Template:Twitter/doc

This template generates an external link to an account at Twitter.

Multiple hoax and "fan" accounts have been discovered; please make a particular effort to verify the authenticity of any official links. Legitimate Twitter accounts are usually named in reliable sources, such as newspaper stories, about the subject, or linked by other subject-controlled sources.

Usage
One parameter:

Two parameters:

One parameter
This parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Twitter. When one parameter is used, the link text is the title of the Wikipedia article where the template is used.


 * URL:



Since "Twitter" is the name of the Wikipedia page you now are looking at, the link above shows "Twitter on Twitter" for the Wikipedia page. The lead name will change according to the name of the Wikipedia page used on.

Two parameters
The first parameter will be the ID string used in the URL at Twitter. The second parameter will be used at the link text.


 * URL:



Template data
{       "description": "This template generates an external link to an account at Twitter.", "params": { "id": { "label": "ID", "description": "ID string used in the URL.", "type": "string", "required": true, "aliases": [ "1" ] },		"name": { "label": "Name", "description": "Name displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's, without disambiguation.", "type": "string", "required": false, "aliases": [ "2" ] }	} }