Template:Linkedin/doc
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This template uses the Wikidata property:
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Template:Linkedin displays an external link to a page at Linkedin, a business-focused social networking website. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.
Usage
- Unnamed parameters
{{Linkedin | user name or number }}{{Linkedin | user name or number | Displayed Name }}
- Named parameters
{{Linkedin | id= user name or number }}{{Linkedin | id= user name or number | name= Displayed Name }}
Examples
Using Wikidata
Generally, Wikidata should contain article subjects' Linkedin IDs in property (P6634), allowing the ID parameter to be omitted:
* {{Linkedin}}* {{Linkedin |name=NAME }}
If the Wikidata property is not defined, the output is:
- Linkedin/doc on LinkedInLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
TemplateData
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. Template:Template parameter usage
TemplateData for Linkedin
<templatedata> {
"description": "Generate a link to a Linkedin profile in a standard format.",
"params": {
"id": {
"label": "Account ID",
"aliases": ["1"],
"description": "ID of the Linkedin account (part of the web page address, for www.Linkedin.com/in/example/ the account id is \"example\"). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P6634 exists, but required if not.",
"type": "string/line",
"required": false,
"default": "Wikidata property P2013"
},
"name": {
"label": "Display name",
"aliases": ["2"],
"description": "Display name for the Linkedin account",
"type": "string/line",
"required": false,
"default": "Name of the page"
}
}
} </templatedata>
See also