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 | Magic links were removed from theMediaWiki code in March 2021 (seethis MediaWiki RfC).This March 2017 (English Wikipedia) RfC determined that these magic links on the English Wikipedia should be replaced by the{{ISBN}},{{PMID}}, and{{IETF RFC}} templates. |
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Magic links are automatic links for certain unique identifiers that require no markup. This functionalityis expected to be removed from the MediaWiki software; users are encouraged to use the corresponding templates.
The following instructions are deprecated. Editors should use the{{ISBN}} template to link ISBNs.
TheInternational Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a unique numeric commercial book identifier. The created link is toSpecial:BookSources. The allowable formats are:
| Markup | Renders as |
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ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7 | ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7 |
ISBN 1413304540 | ISBN 1413304540 |
SeeCategory:Pages using ISBN magic links.
The following instructions are deprecated. Editors should use the{{PMID}} template to link PMIDs.
A PMID (PubMed identifier or PubMed unique identifier) is a unique number assigned to aPubMed record.
| Markup | Renders as |
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PMID 11209037 | PMID 11209037. |
SeeCategory:Pages using PMID magic links.
The following instructions are deprecated. Editors should use the{{IETF RFC}} template to link IETF RFCs.
ARequest for Comments (RFC) is a memorandum published by theInternet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
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RFC 5620 | RFC 5620 |
SeeCategory:Pages using RFC magic links.
The following instructions will no longer be necessary when magic links are disabled.
If no link is desired, insert<nowiki /> between the identifier and the value.
| Markup | Renders as |
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ISBN <nowiki />978-0-306-40615-7 | ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7 |
Or alternatively, wrap<nowiki>...</nowiki> around the entire magic link:
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<nowiki>ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7</nowiki> | ISBN 978-0-306-40615-7 |
Magic links are rendered byParser.php. The links for PMID and RFC are rendered by MediaWiki interface pages: