Template:HNSA
 | This template uses Lua: |
Usage
[edit]This template is designed to make an easy external link to a ship's page at hnsa.org
Formal usage
[edit]{{hnsa|page|Shipname}}
- Parameters
pageis extracted from the hnsa.org URL (see below)Shipname– (optional) unformatted name of the ship
page
[edit]To obtain the page parameter value:
- Find the hnsa.org url.
- The url for the USS Kidd (DD-661) HNSA page is
http://www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/uss-kidd-dd-661/
- The url for the USS Kidd (DD-661) HNSA page is
- The
pageparameter value is that part of the URL betweenhnsa-ships/and the trailing/- In this example you would use
uss-kidd-dd-661
- In this example you would use
Shipname
[edit]This optional parameter provides the name of the ship in the rendered link. If omitted or left blank, the template uses the current page name in the link. If Shipname parameter is one of the standard forms <prefix> <name> <disambiguator>; <prefix> <name>; or <name> <disambiguator>; or <name> where <name> is part of the article title; then {{hnsa}} will apply proper formatting to Shipname.
Error messages
[edit]When {{hnsa}} cannot figure out how to format Shipname, it will return the Shipname in its original format along with an error message that may help to get the name right. If the name render's as you think it should add the parameter |showerrs=no to disable the error message.