Help:Interwiki links

Aninterwiki link is alink to another wiki, most often found within the body of a wiki page. It can be to another Fandom wiki, or to any of the wiki sites listed on theinterwiki map. It's an easy,wikitext way to link to a page on another wiki without having to type out a whole URL.

To type an interwiki link, you must be usingsource editor. Be aware that the link won't work in the preview section, but works fine once saved (bug discussion).

A list of the current interwiki prefixes for your wiki may be viewed via theinterwiki map, or by using the Query API, e.g.https://community.fandom.com/api.php?action=query&meta=siteinfo&siprop=interwikimap.

Linking to another Fandom wiki[]

To create an interwiki link to a different Fandom wiki, use the syntax[[w:c:wikiname]] for the target wiki's homepage, or[[w:c:wikiname:Pagename]] for a specific page.

• Note that a Fandom wiki name should be written exactly like it is in the target wiki's URL:https://wikiname.fandom.com/wiki/.
  • Example: To link to "The Queen Victoria" page onEastEnders Wiki, you would use[[w:c:eastenders:The Queen Victoria]].
• If you would like to modify the displayed text of a link, simply add| directly after the page name, followed by your desired display text.
  • Example:[[w:c:eastenders:The Queen Victoria|displayed text]] would result indisplayed text.
• You might want to actually click on newly-made interwiki links to ensure you didn't make any typos. Unlike local Fandom wiki links, interwiki linksdon't display in different colour text if the target page doesn't yet exist.
  • Example: The link for[[w:c:batman:The Joker]] onBatman Fandom Wiki displays the same as the not-yet-created[[w:c:batman:Superman needs to stay in Metropolis]].
• Non-English Fandom wikis often uselanguage code prefixes (with the wiki's name in English), using the syntax[[w:c:langcode.wikiname]]. The language code can be found in the target wiki's URL:https://wikiname.fandom.com/langcode/wiki/. It's important to write the page namein the language of the target page.
  • Example: You'll typically link to a page from a German Fandom wiki by puttingde. before the wiki name:[[w:c:de.wikiname:Pagename]].
  • Example:[[w:c:ru.disney:Donald Duck]] won't link to theRussian Disney Wiki "Donald Duck" page, but[[w:c:ru.disney:Дональд Дак]] will.

Linking from a Gamepedia wiki[]

Before the above syntax may be used on any historically-Gamepedia wiki, a new entry must be added to the interwiki table, with the prefixw and the URLhttps://community.fandom.com/wiki/$1. You can do so usingSpecial:Interwiki (fromExtension:Interwiki, which is installed on every Gamepedia wiki), or by contacting your wiki's Community Manager or Fandom support and asking for it to be added.

Linking to an external wiki[]

External (i.e, non-Fandom) wikis that are listed in theinterwiki map can be linked to with the syntax[[wikiprefix:Pagename]].

• Pages from some external wikis can only be linked to by using one specific prefix.
  • Example:Wiktionary only uses the prefix[[wiktionary:Pagename]].
  • Example: Many non-FandomMediaWiki help pages can be linked to with the prefix[[mw:Pagename]].Don't confuse this with theMediaWiki namespace forsystem messages.
• In other cases, external wikis have multiple prefixes that can be used for interwiki links to their pages.
  • Example:Wikipedia pages can be linked to with the syntax[[wikipedia:Pagename]]or[[wp:Pagename]].
  • Example:Wikimedia can be linked to with the syntax[[m:Pagename]],[[meta:Pagename]],or[[metawikimedia:Pagename]].
• Interwiki prefixes are generally not case-sensitive.
  • Example:[[wikispecies:Lemur]],[[Wikispecies:Lemur]] and[[wiKISPECies:Lemur]] all go to the same page.
• Non-English external wikis often use language code prefixes, using the syntax[[wikiprefix:langcode:Pagename]]. It's important to write the page namein the language of the target page. However, in some cases, a non-English wiki page will share the same page name as the English version.
  • Example:[[wikipedia:cy:Wales]] won't link to theWelsh Wikipedia "Wales" page, but[[wikipedia:cy:Cymru]] will, as "Cymru" is Welsh for "Wales."
  • Example: The word for "India" is the same in both English and Spanish, so the only difference between the interwiki links for the two Wikipedia "India" pages is the language prefix:[[wp:India]] for the English Wikipedia page, and[[wp:es:India]] for theSpanish Wikipedia page.

Linking to a Fandom wiki from an external wiki[]

Some non-Fandom wikis allow you to link back to a Fandom wiki using one of the following syntaxes:

• [[w:c:wikiname:Pagename]]
• [[centralwikia:w:c:wikiname:Pagename]] (on Wikipedia and otherWikimedia Foundation projects)
• [[wikia:wikiname:Pagename]]
• [[wikia:c:wikiname:Pagename]]
• [[wikiasite:wikiname:Pagename]]

For example, typing[[w:c:muppet:Kermit]] on a non-Fandom wiki would link to theMuppet Wiki "Kermit" page (if interwiki linking is set up on the target external wiki, that is).

See also[]

• Interlanguage links, which connect pages on the same topic, written in different languages
• Interlanguage link requests, to request a specific interwiki link for your community
• TheMeta-Wiki help page on interwiki linking
• Shared images, for how to share images across communities on Fandom.
• Affiliations for agreements between wikis

Further help and feedback[]

• Browse and search other help pages atHelp:Contents
• CheckFandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
• CheckContacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article