This template is part of Wikipedia's sister projects. This template links an article to a page on Wikimedia Commons. Without any arguments, the template uses Wikidata to automatically link to an available gallery or category (if gallery is not available). With an argument, the template links to the named gallery.
Usage
To place this template on the page, type {{Commons|pagename}}, where pagename is the name of a page on Wikimedia Commons (defaults to "{{PAGENAME}}", the end-name of a page where used).
The optional 2nd parameter gives the displayed link text.
The |position= parameter accepts one keyword, left, to float the box to the left instead of to the right.
To link to a Category, use the related template {{Commons category|catname}}, where catname is the name of the category.
Location
Generally:
NDo not place this template in a section all by itself without floating left.
NDo not place this template in a section containing columns without floating left.
NDo not indent this template with colon (:) or a bullet (*) markup.
Specifically:
In articles, this template should be placed at the top of the last section on the page so that it floats to the right of that section.
In disambiguation pages, this template is usually placed at the top of the page.
In categories, this template should be grouped with other templates at the beginning of the category introduction. This avoids unnecessary white space as any text is floated around the template boxes.
Defaults
The pagename defaults to wiki-variable "{{PAGENAME}}", which is the end-name of the page where used. For a Template:Txxx, the {{PAGENAME}} would be the end-name "Txxx". For a Category:Catxxx, that page would have {{PAGENAME}} as the end-name "Catxxx".
The default positioning of the link-box is to the right-side.
Examples
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Commons.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reconquista.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Category:Reconquista.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to retaking of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reconquista.
Template data
This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Commons in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Commons
Creates a small box with a link to a related page on Wikimedia Commons.