inside a file link, which might cause it to be skipped by the notifications system. In other cases, the notification might be broken by the presence of invisible control characters (like the U+200E Left-to-right mark) immediately before the closing double braces, although the link is still clickable. --Redrose64 (talk) 19:51, 10 February 2015 (UTC)- Thanks for those threads. I just tried another U template test (straightforward this time) and it didn't work, dang it. Cheers. Prhartcom (talk) 22:28, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Quiddity: The last-mentioned failed notification is this edit. --Redrose64 (talk) 22:56, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks for those threads. I just tried another U template test (straightforward this time) and it didn't work, dang it. Cheers. Prhartcom (talk) 22:28, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- This is one of the things that Quiddity (WMF) (talk · contribs) and others are investigating at phab:T78424, there are related threads at WT:Echo and Template talk:Reply to. One thing is certain: it's not a problem with the template, although it might be a problem with the way that the template is being used. For example, in this edit, the
- Redrose64, Yes I did, I received a notification from your use of the U template, so please tell me what happened? I see no changes have been made to the template today, and I feel certain my earlier test with the U template was conclusive. Thanks. Prhartcom (talk) 19:21, 10 February 2015 (UTC)
- Most/All mention-errors should be fixed now, with code pushed to all wikis ~3 hours ago. Please keep an eye out, and ping me with any newer instances of problems. (And thanks again for all the details so far). --Quiddity (WMF) (talk) 20:22, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks Quiddity (WMF), I have just proved for myself at least that the notification system is indeed working when using the U template. Thanks so much for your expertise. Prhartcom (talk) 21:14, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
document the notification
[edit]If the template is intended to, and does notify the user, it would be helpful if the doc page said so explicitly. And in that case if the "Alternative" described - [[User:Example|]]
- does not notify the usr, it would be helpful to say so (because it does not have the same "desired result"). Mitch Ames (talk) 00:13, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
- The template does not notify a user, nor is it intended to; in fact, it pre-dates the notifications system by seven years. Its purpose is to create a link to a user page, nothing more. Under some circumstances, a notification is sent, but that is a side-effect: it happens whenever the conditions described at WP:Echo are met. These conditions include the addition of a link to a user page at the same time as the addition of a signature, regardless of the template (or other method) used to create that link. It even happens when a normal untemplated wikilink is used, like this: User:Mitch Ames. --Redrose64 (talk) 11:27, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
- OK, thank for the explanation. Mitch Ames (talk) 11:55, 6 June 2015 (UTC)
- User:Redrose64, on a related note, is there a template that will guarantee that the user receives a notification (aside from a user talk post)? Oiyarbepsy (talk) 03:06, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
- No. Notifications have nothing to do with templates. It is the userpage link together with a signature, both being in a new post, that perform the notification. Like this: User:Oiyarbepsy. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 09:58, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
Link to talk
[edit]I have a question to the technically minded folks around here: If there is no used page (either here or meta), would it be possible for this template to automatically link to the user talk page instead? Oiyarbepsy (talk) 02:58, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
Broken template
[edit]Something is causing the template to be broken. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jean-Philippe Susilovic, where the {{u|7&6=thirteen}} is displayed as [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]. PS I have also opened a village pump thread Wikipedia:Village_pump_(technical)#Broken_template. Please reply there. --Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 20:24, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Tyw7: You also asked this at WP:VPT. Please see WP:MULTI. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 20:40, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
- Redrose64, I've included the link to the Village Pump thread below. I thought the pump might get more eyes on the bug. --Tyw7 (🗣️ Talk) — If (reply) then (ping me) 20:49, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
Template-protected edit request on 20 September 2018
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The 83,000 cited is now about 111,000, as shown by the link. Can you update it? Hdjensofjfnen (If you want to trout me, go ahead!) 16:58, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hdjensofjfnen, Done, but you can edit it yourself - the page is Template:User_link/doc which is unprotected Galobtter (pingó mió) 19:57, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Not done that text is on the non-protected documentation at Template:User link/doc, feel free to edit. (ec - your reuqested trout is on the way!) — xaosflux Talk 20:00, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
Template-protected edit request on 15 March 2019
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Make "Example" the default parameter value for {{{1}}} as on Template:User. Qzekrom 💬 theythem 18:27, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
- Done – Jonesey95 (talk) 07:59, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
Template-protected edit request on 14 February 2021
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The sandbox template takes up less wikicode. Change the current template to the sandbox version. JsfasdF252 (talk) 02:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
- Not done There's a reason for the extra wikicode, it's to allow the template to be substituted cleanly. * Pppery * it has begun... 16:45, 14 February 2021 (UTC)