Template:Elink

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Description

Creates an external link with icon, providing a consistent standard for the External Links section.

Syntax

{{Elink|< prefix= >|< link=link_url >|< site=link_name >|< desc= >|< title=tooltip >|< icon=icon_name >|< type=(see below) >}}

• prefix - Optional prefix text before the icon.
• link - URL to link to.
• site - Simple name for the site, used as the link text. This should be the domain name (cleaned up, capitalized, drop the '.com', etc) or the guild name "Example Guild (Example Server US)"
• desc - Optional description of what can be found at the link, placed after the link in plain text.
• title - Optional text showing when the mouse is over the icon. If not defined, it will default to "External link".
• icon - Optional icon to show at start of link. Give only the image name, leave off the "[[Icon-" and "-22x22.png]]". If not defined, File:Icon-external-22x22.png is used. Do not use just icon= (blank value).
  • Icons available (no corresponting type parameter):

    File:Icon-add-22x22.png Template:Dash add, File:Icon-delete-22x22.png Template:Dash delete, File:Icon-remove-22x22.png Template:Dash remove, File:Icon-back-22x22.png Template:Dash back, File:Icon-down-22x22.png Template:Dash down, File:Icon-next-22x22.png Template:Dash next, File:Icon-up-22x22.png Template:Dash up

    File:Icon-download-22x22.png Template:Dash download, Template:Dash edit, File:Icon-lock-22x22.png Template:Dash lock, File:Icon-new-22x22.png Template:Dash new, File:Icon-move-22x22.png Template:Dash move, Template:Dash revert, File:Icon-search-22x22.png Template:Dash search

    File:Icon-cleanup-22x22.png Template:Dash cleanup, Template:Dash disambig, File:Icon-redirect-22x22.png Template:Dash redirect, File:Icon-split-22x22.png Template:Dash split

    Template:Dash help, Template:Dash information, Template:Dash question, Template:Dash warning

    File:Icon-api-22x22.png Template:Dash api, File:Icon-article-22x22.png Template:Dash article, File:Icon-boilerplate-22x22.png Template:Dash boilerplate, Template:Dash policy, File:Icon-stub-22x22.png Template:Dash stub, File:Icon-template-22x22.png Template:Dash template

    File:Icon-audio-22x22.png Template:Dash audio, File:Icon-chat-22x22.png Template:Dash chat, File:Icon-email-22x22.png Template:Dash email, File:Icon-external-22x22.png Template:Dash external, Template:Dash externalarticle

    File:Icon-addon-22x22.png Template:Dash addon, File:Icon-image-22x22.png Template:Dash image, File:Icon-imagedelete-22x22.png Template:Dash imagedelete, File:Icon-thumbnail-22x22.png Template:Dash thumbnail, File:Icon-map-22x22.png Template:Dash map, File:Icon-out-22x22.png Template:Dash out

    File:Icon-patch-22x22.png Template:Dash patch, File:Icon-player-22x22.png Template:Dash player, File:Icon-group-22x22.png Template:Dash group, File:Icon-popular-22x22.png Template:Dash popular, File:Icon-user-22x22.png Template:Dash user

  • Site icons available (no corresponting type= parameter):

    File:Icon-almostgaming-22x22.png Template:Dash almostgaming, File:Icon-apple-22x22.png Template:Dash apple, File:Icon-bnet-22x22.png Template:Dash bnet, File:Icon-bradygames-22x22.png Template:Dash bradygames, File:Icon-cosmosui-22x22.png Template:Dash cosmosui, File:Icon-crafterstome-22x22.png Template:Dash crafterstome, File:Icon-criticalgamers-22x22.png Template:Dash criticalgamers,

    File:Icon-dccomics-22x22.png Template:Dash dccomics, File:Icon-elitistjerks-22x22.png Template:Dash elitistjerks, File:Icon-elsanglin-22x22.png Template:Dash elsanglin, File:Icon-fantasyflightgames-22x22.png Template:Dash fantasyflightgames, File:Icon-filefront-22x22.png Template:Dash filefront, File:Icon-gamebunny-22x22.png Template:Dash gamebunny,

    File:Icon-gamespot-22x22.png Template:Dash gamespot, File:Icon-gamespy-22x22.png Template:Dash gamespy, File:Icon-goblinworkshop-22x22.png Template:Dash goblinworkshop, File:Icon-guildprogress-22x22.png Template:Dash guildprogress, File:Icon-ign-22x22.png Template:Dash ign, File:Icon-joystiq-22x22.png Template:Dash joystiq, File:Icon-kotaku-22x22.png Template:Dash kotaku,

    File:Icon-lootables-22x22.png Template:Dash lootables, File:Icon-maintankadin-22x22.png Template:Dash maintankadin, File:Icon-massively-22x22.png Template:Dash massively, File:Icon-mmochampion-22x22.png Template:Dash mmochampion, File:Icon-thenoobschool-22x22.png Template:Dash thenoobschool, File:Icon-pennyarcade-22x22.png Template:Dash pennyarcade,

    File:Icon-tentonhammer-22x22.png Template:Dash tentonhammer, File:Icon-upperdeck-22x22.png Template:Dash upperdeck, File:Icon-upperdeckwow-22x22.png Template:Dash upperdeckwow, File:Icon-warcraftmovies-22x22.png Template:Dash warcraftmovies, File:Icon-WarcraftPets-22x22.png Template:Dash WarcraftPets, File:Icon-wikia-22x22.png Template:Dash wikia,

    File:Icon-worldofraids-22x22.png Template:Dash worldofraids, File:Icon-worldofwar-22x22.png Template:Dash worldofwar, File:Icon-wowace-22x22.png Template:Dash wowace, File:Icon-wowbluetracker-22x22.png Template:Dash wowbluetracker, File:Icon-wowdigger-22x22.png Template:Dash wowdigger,

    File:Icon-wowi-22x22.png Template:Dash wowi, File:Icon-wowincgamers-22x22.png Template:Dash wowincgamers, File:Icon-wowjutsu-22x22.png Template:Dash wowjutsu

  • Icons available (has corresponding type parameter):

    File:Icon-allakhazam-22x22.png Template:Dash allakhazam, File:Icon-armory-22x22.png Template:Dash armory, File:Icon-blizzard-22x22.png Template:Dash blizzard, File:Icon-blizzplanet-22x22.png Template:Dash blizzplanet,

    File:Icon-bosskillers-22x22.png Template:Dash bosskillers, File:Icon-curse-22x22.png Template:Dash curse (use for wowdb too), File:Icon-petopia-22x22.png Template:Dash petopia, File:Icon-sol-22x22.png Template:Dash sol, File:Icon-thottbot-22x22.png Template:Dash thottbot, File:Icon-video-22x22.png Template:Dash video,

    File:Icon-wikipedia-22x22.png Template:Dash wikipedia, File:Icon-woweu-22x22.png Template:Dash woweu, File:Icon-wowhead-22x22.png Template:Dash wowhead, File:Icon-wowinsider-22x22.png Template:Dash wowinsider, File:Icon-wowus-22x22.png Template:Dash wowus, File:Icon-youtube-22x22.png Template:Dash youtube

• type - Will automatically give the link a default styling (icon, site, title...) depending on the given parameter. Icons are defaulted to the type. Currently, the accepted parameters are: allakhazam, ampwow, armory, blizzard, blizzplanet, bosskillers, curse, petopia, sol, thottbot, video, wikipedia, woweu, wowhead, wowinsider, wowus, and youtube.

Examples

This: {{Elink|link=http://examplesite.com|site=Example Site|desc=This is an example external link}}

Produces:

External link Example Site This is an example external link

This: {{Elink|prefix=Take from|link=http://examplesite2.com|site=Example Source Site|desc=This is an example source external link|title=Example hover box}}

Produces:

Taken from Example hover box Example Source Site This is an example source external link:

Using icons not listed

You can use icons not listed, if they are uploaded to WoWWiki.

Before using an icon it should meet the following criteria:

• The image should be a PNG with the extension .png (lowercase).
• The image should be 22 pixels high by 22 pixels wide.
• The name of the image file should be in the form: Icon-name-22x22.png

Before adding the icon to the list on Template:Elink/doc, please ask for feedback on Template talk:Elink.ru:Шаблон:Ð'нешСсылка