Template:Translate/doc

This is a documentation subpage for Template:Translate.
It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page.

This template is used on approximately 8,900 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

Usage: This template is used to invite participants to the translation — not for the current page, but for transcluded pages (header boxes, infoboxes etc.) — through a Translate Extension (if possible).

Parameters

pagename or 1 (required) — target pagename for translation
label or 2 (optional) — text label for translate link; by default the UI-translated text from MediaWiki:Allmessages-filter-translate
switch (optional) — if set to a non-empty value, the target 'pagename' will be edited directly when it is not translatable via the Translate Extension (for example, an autotranslated template containing translations inside its code, using {{LangSwitch}}; this should not be used for complex templates but simple templates containing a single message, or very few with minimalist layout)
icon (optional) — if set to a non-empty value, display a smaller icon (with the label text shown as hint when hovering) instead of the text of the label