Usage
[edit]- {{Diff4
|diff |old=oldid |label |section=section name}}
diff– The ID or keyword that is used against the base ID (required). Possible keywords are:cur– Compare with the current version of a page.prev– Compare with the previous version of a page.next– Compare with the next version of a page.- id – This should be larger than
oldid(whenoldidis specified).
|old=oldidoldid– The base ID onto which the diff is generated (optional). Parameter name|old=must be specified.
label– Text to display as link (optional). No label will generate a numbered link as the label.|section=section namesection name– The name of the section or anchor (optional) within the page intended to be the target of the link. Parameter name|section=must be specified.
Examples
[edit]| Code | Output |
|---|---|
{{Diff4|123456789}}
|
[2] |
{{Diff4|123456789|An edit by User:Pgp688}}
|
An edit by User:Pgp688 |
{{Diff4|123456789|Same edit as above but links to "External links" section|section=External links}}
|
Same edit as above but links to "External links" section |
{{Diff4|123456789|old=4611964|All changes at article leading up to Pgp688's edit}}
|
All changes at article leading up to Pgp688's edit |
diff and oldid are both specified. Be sure to use correct numbers. If the IDs belong to different pages, the link will not work.See below:
| Code | Output |
|---|---|
{{diff4|123456789|old=123456788|Changes between revisions 123456789 and 123456788}}
|
Changes between revisions 123456789 and 123456788 |
See also
[edit]- {{Diff}} – includes optional "page title" and "comparison only" parameters, does not feature section links
- {{Diff2}} – simple version of {{Diff}} that adds section linking; only supports
diff, or the base ID, showing changes from one revision immediately before. - {{Diff3}} – identical to {{Diff2}} without support for section links
- {{Oldid}} – simplifies the case for linking to a known old version
- {{DiffPages}} – accepts two pagenames (no id's needed)
- {{Diffsandbox}} – compares a given page with the sandbox version
- {{URL to diff}} – takes a diff URL and makes a {{Diff}} template
- {{Cross-wiki diff}}
- {{Cross-wiki language diff}}
- {{Querylink}} – generic template to construct query strings
- diff utility – syntax highlight on wiki pages with mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight GeSHi
- Special:Diff – serves a similar purpose; see Help:Wiki markup#Linking to old revisions of pages, diffs, and specific history pages.
- {{TextDiff}}
- {{Url to title}}