Template:TED speaker/doc

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This template uses Lua:

Template:TED speaker displays an external link to a speaker page at the TED website. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Usage[edit]

Unnamed parameters: {{TED speaker | ID }}; {{TED speaker | ID | NAME }}

Named parameters: {{TED speaker | id= ID }}; {{TED speaker | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Using Wikidata property P2611: {{TED speaker}}; {{TED speaker | name= NAME }}

Examples[edit]

One parameter[edit]

The following example shows a link to the page for Al Gore:

https://www.ted.com/speakers/al_gore

* {{TED speaker | al_gore }}

TED speaker/doc at TED

* {{TED speaker | id= al_gore }}

TED speaker/doc at TED

Two parameters[edit]

The following example shows a link to the page for J. J. Abrams:

https://www.ted.com/speakers/j_j_abrams

* {{TED speaker | j_j_abrams | J. J. Abrams }}

J. J. Abrams at TED

* {{TED speaker | id= j_j_abrams | name= J. J. Abrams }}

J. J. Abrams at TED

No ID in template or Wikidata[edit]

* {{TED speaker}}

{{TED speaker}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData[edit]

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:TED speaker in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for TED speaker

This template displays an external link to a speaker page at the TED website. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	`id` `1`	ID string used in the URL. Default Wikidata property P2611	String	optional
Name	`name` `2`	Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation. Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}}	String	optional