This is the documentation page for Module:Excerpt
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Usage
{{#invoke:Excerpt|lead}}
- Main documentation: {{Transclude lead excerpt/doc}}
Transcludes the lead of an article as an excerpt.
{{#invoke:Excerpt|linked}}
- Main documentation: {{Transclude linked excerpt/doc}}
Transcludes as an excerpt the lead of an article selected randomly from wikilinks on a page.
{{#invoke:Excerpt|listitem}}
- Main documentation: {{Transclude list item excerpt/doc}}
Transcludes as an excerpt the lead of an article selected randomly from list items on a page.
{{#invoke:Excerpt|random}}
- Main documentation: {{Transclude random excerpt/doc}}
Transcludes as an excerpt the lead of an article selected randomly from the parameters.
{{#invoke:Excerpt|selected}}
- Main documentation: {{Transclude selected excerpt/doc}}
Transcludes the lead of a selected article as an excerpt.
Note
Before saving a change to this module, please preview with:
- Template:Transclude lead excerpt/testcases
- Template:Transclude linked excerpt/testcases
- Template:Transclude list item excerpt/testcases
- Template:Transclude random excerpt/testcases
- Template:Transclude selected excerpt/testcases
See also
