Template:Specialization link/doc

Overview

Creates a link to a specialization's page.

The template validates that you have correctly spelled the specialization name, and it automatically looks up and includes the icon for you. Any links returned by this template should have articles and not be redlinks.

A shortcut exists for this template, Template:sl. You can use {{sl}} instead of {{Specialization link}} with the same parameters.

Parameters

Specialization

The name of the specialization is the only required parameter. Use it as it appears in-game; a missing or mispelled name will result in an error.

If you do not wish to write the code name=, you may skip that, but you must specify the specialization before any other parameters.

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	Required. The name of the specialization, as it appears in the game.

Output overrides

All of these parameters are optional and change how the link is formatted.

Parameter	Type	Description
size	string	The size of the icon to display. Choose one of the following: none small medium large huge (same as large for this template) The default is small, suitable for paragraphs.
display	string	If you include display=notext only the icon will be rendered. If you include display=show_type then Comfort or Proficiency will be added after the name, according to the specialization you specified.

Specialization links that are written into paragraphs should use the small icon, which is the default.

Examples

Basic usage

{{Specialization link|Masonry}}

Makes a simple link to the  Masonry article with a small icon for use in-line in paragraphs like this. Please do not use larger icons than this in paragraphs or it will push the lines further apart, decreasing readability.

{{Specialization link|Masonry|size=medium}}

Yields a moderately sized icon, suitable for use in lists and tables.

 Masonry

{{Specialization link|Masonry|large}}

Yields a large icon, suitable to headline tables focusing on specializations.

 Masonry

Other examples

{{Specialization link|Meat production|none}}

Yields only the label Meat production, without an icon. As a great alternative to displaying the small icon after the first mention of the specialization in a paragraph, to avoid overwhelming the reader with icons.

{{Specialization link|Meat production|large|display=notext}}

Yields only the icon, and can be leverage the high recognizability of specialization graphics.

{{Specialization link|Meat production|medium|display=show_type}}

Yields a longer label that includes the type of the specialization. Not as useful in most cases, but especially when comparing or grouping types of specializations.

 Meat production (Proficiency)

{{Specialization link|Meat production|size=gigantic}}

Specifying an icon size that is not recognized does not return an error. Instead, it defaults to the small icon like this:  Meat production.

Errors

The following are error messages generated by calling the template incorrectly.

{{Specialization link}}

With no arguments:

{{Specialization link|name=Shipbuilding}}

Naming a specialization that doesn't exist in the game:

{{Specialization link|large|Meat production}}

Swapping the order of the parameters so that the specialization is not first: