Help:Variables
Constant, only depending on the project and parameters
On the left is the variable, on the right how it is rendered at this time, in this project, on this page.
| {{ns:-2}} or {{ns:Media}} | Media |
| {{ns:-1}} or {{ns:Special}} | Special |
| {{ns:1}} or {{ns:Talk}} | Talk |
| {{ns:2}} or {{ns:User}} | User |
| {{ns:3}} or {{ns:User_talk}} | User talk |
| {{ns:4}} or {{ns:Project}} | MS Terms |
| {{ns:5}} or {{ns:Project_talk}} | MS Terms talk |
| {{ns:6}} or {{ns:Image}} | File |
| {{ns:7}} or {{ns:Image_talk}} | File talk |
| {{ns:8}} or {{ns:MediaWiki}} | MediaWiki |
| {{ns:9}} or {{ns:MediaWiki_talk}} | MediaWiki talk |
| {{ns:10}} or {{ns:Template}} | Template |
| {{ns:11}} or {{ns:Template_talk}} | Template talk |
| {{ns:12}} or {{ns:Help}} | Help |
| {{ns:13}} or {{ns:Help_talk}} | Help talk |
| {{ns:14}} or {{ns:Category}} | Category |
| {{ns:15}} or {{ns:Category_talk}} | Category talk |
| {{ns:100}} | |
| ... (depending on custom namespaces) | |
| {{ns:121}} | |
| {{SITENAME}} | Mass Spec Terms |
| {{SERVER}} | https://msterms.org |
| {{localurl:pagename}} | /wiki/index.php/Pagename |
| {{localurl:pagename|query string}} | /wiki/index.php?title=Pagename&query string |
Varying with time
| {{CURRENTMONTH}} | 09 |
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} | September |
| {{CURRENTMONTHNAMEGEN}} | September |
| {{CURRENTDAY}} | 9 |
| {{CURRENTDAYNAME}} | Tuesday |
| {{CURRENTYEAR}} | 2025 |
| {{CURRENTTIME}} | 12:30 |
| {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} | 2,240 |
NUMBEROFARTICLES: number of pages in the main namespace which contain a link and are not a redirect, i.e. number of articles, stubs containing a link, and disambiguation pages.
This depends on system variable $wgUseCommaCount If true, article count will only include those with commas (","). If false, will only count those with links ("[["). The default set in DefaultSettings.php is false, this can be changed in LocalSettings.php.
Depending on page
| {{NAMESPACE}} | Help |
| {{PAGENAME}} | Variables |
| {{PAGENAMEE}} | Variables |
PAGENAMEE displays the page title in the form that is used in URLs, i.e. with underscores for spaces, and escape codes for special characters, and is therefore used for constructing URLs. For example, on a page called "Another test", PAGENAMEE would produce "Another_test" rather than "Another test". See also Variables {{PAGENAME}} and {{PAGENAMEE}}
When used in a template, these three variables refer to the page in which the template is included, not to the template page.
Examples of combinations
| {{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAMEE}}|action=edit}} | https://msterms.org/wiki/index.php?title=Help:Variables&action=edit |
| {{SERVER}}{{localurl:Special:Whatlinkshere|target={{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAMEE}}}} | https://msterms.org/wiki/index.php?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Help:Variables |
| [[{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAMEE}}_1]] | Help:Variables_1 |
| {{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAMEE}}_1}} | https://msterms.org/wiki/index.php/Help:Variables_1 |
Here on Meta, due to Template:UTC, {{UTC}} produces: {{UTC}}
In a template, for a link to a page which depends on a template parameter, the external link style is used even for internal links, to avoid that the system links to the edit page even if the page exists. To construct the external link, variables can also be useful.
