Last modified: 2013-07-30 13:31:08 UTC
When trying to describe complex template parameters there is a need to be able to link to a specific documentation page. For instance in in the Taxobox there is a need to link to the main doc page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Taxobox/doc as there are lots of subtitles in using the template. Further there is also a need for links in some of the individual parameter. For the "name" parameter the description currently reads For plants, see [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (flora)]]. For all other living things, the name should be the most common vernacular name, when one is in widespread use, and a scientific name otherwise. as the precise policy on whether plants should be given common or latin names is quite involved. There other places where there is a need to provide links to further information: [[Wikipedia:Conservation status]], [[APG III system]] of classification of flowering plants, [[virus classification]], [[Template:Species list]] and [[Template:Taxon list]] for some sub templates used. Good documentation requires sufficient detail, more than can be provided in one line. I've a few thoughts on how this could be implements, the whole template could have a "documentation": "Template:Taxobox/doc". You could allow wikilinks inside the "description" or provide an optional "link" parameter.
At [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:VisualEditor/Feedback&oldid=564196505#Quotes_in_template_data] there is a related request to allow wikitext generally in Template Data documentation. The specific request for the example given there is the <code> tag to all better distinguishing of '' (two apostrophes for italic markup) and " (double quote) by rendering them in a monospace font.
*** Bug 50656 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 50656 ***