Template:Sister project links/doc

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The {{Sister project links}} template provides one box with links to corresponding pages on various Wikimedia sister projects. The following pages are sought, in order:

• An explicit page chosen by an editor (if provided)
• A sitelink in Wikidata (if exists)
• A search page on the sister project

Sending a reader to a search page can be an unpleasant experience, if there is no corresponding page for that subject. Editors have a choice between two methods to prevent this negative experience:

• Manually check each project for a relevant page, if missing, then set argument to "no" (e.g., |wikt=n)
• Use "automatic mode", which only displays a sister project by default if sitelink exists (e.g., |auto=yes)

Note that {{Sister project auto}} is equivalent to {{Sister project links|auto=yes}}.