Template:Diff

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This template is intended to be useful for creating links to "diffs"; that is, links to pages that show the differences between two versions of a wiki page.

Every version of a page has a revision ID, which you can find from the history of the page by looking at the timestamp link for the edit. The timestamp link is in this form:Template:Brk http[s]://en.WikiDevi.org/w/index.php?title=SomePageName&oldid=442212827Template:Brk The number after oldid= is the revision ID.

Given one or two revision IDs, you can construct links to several types of diffs.

Usage

{{Diff|title|diff|oldid|label|diffonly=yes}}

Only the diff parameter is required; all other parameters are optional. Omitted parameters must be empty (by using a double pipe). You can also use the named parameters title, diff, oldid, and label.

Examples

Below each example in the left-hand column is the pseudocode for that example in brown italics and indented. Elements that should be entered literally are in Template:Uu. When a parameter is left blank, the resulting two adjacent pipes are underlined (but not bolded): ||.

Code Output
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|prev|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the previous version}}
{{Template:Uu|page|prev|oldid|label}}
Diff between a numbered version and the previous version

This is the form that would be used most often.

  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the word prev.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the known revision number.
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|204901573|202506579|Diff between two numbered versions of a page}}
{{Template:Uu|page|diff|oldid|label}}
Diff between two numbered versions of a page
  • The title= parameter (parameter number 1) should be a name of a page, for instance Main Page.
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the larger revision number.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the smaller revision number.
{{Template:Uu|WikiDevi:Pagediff|204934693|204901573|Diff between two numbered versions of a page in WikiDevi namespace}}
{{Template:Uu|page|diff|oldid|label}}
Diff between two numbered versions of a page in WikiDevi namespace
  • The title= parameter (parameter number 1) should be a name of a page, for instance WikiDevi:Pagediff.
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the page revision to appear on the right (proposed change).
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the page revision to appear on the left (original).
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|next|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the subsequent version}}
{{Template:Uu|page|next|oldid|label}}
Diff between a numbered version and the subsequent version
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the word next.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the known revision number.
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|cur|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the current version of a page}}
{{Template:Uu|page|cur|oldid|label}}
Diff between a numbered version and the current version of a page
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the word cur.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the known revision number.
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|cur||Diff showing the most recent change to a page}}
{{Template:Uu|page|cur||label}}
Diff showing the most recent change to a page
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the word cur.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be empty.
{{Template:Uu|Main Page||204901573|A link to a numbered version of a page}}
{{Template:Uu|pageTemplate:Uuoldid|label}}
A link to a numbered version of a page
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be empty.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the known revision number.
  • The result is not actually a diff, so this might be considered misuse of the template. See the {{oldid}} template.
{{Template:Uu|Main Page|204901573|202506579|Comparison display without page display of two numbered versions of a page |diffonly=yes}}
{{Template:Uu|page|diff|oldid|label|diffonly=yes}}
Comparison display without page display of two numbered versions of a page
  • The title= parameter (parameter number 1) should be a name of a page, for instance Main Page.
  • The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be the larger revision number.
  • The oldid= parameter (parameter number 3) should be the smaller revision number.
  • The diffonly= parameter, which must include the parameter name, can only be set to yes

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