Template:Attached KML/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Attached KML.
It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template displays links to the popular web mapping services Google and Bing on articles, and when coupled with the content of a KML file produces a route line on those maps. If the "KML file" offer is clicked on, a file index.php will be presented for download containing the KML content; such a file will be ignored by the Google Earth system unless renamed, to index.kml for example.

Usage change

As KML files cannot currently be uploaded, the text of those files must be copied into a Wikipedia page. Many of these already exist, and can be found through Wikidata.

Normal change

{{Attached KML}}

Simply placing the template in an article generates a box, as seen above - but using the article's related KML file, as found through Wikidata. This is best for the External links section.

Other options change

{{Attached KML
|wikidata=
|from=
|display=
|header=
}}

To use a different article's KML file, specify the id (Q-number) of the other KML file's Wikidata item using:
- |wikidata=Qnumber
To create a new KML file on this Wikipedia, create a page named like Template:Attached KML/Article title with the text of the KML file.
- Or, create a page named like Template:Attached KML/Another title, and specify this file using:
  - |from=Another title
The links in the box can also be placed near the top right of an article title, similar to coordinates, by using one of the following options:
- |display=inline - Only displays the box (you can forego this, as box-only is the default)
- |display=title - Only displays the title links
- |display=inline,title - Displays the box as well as title links
- |display=title,inline - Same as above
Optional header:
- |header= short text to appear at the top of the side box when using display=inline (end with <br /><nowiki /> to force a new line after the header)
- default is no header in side box

This template is intended for the following items, which can be shown as lines on a map:

Walkways/paths
Roads
Rivers
Subway or train lines
Ship courses
Flight paths
Explorers journeys

and more...

Tracking categories change

Pages with errors are tracked in Category:Attached KML errors (4 errors). For other tracking categories, see Category:Attached KML tracking categories.

TemplateData change

A template to display the KML file attached to a page.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Display mode	`display`	Use title for display at the top, inline for the box (default), or both (separated by a comma) for both. Default title,inline	String	optional
Header	`header`	Header to place on the Attached KML box	String	optional
Use KML from this Wikidata item	`wikidata`	The item id (Q-number) of the Wikidata item to use the KML from, if not the page the template is placed on.	String	optional
Use KML from this page	`from`	The page to use the KML from, if not the page the template is placed on.	Page name	optional