This template generates an external link to an account at Twitter.
Multiple hoax and "fan" accounts have been discovered; please make a particular effort to verify the authenticity of any official links. Legitimate Twitter accounts are usually named in reliable sources, such as newspaper stories, about the subject, or linked by other subject-controlled sources.
Usage
One parameter:
{{Twitter | ID }}
{{Twitter | id= ID }}
Two parameters:
{{Twitter | ID | NAME }}
{{Twitter | id= ID | name= NAME }}
Using Wikidata property P2002:
{{Twitter}}
{{Twitter | name= NAME }}
Examples
One parameter
This parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Twitter. When one parameter is used, the link text is the title of the Wikipedia article where the template is used.
URL:
https://twitter.com/Twitter
Usage:
{{Twitter | Twitter }}
{{Twitter | id= Twitter }}
Output:
- Twitter/doc on X
- Twitter/doc on X
Since "Twitter" is the name of the Wikipedia page you now are looking at, the link above appears as "Twitter on Twitter" 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 Twitter. The second parameter will be used as the link text.
URL:
https://twitter.com/AcadiaU
Usage:
{{Twitter | AcadiaU | Acadia University }}
{{Twitter | id= AcadiaU | name= Acadia University }}
Output:
- Acadia University on X
- Acadia University on X
No parameters
Used without parameters, this template will call data from Wikidata, if available. If none is available, the category Category:Twitter template missing ID will be applied and an error message will be displayed.
Usage:
{{Twitter}}
Output:
- {{ Twitter}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
Template data
TemplateData for Twitter
This template generates an external link to an account at Twitter.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ID | id 1 | The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") should contain the ID portion the URL. Example: AcadiaU is the ID portion of https://twitter.com/AcadiaU. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2002 exists, but required if not.
| String | required |
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
- Category:Twitter username not in Wikidata (285)
- Category:Twitter username different from Wikidata (543)
- Category:Twitter username same as Wikidata (0)
- Category:Twitter template missing ID (0)
See also
- {{Pinterest}}
- {{Tumblr}}
- {{flickr-inline}}
- {{flickr-inline2}}
- {{Instagram}}
- Wikipedia:TWITTER