Explanation:
States, Insular Areas, Outlying Islands: Each group (States, Insular Areas, and Outlying Islands) is displayed using unordered lists (
), which contains the links for each state or area.
prefix: This is dynamically used to add the prefix (for example, List of hospitals in), making the links consistent and reusable.
User Page Example: To use the template on a page, you can call it like this:
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United States topic
States
- <a href="List of hospitals inAlabama">List of hospitals in Alabama</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inAlaska">List of hospitals in Alaska</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inArizona">List of hospitals in Arizona</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inArkansas">List of hospitals in Arkansas</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inCalifornia">List of hospitals in California</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inColorado">List of hospitals in Colorado</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inConnecticut">List of hospitals in Connecticut</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inDelaware">List of hospitals in Delaware</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inFlorida">List of hospitals in Florida</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inGeorgia">List of hospitals in Georgia</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inHawaii">List of hospitals in Hawaii</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inIdaho">List of hospitals in Idaho</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inIllinois">List of hospitals in Illinois</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inIndiana">List of hospitals in Indiana</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inIowa">List of hospitals in Iowa</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inKansas">List of hospitals in Kansas</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inKentucky">List of hospitals in Kentucky</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inLouisiana">List of hospitals in Louisiana</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMaine">List of hospitals in Maine</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMaryland">List of hospitals in Maryland</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMassachusetts">List of hospitals in Massachusetts</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMichigan">List of hospitals in Michigan</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMinnesota">List of hospitals in Minnesota</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMississippi">List of hospitals in Mississippi</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMissouri">List of hospitals in Missouri</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMontana">List of hospitals in Montana</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNebraska">List of hospitals in Nebraska</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNevada">List of hospitals in Nevada</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNew_Hampshire">List of hospitals in New Hampshire</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNew_Jersey">List of hospitals in New Jersey</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNew_Mexico">List of hospitals in New Mexico</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNew_York">List of hospitals in New York</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNorth_Carolina">List of hospitals in North Carolina</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNorth_Dakota">List of hospitals in North Dakota</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inOhio">List of hospitals in Ohio</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inOklahoma">List of hospitals in Oklahoma</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inOregon">List of hospitals in Oregon</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inPennsylvania">List of hospitals in Pennsylvania</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inRhode_Island">List of hospitals in Rhode Island</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inSouth_Carolina">List of hospitals in South Carolina</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inSouth_Dakota">List of hospitals in South Dakota</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inTennessee">List of hospitals in Tennessee</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inTexas">List of hospitals in Texas</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inUtah">List of hospitals in Utah</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inVermont">List of hospitals in Vermont</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inVirginia">List of hospitals in Virginia</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inWashington">List of hospitals in Washington</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inWest_Virginia">List of hospitals in West Virginia</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inWisconsin">List of hospitals in Wisconsin</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inWyoming">List of hospitals in Wyoming</a>
Insular Areas
- <a href="List of hospitals inAmerican_Samoa">List of hospitals in American Samoa</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inGuam">List of hospitals in Guam</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNorthern_Mariana_Islands">List of hospitals in Northern Mariana Islands</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inPuerto_Rico">List of hospitals in Puerto Rico</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inUS_Virgin_Islands">List of hospitals in U.S. Virgin Islands</a>
Outlying Islands
- <a href="List of hospitals inBaker_Island">List of hospitals in Baker Island</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inHowland_Island">List of hospitals in Howland Island</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inJarvis_Island">List of hospitals in Jarvis Island</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inJohnston_Atoll">List of hospitals in Johnston Atoll</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inKingman_Reef">List of hospitals in Kingman Reef</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inMidway_Atoll">List of hospitals in Midway Atoll</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inNavassa_Island">List of hospitals in Navassa Island</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inPalmyra_Atoll">List of hospitals in Palmyra Atoll</a>
- <a href="List of hospitals inWake_Island">List of hospitals in Wake Island</a>
Explanation:
States, Insular Areas, Outlying Islands: Each group (States, Insular Areas, and Outlying Islands) is displayed using unordered lists (), which contains the links for each state or area.
prefix: This is dynamically used to add the prefix (for example, List of hospitals in), making the links consistent and reusable.
User Page Example: To use the template on a page, you can call it like this:
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Template loop detected: Template:United States topic
This will display the links as individual items, grouped under "States," "Insular Areas," and "Outlying Islands" sections.
Notes:
The template uses the prefix parameter to generate consistent links across different sections.
For each group (States, Insular Areas, Outlying Islands), the links are grouped in to ensure they are formatted properly on the user page.
You said:
why not use mediawiki source code for the internal links instead of html?
ChatGPT said:
You're absolutely right! It's better to use MediaWiki's internal links rather than raw HTML links to ensure better integration with the platform's internal linking system. Using MediaWiki's source code for links allows for more consistent formatting, indexing, and tracking, as well as benefiting from features like redirects, categories, and the ability to handle special pages.
Here’s how you can modify the previous code to use MediaWiki source code for internal links instead of HTML:
Full Template Code with MediaWiki Links:
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This will display the links as individual items, grouped under "States," "Insular Areas," and "Outlying Islands" sections.
Notes:
The template uses the prefix parameter to generate consistent links across different sections.
For each group (States, Insular Areas, Outlying Islands), the links are grouped in to ensure they are formatted properly on the user page.
You said:
why not use mediawiki source code for the internal links instead of html?
ChatGPT said:
You're absolutely right! It's better to use MediaWiki's internal links rather than raw HTML links to ensure better integration with the platform's internal linking system. Using MediaWiki's source code for links allows for more consistent formatting, indexing, and tracking, as well as benefiting from features like redirects, categories, and the ability to handle special pages.
Here’s how you can modify the previous code to use MediaWiki source code for internal links instead of HTML:
Full Template Code with MediaWiki Links:
mediawiki
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