Module:Engvar/doc

This module allows an article to show a national variant of English (WP:ENGVAR) in templates, depending on individual article preference. Basically, the article page infobox can have |engvar=en-GB set to show en-GB spelling.

For example, a single template can show "football" text in en-UK articles, and "soccer" in en-US articles.

See {{Engvar }}.

{{#invoke:Engvar|variants
| defaultWord =
| engvar = {{{engvar|}}}<!-- Pass through article setting -->
| defaultLang =
| en-XX = <!-- Add country code for XX, and its word -->
| en-YY = <!-- Add more variants as might be needed -->
| engvarCat = {{{engvarCat|}}}
| engvarCatSort =
}}

|engvar=

This input (user input) is checked against a list of possible words ("en-US, American English, United States"). Internal identifier is the code like "en-US".

|engvarCatSort=

Sort text for maintenance category. Advise to set to project name like "rainbow" not "infobox rainbow" (all templates will fill this category!). Default is pagename.

Maintenance category

• Category:Articles using an unknown Template:Engvar option

In the

| defaultWord =
| defaultLang =
| engvar = {{{engvar|}}}<!-- Pass through the editor's choice -->
| en-XX = <!-- add country code for XX, and the nation language word -->
| en-YY = <!-- add more variants as might be needed -->
| engvarCat = {{{engvarCat|}}} <!-- yes/no; '=no' will suppress message category in article page) -->

In the parameter list, for the editor to see & use:

| engvar =
| engvarCat =

In the template, use the exact ISO-code as the parameter name like |en-GB=vapour. Write |en-US=soccer not |American English=soccer. Needed varieties have articles using the template and words differing from the default.

There is backwards compatibility for leeway in articles. |engvar=en-US, |engvar=United States, |engvar=US can all show the |en-US=football variety.

• HELP:ENGVAR
• Category:Articles using an unknown Template:Engvar option
• ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 -- The 2-letter country code
• {{#invoke:Engvar|explain|...}} - debugging