Template:Doc-apihelp-extended-description
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This message is used in a technical context. Do not translate it unless you are sure that all technical terms are handled correctly.
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This message is used in a technical context. Do not translate it unless you are sure that all technical terms are handled correctly.
Do not translate text that is quoted or inside <var></var>, <kbd></kbd>, <samp></samp>, or <code></code> in this message.

- Usage:
- Documentation for all messages like "apihelp-*-extended-description".
- First parameter is the "module path" of the API module, e.g. "query+backlinks".
- Optional parameter
description
allows for adjusting the descriptive text output by the template. - Optional parameter
info
will be displayed after the standard description, before the parameters. - Optional parameters
params
andparamstart
allow for prepending additional parameters to the list of parameters passed to the message. The first gives the wikitext for the additional parameters, while the second gives the number of the first standard parameter. - Optional parameter
seealso
will be displayed at the beginning of the "see also" list.
- Example:
{{ doc-apihelp-extended-description | 1=sample }}
generates:


This is a MediaWiki Action API module extended description for the "sample" module. See API:Main page at MediaWiki.org for general information. This message is typically displayed after the corresponding summary message.
Parameters:
- $1 - Module parameter prefix, e.g. "bl"
- $2 - Module name, e.g. "backlinks"
- $3 - Module path, e.g. "query+backlinks"
For other messages relating to this module, see:
- MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-description for the deprecated combination of summary and extra description
- MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-summary for the one-line summary
- Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-param- for parameter descriptions
- Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-example- for example descriptions
{{ doc-apihelp-extended-description | 1=sample | params = * $1 - Extra first parameter | paramstart = 2 }}
generates:


This is a MediaWiki Action API module extended description for the "sample" module. See API:Main page at MediaWiki.org for general information. This message is typically displayed after the corresponding summary message.
Parameters:
- $1 - Extra first parameter
- $2 - Module parameter prefix, e.g. "bl"
- $3 - Module name, e.g. "backlinks"
- $4 - Module path, e.g. "query+backlinks"
For other messages relating to this module, see:
- MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-description for the deprecated combination of summary and extra description
- MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-summary for the one-line summary
- Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-param- for parameter descriptions
- Special:PrefixIndex/MediaWiki:apihelp-sample-example- for example descriptions
Maintenance: List of wrong parameter and List of missing parameter