Help:Templates/ML
This template is for linking to Muselive.com. There are three forms it can take, which can be used depending on needs.
The first is the most simple:
{{ ML |topicid }}
...which will result in: (download)
The second can be used by adding...
type=normal
...to the template, as so:
{{ML |topicid | type=normal}}
...which will result in: Muselive
The latter "normal" type (which derives from CSS' font-size: normal attribute) can take a further unnamed argument to modify the link's text, as so:
{{ML |topicid | type=normal | this link has an invalid topic ID}}
...which will print: this link has an invalid topic ID
Note the lack of a space in all forms before topicid. This is a limitation of the template— space is usually preferred for readabilities' sake, but in this case it would cause a gap between the URL and the ID, so it is necessary to leave out. "Patches welcome"!
Rationale
There are two benefits for using a template to link to Muselive:
- Style and structure is separate from information, thus:
- It is somewhat more future proof.
- The URL form is easily updateable from the ML template, thus:
- It is somewhat more future proof.
The URL has been changed twice. The first was the change from invictus.softmeg.com to muselive.com, the second when URLs lacking a www prefix started redirecting to URLs with a www prefix. This template would have been ideal had it been used ubiquitously by then.