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''Note: our version of the Translate extension is outdated, so current MediaWiki documentation does not apply for this feature.'' | ''Note: our version of the Translate extension is outdated, so current MediaWiki documentation does not apply for this feature.'' | ||
Sometimes, you ''don't'' want to translate something in a page - maybe it is something like a number or some piece of code that should not be translated. In this case, you can use a translation variable in order to make sure translation of the page does not change it. | Sometimes, you ''don't'' want to translate something in a page - maybe it is something like a number, a special link name, or some piece of code that should not be translated. In this case, you can use a translation variable in order to make sure translation of the page does not change it. | ||
Translation variables are written | Translation variables are written like this: <code><nowiki><tvar|name>variable</></nowiki></code> | ||
: | To translators, it will look like this: | ||
When translating, simply paste in the ''$name'' part and it will appear in your translation exactly as it is in the original page. | : some text that isn't the variable <tvar|1>''$name''</> some more text | ||
When translating, simply paste in the <tvar|2>''$name''</> part and it will appear in your translation exactly as it is in the original page. | |||
=== Example === | === Example === | ||
</translate> | </translate> | ||
< | <code><nowiki>Hello! This is a sentence which includes a translation variable: <tvar|tvar-example>🙂I'm a translation variable</>. Look at it in different languages!</nowiki></code> | ||
<translate> | <translate> | ||
Hello! This is a sentence which includes a translation variable: <tvar|tvar-example> | Hello! This is a sentence which includes a translation variable: <tvar|tvar-example>🙂I'm a translation variable</>. Look at it in different languages! | ||
</translate> | </translate> | ||
[[Category:Wiki Editing]] | [[Category:Wiki Editing]] |