Template:Scottish Architects name/doc

The Dictionary of Scottish Architects has a biographical database of Scottish architects on its website. This template generates an external link to a specific architect on that database.

Usage

One parameter:

{{Scottish Architects name | ID }}

{{Scottish Architects name | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Scottish Architects name | ID | NAME }}

{{Scottish Architects name | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Instructions

1. Go to www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_list.php and search for the person you want
2. Copy the number (id) to the left of the person's name
3. Add to the external links section the text:

   {{Scottish Architects name|id=#####|name=Name}}

   where "#####" is the number you've copied, and "Name" is the person's name

One parameter

If only the id parameter is used the name parameter defaults to the name of the page on which the template is placed. Usage:

{{Scottish Architects name | 202023}}

{{Scottish Architects name | id= 202023}}

Output:

Basic biographical details of Scottish Architects name/doc at the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Biographical Database.

Basic biographical details of Scottish Architects name/doc at the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Biographical Database.

Two parameters

Usage:

{{Scottish Architects name | 202023| Decimus Burton }}

{{Scottish Architects name | id= 202023| name= Decimus Burton }}

Output:

Basic biographical details of Decimus Burton at the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Biographical Database.

Basic biographical details of Decimus Burton at the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Biographical Database.

Template data

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Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	1 id	ID number used in the URL, including any leading zeros.	Number	required
Name	2 name	Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.	String	optional