Template:LDS/legacy/doc

Usage

This template is a legacy version of the {{LDS}} template (which now links to Wikisource) to provide for backwards-compatible links to the English version of https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/. It is a snapshot of the {{LDS}} template as it existed in late July 2020.

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 "|"

Basic usage

{{LDS/legacy|John|john|3|5}}

Results:

1. Creates html link to https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/john/3.5?lang=eng#4
2. Highlights quoted verse
3. Jumps to verse on page
4. Displays in the article text as: John 3:5

Full usage

{{LDS/legacy|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

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

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

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

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
display	1 Display Name display	name of book to display in Wikipedia	String	optional
book abbr	2 book abbr	abbreviation of book used by website	String	optional
chap#	3 chap# chapter	chapter of scripture being quoted	Unknown	optional
verse#	4 verse# verse	verse of scripture being quoted	Number	optional
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"	Unknown	optional
footnote	6 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	Unknown	optional
cross ref flag	7 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)	Unknown	optional
end verse flag	8 end verse flag	if this has any value, then the hyphen before `end verse#` is not automatically added	Unknown	optional

See also

• {{Bibleverse}}