TIL: Links in the Local Language of the Referring Page

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When you translate a Wiki page and add a link to an internal page using double brackets, you don’t have to wait till the referred page is translated and then add a link to that translated page. Instead, you can put the page name inside double curly braces. For example:

[[{{LL|JOSM}}]]

or

[[{{LL|JOSM}}|Display String]]

So, if the target page is not translated yet, you’ll see in in English.

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Careful not to overuse the {{LL}} template on a given page. It’s expensive for MediaWiki to process. The upcoming Translate extension will come with a built-in Special:MyLanguage mechanism for linking to a preferred language version with an automatic fallback.

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