Template:User link
Usage
changeThis template provides a way to link to a userpage and display just the username, like [[User:Example|Example]]
. This may not help much for a short username like "Example", but it can be more useful with long usernames such as [[User:Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12|Guywh0sitsbehindphilip12]]
.
Example
change{{user|Example}}
or the shortcut form
{{u|Example}}
gives
Alternative
changeThe desired result can also be achieved using the pipe trick feature of the MediaWiki software. For example, the wikitext
[[User:Example|]]
gives