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	<includeonly>{{#switch:{{{type\|}}}		<includeonly>{{#switch:{{{type\|}}}
	\| players = {{#ifexist:Players/{{{target}}}\|[[Players/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}}}		\| players = {{#ifexist:Players/{{{target}}}\|[[Players/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}}}
			\| characters = {{#ifexist:Characters/{{{target}}}\|[[Characters/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}}}
	\| places = [[Places/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]		\| places = [[Places/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]
	\| groups = [[Groups/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]		\| groups = [[Groups/{{{target}}}\|{{{text\|{{{target}}}}}}]]
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	= AutoLink Template =		= AutoLink Template =

	This is a unified auto-linking template that can create links to different types of entities (players, places, groups, businesses, etc.).		This is a unified auto-linking template that can create links to different types of entities (players, characters, places, groups, businesses, etc.).

	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
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	== Parameters ==		== Parameters ==
	* '''type''' - The type of entity to link to (players, places, groups, businesses)		* '''type''' - The type of entity to link to (players, characters, places, groups, businesses)
	* '''target''' - The exact name/identifier of the entity to link to		* '''target''' - The exact name/identifier of the entity to link to
	* '''text''' - Optional display text (defaults to target name if not provided)		* '''text''' - Optional display text (defaults to target name if not provided)
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	Links to player pages in the Players/ directory:		Links to player pages in the Players/ directory:
	* Checks if Players/{target} exists		* Checks if Players/{target} exists
			* If it exists, creates a link; otherwise displays as plain text

			=== Characters (type=characters) ===
			Links to character pages in the Characters/ directory:
			* Checks if Characters/{target} exists
	* If it exists, creates a link; otherwise displays as plain text		* If it exists, creates a link; otherwise displays as plain text

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	<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=players\|target=Falcon40k\|text=my friend}}</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=players\|target=Falcon40k\|text=my friend}}</nowiki></code>
	→ [[Players/Falcon40k\|my friend]]		→ [[Players/Falcon40k\|my friend]]

			<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=characters\|target=John Tanaka}}</nowiki></code>
			→ [[Characters/John Tanaka\|John Tanaka]]

			<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=characters\|target=Jane Smith\|text=his sister}}</nowiki></code>
			→ [[Characters/Jane Smith\|his sister]]

	<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=places\|target=Tokyo\|text=the capital}}</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=places\|target=Tokyo\|text=the capital}}</nowiki></code>
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	<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=businesses\|target=SushiCorp}}</nowiki></code>		<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink\|type=businesses\|target=SushiCorp}}</nowiki></code>
	→ [[Businesses/SushiCorp\|SushiCorp]]		→ [[Businesses/SushiCorp\|SushiCorp]]

			== Advantages ==
			* No need to follow specific text patterns
			* Explicit control over what gets linked
			* Flexible display text
			* Works with any entity name
			* Easy to extend for new types
	</noinclude>		</noinclude>

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Created page with "<includeonly>{{#switch:{{{type|}}} | players = {{#ifexist:Players/{{{target}}}|[[Players/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}} | places = [[Places/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]] | groups = [[Groups/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]] | businesses = [[Businesses/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]] | #default = {{{text|{{{target}}}}}} }}</includeonly><noinclude> = AutoLink Template = This is a unified auto-linking template that can..."

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<includeonly>{{#switch:{{{type|}}}
| players = {{#ifexist:Players/{{{target}}}|[[Players/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}}
| places = [[Places/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]
| groups = [[Groups/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]
| businesses = [[Businesses/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]
| #default = {{{text|{{{target}}}}}}
}}</includeonly><noinclude>
= AutoLink Template =

This is a unified auto-linking template that can create links to different types of entities (players, places, groups, businesses, etc.).

== Usage ==
<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=TYPE|target=TARGET_NAME|text=DISPLAY_TEXT}}</nowiki></code>

== Parameters ==
* '''type''' - The type of entity to link to (players, places, groups, businesses)
* '''target''' - The exact name/identifier of the entity to link to
* '''text''' - Optional display text (defaults to target name if not provided)

== Supported Types ==

=== Players (type=players) ===
Links to player pages in the Players/ directory:
* Checks if Players/{target} exists
* If it exists, creates a link; otherwise displays as plain text

=== Places (type=places) ===
Links to Places/{target}

=== Groups (type=groups) ===
Links to Groups/{target}

=== Businesses (type=businesses) ===
Links to Businesses/{target}

== Examples ==
<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k}}</nowiki></code>
→ [[Players/Falcon40k|Falcon40k]]

<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k|text=my friend}}</nowiki></code>
→ [[Players/Falcon40k|my friend]]

<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=places|target=Tokyo|text=the capital}}</nowiki></code>
→ [[Places/Tokyo|the capital]]

<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=businesses|target=SushiCorp}}</nowiki></code>
→ [[Businesses/SushiCorp|SushiCorp]]
</noinclude>

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