Template:SoundCloud/doc

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

This template uses Lua:

The template name is "{{SoundCloud}}". It is used to link articles to a particular SoundCloud account, by the account's URL and title.

Usage

The external links guideline recommends avoiding links to SoundCloud unless the SoundCloud is an official account "controlled by the subject (organization or individual person) of the Wikipedia article". Multiple hoax and "fan" accounts have been discovered; please make a particular effort to verify the authenticity of any official links. Legitimate SoundCloud accounts are usually named in reliable sources, such as newspaper stories, about the subject, or linked by other subject-controlled sources.

Wikipedia is not a comprehensive directory of a subject's web presence. Linking to SoundCloud and social networking sites is discouraged if the links are easily found at the subject's main website or other official link.

No parameters

Use:

{{SoundCloud}}

and the template will pull the ID from Wikidata (if present there) and extract the link text from the page name, minus an parenthetical disambiguation.

Single parameter

If only one parameter is used in the template, this parameter will be the page's url, with the link being the name of the Wikipedia page used on. Example:

 {{SoundCloud|leonalewis}}

produces

SoundCloud/doc on SoundCloud

The template links to https://soundcloud.com/leonalewis, whilst the link itself displays the current page name.

Two parameters

If two parameters are used in the template, the first parameter will be the page's url, while the second will be the title of the link. Example:

 {{SoundCloud|leonalewis|Leona Lewis}}

produces

Leona Lewis on SoundCloud

The template links to https://soundcloud.com/leonalewis, whilst the link itself displays "Leona Lewis".

Tracking categories

Category:SoundCloud ID not in Wikidata (0)
Category:SoundCloud ID different from Wikidata (0)
Category:SoundCloud ID same as Wikidata (0)
Category:SoundCloud template with no id set (exists in template, not created)