Template:Diff/doc

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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 historical version of a page has a revision ID, which you can find from the history of the page. Given a page name and one or two revision IDs, you can construct links to several types of diffs.

Usage

{{diff|1=page|2=diff|3=oldid|4=label}}

Current default

{{diff|1=Main Page|2=|3=|4=Last revision of '''Main Page'''}} → Last revision of Main Page'

You can also use the named variables "page", "diff", "oldid", and "label".

{{diff|page=Main Page|diff=cur|oldid=|label=Last change to '''Main Page'''}} → Last change to Main Page

As long as the values do not contain equals signs, you can skip the variable names/numbers.

{{diff|Main Page|cur||Last change to '''Main Page'''}} → Last change to Main Page'

code	result
{{diff|Main Page|204901573|202506579|Diff between two numbered versions of a page}}	Diff between two numbered versions of a 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.
{{diff|Main Page|prev|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the previous version}}	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.
{{diff|Main Page|next|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the subsequent version}}	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.
{{diff|Main Page|cur|204901573|Diff between a numbered version and the current version of a page}}	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.
{{diff|Main Page|cur||Diff showing the most recent change to a page}}	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 missing or empty.
{{diff|Main Page||204901573|A link to a numbered version of a page}}	A link to a numbered version of a page The diff= parameter (parameter number 2) should be missing or 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.

See also

• {{oldid}} simplifies the case for linking to a known old version.