About/Documentation

Description

Should be placed at the top of an article. Links to pages of similar titles or concepts that the reader may be looking for.

Parameters

name: Text explaining what the article is about.

Required.

use: The uses of the similar article that the reader may be looking for.

Optional. Defaults to 'other uses'.

Notes: Usually kept blank if there is more than one similar article.

page: The name of the page that the reader may be looking for. Links to the current page's disambiguation page by default.

Optional. Defaults to '{{PAGENAME}} disambiguation'.

Usage

{{about|the about template}}
{{about|the about template|other templates}}
{{about|the about template|other templates|Special:UnusedTemplates}}

Errors

No about text provided. Add a name parameter.