Module:Shortcut/doc
This is the documentation page for Module:Shortcut
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This module makes a box showing the shortcut links to a page.
Usage
From wikitext
From wikitext, this module should be called from a template, usually {{shortcut}}. Please see the template page for documentation. However, it can also be called using the syntax {{#invoke:shortcut|main|arguments}}.
From Lua
To use this module from Lua, first load it.
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> local mShortcut = require('Module:Shortcut') </syntaxhighlight>
Then you can create shortcut boxes with the following syntax:
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> mShortcut._main(shortcuts, options, frame, cfg) </syntaxhighlight>
- shortcuts is an array of shortcut page names. (required)
- options is a table of options. The following keys are supported:
msg- a message to leave after the list of shortcuts.category- if set to false (or a value regarded as false by Module:Yesno, such as "no"), categories are suppressed.
- frame a frame object. This is optional, and only intended to be used internally.
- cfg a table of config values. This is optional, and is only intended for testing.
Technical details
This module has a configuration file at Module:Shortcut/config. It can be used to translate this module into different languages or to change details like category names.
