Test Cases

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{{lds|John|john|3|5}}

New Testament Basic
 {{lds|John|john|3|5}}
John 3:5
John 3:5
Expanded code
[[s:Bible (King James)/John#3:5|John 3:5]]
[[s:Bible (King James)/John#3:5|John 3:5]]
Book of Mormon
 {{lds|Jacob|jacob|2|10}}
Jacob 2:10
Jacob 2:10
Expanded code
[[s:Book of Mormon (1981)/Jacob#2:10|Jacob 2:10]]
[[s:Book of Mormon (1981)/Jacob#2:10|Jacob 2:10]]
Doctrine and Covenants
{{lds|Doctrine and Covenants|dc|5|8}} 
Doctrine and Covenants 5:8
Doctrine and Covenants 5:8
Expanded code
[[s:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 5#8|Doctrine and Covenants 5:8]]
[[s:The Doctrine and Covenants/Section 5#8|Doctrine and Covenants 5:8]]
Pearl of Great Price
{{lds|Abraham|abr|4|2}}
Abraham 4:2
Abraham 4:2
Expanded code
[[s:The Pearl of Great Price (1913)/Abraham#4:2|Abraham 4:2]]
[[s:The Pearl of Great Price (1913)/Abraham#4:2|Abraham 4:2]]

Full usage

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{{lds|display|book abbr|chap#|verse#|end verse#|footnote|cross ref flag|end verse flag}}

Parameters:

parameter description optional?
|display= name of book to display in Wikipedia
|book abbr= abbreviation of book used by website (see below)
|chap#= chapter of scripture being quoted optional
|verse#= verse of scripture being quoted optional
|end verse#= end verse of a series of verses, such as the 5 in "John 3:3–5"
The hyphen is automatically added. If end verse flag has a value, then the hyphen is not added
This allows quoting of non-contiguous verses such as "John 3:5,16" — the end value# would be ",16"
optional
|footnote= letter of footnote - changes link to a link to the verse - and highlights the footnote matching the letter. If no match found, does not highlight anything optional
|cross ref flag= if this has any value, then it changes link to a link to the verse only and all verses that cross reference to it ignores the value in footnote (if any) optional
|end verse flag= if this has any value, then the hyphen before end verse# is not automatically added optional

Examples with explanation

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Example text Description URL & Display text
{{lds|John|john|3}} Link to Chapter only https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3?lang=eng#
John 3
John 3
{{lds|John|john|3|5|7}} Link to verse, highlight all verses to the end verse# https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3.5-7?lang=eng#4
John 3:5-7
John 3:5–7
{{lds|John|john|3|5|,14-16|x}} any character in 8th parameter
use exact text in end verse# field instead of inserting a hyphen "-" before it
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3.5,14-16?lang=eng#4
John 3:5,14-16
John 3:5,14-16
Note: preceding comma or dash must be included, or highlighting won't work correctly
{{lds|John|john|3|5|d}} Link to footnotes - highlights footnote matching letter (if it exists) https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3.5d?lang=eng#4
John 3:5
John 3:5–
Note: any end verse# value will be ignored - if letter doesn't match a footnote - will not highlight anything
{{lds|John|john|3|5|x}} Link verse cross references https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3.5?lang=eng#
John 3:5
John 3:5–
Note: This displays all verses that list the current verse as a cross reference.
Any continuation verse value or footnote letter will be ignored

Examples and results

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wikitext link result

{{lds|Genesis|gen|48}}

Genesis 48

{{lds|Doctrine and Covenants|dc|130|22}}

Doctrine and Covenants 130:22

{{lds|1 Nephi|1_ne|22|22|24}}

1 Nephi 22:22–24

{{lds|Moroni|moro|10|3|5}}

Moroni 10:3–5

{{lds|John|john|3|5}}

John 3:5

{{lds|John|john|3|5|,14-16|||x}}

John 3:5,14-16

{{lds|John|john|3|5||d}}

John 3:5–

{{lds|Jeremiah|jer|1|5||d}}

Jeremiah 1:5–

{{lds|Jeremiah|jer|1|5||d|x}}

Jeremiah 1:5–

Template Data

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This template links to the English version of https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/ and makes for easier referencing inside the text. Note: This template does not use parameter names - names below are only for documentation purposes. The parameters must be passed in the order given. Do not use spaces before or after the pipe "|"

Template parameters[Edit template data]

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
display1 Display Name display

name of book to display in Wikipedia

Stringoptional
book abbr2 book abbr

abbreviation of book used by website

Stringoptional
chap#3 chap# chapter

chapter of scripture being quoted

Unknownoptional
verse#4 verse# verse

verse of scripture being quoted

Numberoptional
end verse#5 end verse# end verse

end verse of a series of verses, such as the 5 in "John 3:3–5" The hyphen is automatically added. If end verse flag has a value, then the hyphen is not added This allows quoting of non-contiguous verses such as "John 3:5,16" — the end value# would be ",16"

Unknownoptional
footnote6 footnote

letter of footnote - changes link to a link to the verse - and highlights the footnote matching the letter. If no match found, does not highlight anything

Unknownoptional
cross ref flag7 cross ref flag

if this has any value, then it changes link to a link to the verse only and all verses that cross reference to it ignores the value in footnote (if any)

Unknownoptional
end verse flag8 end verse flag

if this has any value, then the hyphen before `end verse#` is not automatically added

Unknownoptional