Special Page names in translation

Fragment of a discussion from User talk:Smtchahal

Thanks for the heads up. I read here that the parser function {{#special:}} automatically converts the name of the special page to the current language of the wiki. Should I use that instead? Or is Special: sufficient?

Smtchahal (talk)‎12:33, 28 March 2014

Just use the default english special page name, since magic words may not be available in all messages. Besides, the default english special page names work on all wikis, no matter what the content language is. So, for example, a link with Special:Contributions will work everywhere, but विशेष:योगदान will not.

सिद्धार्थ घई (talk)‎12:37, 28 March 2014

Alright, thanks, I'll keep it in mind. I do know Hindi, but I've never been a contributor to any Hindi MediaWiki wiki so I thought using localised names for special pages was appropriate.

Smtchahal (talk)‎12:45, 28 March 2014
 
 
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