Template:Telegram
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This template generates an external link to an account at Telegram.
Multiple hoax and "fan" accounts have been discovered; please make a particular effort to verify the authenticity of any official links. Legitimate Telegram and ccounts are usually named in reliable sources, such as newspaper stories, about the subject, or linked by other subject-controlled sources.
Usage
One parameter:
{{Telegram | ID }}{{Telegram | id= ID }}
Two parameters:
{{Telegram | ID | NAME }}{{Telegram | id= ID | name= NAME }}
Using Wikidata property P3789:
{{Telegram}}{{Telegram | name= NAME }}
Examples
One parameter
This parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Telegram. When one parameter is used, the link text is the title of the Wikipedia article where the template is used.
URL:
https://t.me/Telegram
Usage:
{{Telegram | Telegram }}{{Telegram | id= Telegram }}
Output:
Since "Telegram" is the name of the Wikipedia page you now are looking at, the link above appears as "Telegram on Telegram" on this Wikipedia page. The lead name will change according to the name of the Wikipedia page.
Two parameters
The first parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Telegram. The second parameter will be used as the link text.
URL:
https://t.me/AcadiaU
Usage:
{{Telegram | AcadiaU | Acadia University }}{{Telegram | id= AcadiaU | name= Acadia University }}
Output:
No parameters
When used without an "id" parameter, this template will call data from Wikidata, if available. If none is available, the category Category:Telegram template missing ID will be applied and an error message will be displayed.
Usage:
{{Telegram}}
Output:
- {{Telegram}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Telegram
This template generates an external link to an account at Telegram.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| id | id 1 | The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") should contain the ID portion of the URL. Example: AcadiaU is the ID portion of https://t.me/AcadiaU. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P3789 exists, but required if not.
| String | optional |
| name | name 2 | The "name" parameter (or unnamed parameter "2") may be used to specify the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without disambiguation.
| String | optional |
Tracking categories
- template with ID
- Category:Telegram username not in Wikidata (12)
- Category:Telegram username different from Wikidata (6)
- Category:Telegram username same as Wikidata (80)
- template missing ID
See also
- {{Pinterest}}
- {{Tumblr}}
- {{flickr-inline}}
- {{flickr-inline2}}
- {{Instagram}}
- {{Twitter}}
- Wikipedia:SOCIALMEDIA