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Line 5: -->__NOTOC__ ==Example== This ~~will output~~outputs a list of pages belonging to [[:Category:Dessert examples]]; the hyperlinks to these pages ~~will~~would look normal (displaying their page name), but ~~will~~would use an additional MediaWiki parameter named '[[mw:Manual:Parameters to index.php#Page revision or version\|curid]]' at the end of the URL, which contains the numeric ID of the page.▼ ▲This will output a list of pages belonging to [[:Category:Dessert examples]]; the hyperlinks to these pages will look normal (displaying their page name), but will use an additional MediaWiki parameter named '[[mw:Manual:Parameters to index.php#Page revision or version\|curid]]' at the end of the URL, which contains the numeric ID of the page. {{tempnote}}▼ '''Notes:'''▼ * A <code>format</code> statement could be used to achieve similar output: <code>\|format = ,\n* <span class="plainlinks">[²{fullurl:%PAGE%¦curid=%PAGEID%}² %PAGE%]</span></code> (observed in an [[Controlling output volume/Parameter: showcurid (example 1)#Example 2\|alternate example]]).▼ * Using this type of link may be somewhat faster than using the title only. This kind of link is useful for some web spiders (e.g., some search engine spiders may need a unique ID within the pagelink) and it works even if the title has moved.▼ <pre> Line 20 ⟶ 13: }} </pre> ▲'''Notes:''' ▲* A <code>format</code> statement could also be used to achieve ~~similar~~(working) output: <code>\|format = ,\n* <span class="plainlinks">[²{fullurl:%PAGE%¦curid=%PAGEID%}² %PAGE%]</span></code> (observed in an [[Controlling output volume/Parameter: showcurid (example 1)#Example 2\|alternate example]]). * <code>showcurid=true</code> cannot be used together with <code>openreferences=true</code>. ▲* Using this type of link may be somewhat faster than using the title only. This kind of link is useful for some web spiders (e.g., some search engine spiders may need a unique ID within the pagelink) and it works even if the title has moved. ▲{{tempnote}} ==Result== {{#dpl: \|category = Dessert examples Line 29 ⟶ 27: ==Example 2== This selects pages ~~from~~in [[:Category:Dessert examples]], ~~the~~ <code>format</code> ~~statement is used to provide~~provides very similar functionality to <code>showcurid</code>; the <code>\n* </code> ~~provides~~creates a new line ~~and a~~with bullet, then the MediaWiki [[mw:Help:Magic words\|magic word]] <code><nowiki>{{fullurl:}}</nowiki></code> is used to create the URL from <code>%PAGE%</code>, and feed the URL the <code>%PAGEID%</code> as a URL parameter ~~as an~~ external link~~, with~~. <code>%PAGE%</code> ~~used~~is ~~again~~then used as the link text. Using a magic word (or parser function) in the <code><nowiki>{{#dpl:}}</nowiki></code> method of using DPL3 requires special syntax, double curly ~~braces~~ <code><nowiki>{{</nowiki></code> ~~and~~braces <code><nowiki>}}</nowiki></code> must be replaced with <code><nowiki>²{</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>}²</nowiki></code> respectively, and pipe <code>\|</code> characters must be replaced with <code><nowiki>¦</nowiki></code> or <code><nowiki>{{!}}</nowiki></code>. The <code><nowiki><span class="plainlinks"></span></nowiki></code> wraps each link with a ~~built-in~~ [[mw:Manual:Plainlinks\|MediaWiki class]] ~~that can be applied~~ to prevent the external link icon from displaying. <pre> Line 43 ⟶ 41: \|format = ,\n* <span class="plainlinks">[²{fullurl:%PAGE%¦curid=%PAGEID%}² %PAGE%]</span> }} <noinclude> [[Category:~~Controlling~~Adding ~~output~~meta ~~volume~~data ~~(examples)‎~~to the output‎]] [[Category:Uses category parameter]] [[Category:Uses showcurid parameter]]