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Magic words are a set of predefined variables that Mediawiki uses.
Table of Contents
Word | Explanation |
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__NOTOC__ | Hides ToC on the current page. |
__FORCETOC__ | Forces the table of contents to appear. |
__TOC__ | Places a ToC here (overriding any __NOTOC__). |
Time
Word | Example | Explanation |
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{{CURRENTDAY}} | 29
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Displays the current day in numeric form. |
{{CURRENTDAYNAME}} | Friday
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Displays the current day in named form. |
{{CURRENTDOW}} | 5
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Ditto as number (0=Sunday, 1=Monday...). |
{{CURRENTMONTH}} | 03
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The number 01 .. 12 of the current month. |
{{CURRENTMONTHABBREV}} | Mar
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[MW1.5+] Ditto abbreviated Jan .. Dec. |
{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} | March
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Ditto in named form January .. December. |
{{CURRENTTIME}} | 07:42
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The current time of day (00:00 .. 23:59). |
{{CURRENTWEEK}} | 13
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Number of the current week (1-53) according to ISO 8601 with no leading zero. |
{{CURRENTYEAR}} | 2024
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Returns the current year. |
Page names, locations, and URLs
Word | Example | Explanation |
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{{PAGENAME}} | Magic Words
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Returns the name of the current page, including all levels (Title/Subtitle/Sub-subtitle). |
{{NAMESPACE}} | Help
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Returns the name of the namespace the current page resides in. |
{{SERVER}} | https://wiki.esipfed.org | Value of $wgServer |
More magic
Word | Explanation |
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__NOEDITSECTION__ | Hides the edit links beside headings. |
__END__ | Allows for trailing whitespace to be included in the page save. |
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