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*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the banker}}</nowiki></code>''' (On an article titled "John Smith")
*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the banker}}</nowiki></code>''' (On an article titled "John Smith")
:''This article is about the banker.  For other uses see [[John Smith (disambiguation)]].''
:''This article is about the banker.  For other uses see [[John Smith (disambiguation)]].''
*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the butcher||John Smith}}</nowiki></code>''' (Likely fond on an article titled "John Smith (butcher)".)
*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the butcher||John Smith}}</nowiki></code>''' (Likely found on an article titled "John Smith (butcher)".)
:''This article is about the butcher.  For other uses see [[John Smith]].''
:''This article is about the butcher.  For other uses see [[John Smith]].''
*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the baker|the candlestick maker|John Smith (candlestick maker)}}</nowiki></code>'''
*'''<code><nowiki>{{About|the baker|the candlestick maker|John Smith (candlestick maker)}}</nowiki></code>'''

Revision as of 10:39, 2 October 2009

This article is about {{{1}}}. For other uses see About (disambiguation).

Usage

{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote on Bhamwiki, and so should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead. This template does not have named parameters, instead relying solely on the order of the parameters.

  • {{About|USE1}}
This article is about USE1. For other uses see About (disambiguation).
  • {{About|USE1||PAGE2}} (When the disambiguation page has a different name — Note the empty second parameter)
This article is about USE1. For other uses see PAGE2.
  • {{About|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}} (When there is only one other use)
This article is about USE1. For USE2 see PAGE2.

Examples

  • {{About|the banker}} (On an article titled "John Smith")
This article is about the banker. For other uses see John Smith (disambiguation).
  • {{About|the butcher||John Smith}} (Likely found on an article titled "John Smith (butcher)".)
This article is about the butcher. For other uses see John Smith.
  • {{About|the baker|the candlestick maker|John Smith (candlestick maker)}}
This article is about the baker. For the candlestick maker see John Smith (candlestick maker).