Template:Self-reference_link
{Self-reference link} is used in articles about Wikipedia to link to a Wikipedia page in the form of an external link, so that the link will still work on mirrors and forks of Wikipedia. "Srlink" is short for "self-reference link". For when a self-reference link may, or should not, be used, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Self-references to avoid.
Usage
{Srlink|Jimbo Wales}produces Jimbo Wales{Srlink|Main Page|Wikipedia's Main Page}produces Wikipedia's Main Page{Srlink|User:Magnus Manske|Magnus Manske's Wikipedia user page}produces Magnus Manske's Wikipedia user page
See also
- Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid § Writing about Wikipedia itself
- Wikipedia:Self-references to avoid § Self-reference tools
{Selfref}– a hatnote for unprintworthy self-references{Selfref inline}– for unprintworthy inline self-references{Printworthy selfref}– for cases of self-references that are printworthy and may or may not be desired by reusers of WP content, depending upon whether they are mirroring or just using single articles