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AutoLink Template

Unified auto-linking template. Creates a wiki link to an entity page if it exists, otherwise renders as plain text.

Usage

{{AutoLink|type=TYPE|target=TARGET_NAME|text=DISPLAY_TEXT}}

Parameters

type — entity type (see table below)
target — exact page identifier (without the prefix)
text — optional display text (defaults to target name)

Supported Types

Type value	Links to	Existence check?
`players`	`Players/{target}`	Yes
`characters`	`Characters/{target}`	Yes
`groups`	`Groups/{target}`	Yes
`businesses`	`Businesses/{target}`	Yes
`political_parties`	`Political_Parties/{target}`	Yes
`locations`	`Locations/{target}`	Yes
`events`	`Events/{target}`	Yes

All types fall back to plain text if the target page does not exist yet.

Examples

{{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k}} → Falcon40k

{{AutoLink|type=characters|target=Abraham Ivankov-Chevalier|text=the boss}} → the boss

{{AutoLink|type=groups|target=Ivankov-Chevalier Family}} → Ivankov-Chevalier Family

{{AutoLink|type=locations|target=Takashima Central Station}} → Takashima Central Station

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 | 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}}}}}}]]
+| groups = {{#ifexist:Groups/{{{target}}}|[[Groups/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}}
-| groups = [[Groups/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]
+| businesses = {{#ifexist:Businesses/{{{target}}}|[[Businesses/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}}
-| businesses = [[Businesses/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]
+| political_parties = {{#ifexist:Political_Parties/{{{target}}}|[[Political_Parties/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}}
+| locations = {{#ifexist:Locations/{{{target}}}|[[Locations/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}]]|{{{text|{{{target}}}}}}}}
+| events = {{#ifexist:Events/{{{target}}}|[[Events/{{{target}}}|{{{text|{{{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, characters, places, groups, businesses, etc.).
+Unified auto-linking template. Creates a wiki link to an entity page if it exists, otherwise renders as plain text.
 == Usage ==
@@ Line 15: / Line 17: @@
 == Parameters ==
-* '''type''' - The type of entity to link to (players, characters, places, groups, businesses)
+* '''type''' — entity type (see table below)
-* '''target''' - The exact name/identifier of the entity to link to
+* '''target''' — exact page identifier (without the prefix)
-* '''text''' - Optional display text (defaults to target name if not provided)
+* '''text''' — optional display text (defaults to target name)
 == Supported Types ==
+{| class="wikitable"
+! Type value !! Links to !! Existence check?
+|-
+| <code>players</code> || <code>Players/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>characters</code> || <code>Characters/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>groups</code> || <code>Groups/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>businesses</code> || <code>Businesses/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>political_parties</code> || <code>Political_Parties/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>locations</code> || <code>Locations/{target}</code> || Yes
+|-
+| <code>events</code> || <code>Events/{target}</code> || Yes
+|}
-=== Players (type=players) ===
+All types fall back to plain text if the target page does not exist yet.
-Links to player pages in the Players/ directory:
-* 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
-=== Places (type=places) ===
-Links to Places/{target}
-=== Groups (type=groups) ===
-Links to Groups/{target}
-=== Businesses (type=businesses) ===
-Links to Businesses/{target}
 == Examples ==
@@ Line 44: / Line 46: @@
 → [[Players/Falcon40k|Falcon40k]]
-<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=players|target=Falcon40k|text=my friend}}</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=characters|target=Abraham Ivankov-Chevalier|text=the boss}}</nowiki></code>
-→ [[Players/Falcon40k|my friend]]
+→ [[Characters/Abraham Ivankov-Chevalier|the boss]]
-<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>
-→ [[Places/Tokyo|the capital]]
-<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=businesses|target=SushiCorp}}</nowiki></code>
+<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=groups|target=Ivankov-Chevalier Family}}</nowiki></code>
-→ [[Businesses/SushiCorp|SushiCorp]]
+→ [[Groups/Ivankov-Chevalier Family|Ivankov-Chevalier Family]]
-== Advantages ==
+<code><nowiki>{{AutoLink|type=locations|target=Takashima Central Station}}</nowiki></code>
-* No need to follow specific text patterns
+→ [[Locations/Takashima Central Station|Takashima Central Station]]
-* Explicit control over what gets linked
-* Flexible display text
-* Works with any entity name
-* Easy to extend for new types
 </noinclude>