This is a documentation subpage for Template:About.It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.
{{About}} is a commonly used hatnote template, and should be placed at the top of an article, linking the reader to other articles with similar titles or concepts that they may have been seeking instead.
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This template is a hatnote in the format "This page is about … For other uses …".
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page description | 1 | What the page this template is placed on is about ("This page is about …") | String | required |
| Other page 1 description | 2 | What the first other page is about. If unused or blank, defaults to "For other uses". | String | suggested |
| Other page 1 title | 3 | The title of the first other page. If unused, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)". | Page name | suggested |
| Other page 2 description | 4 | What the second other page is about. | String | optional |
| Other page 2 title | 5 | The title of the second other page. If unused or blank and parameter 4 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)". | Page name | optional |
| Other page 3 description | 6 | What the third other page is about. | String | optional |
| Other page 3 title | 7 | The title of the third other page. If unused or blank and parameter 6 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)". | Page name | optional |
| Other page 4 description | 8 | What the fourth other page is about. | String | optional |
| Other page 4 title | 9 | The title of the fourth other page. If unused or blank and parameter 8 exists, defaults to "[page title] (disambiguation)". | Page name | optional |
| section | section | Pass "yes" in this parameter to get wording appropriate for use at the top of a section.
| String | optional |
| Custom text | text | Text to be appended to the end. | String | optional |