Template talk:Wikivoyage

Icon

It looks like de: is using Image:Wikivoyage_favicon.svg as the voy: logo. Templates underlying {{wikivoyage}} and {{wikivoyage-inline}} should likely use the same icon instead of the WMF "meta" logo. K7L (talk) 14:24, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

The base template, Template:Sister, was just awaiting an upgrade so that the image is automatically pulled. That has been done now so all should be working :) JamesA ^>talk 10:52, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Failed?

Eh? I inserted the template in Tourism in New York City and apparently nothing happened. My error, perhaps? Jim.henderson (talk) 13:45, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

A <noinclude> was temporarily placed in the template code as the Wikivoyage text was moved to the Wikimedia Foundation servers on November 10, 2012 and Wikivoyageurs are still sorting through images to move them from the travel guide to commons: Once that <noinclude> is reverted, the template will work normally. K7L (talk) 14:52, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Oh, is that what the sentence about "transcluded" means? It went over my head. Perhaps something more basic would be better, such as, "This template will do nothing, until Wikivoyage is ready" before the part with the strange word. Jim.henderson (talk) 11:59, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

If this template does not work it may be removed in good faith by those who do not know why it has been rendered inoperative. It should also be noted that the site notices are being used so I see no reason why this template should not be used. The text "The transfer to Wikimedia is incomplete" (of other text) can be added until the file transfers are complete. – Allen4names (IPv6 contributions) 17:41, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes. Having questioned, I now know that it merely isn't ready yet. Thus, I will find other things to do while people who understand such issues straighten it out. Some Wikigeographers who only notice that it's broken, and don't ask, will simply give up. Such losses will be few, as long as few of us learn of the merger. Jim.henderson (talk) 03:11, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Launch

This template will be going live Jan 15th, 2013 with the official launch of Wikivoyage. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 20:03, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

It is displayed in the Sister projects template. See: Polk County, Florida#External links, Lakeland, Florida#External links, & Winter Haven, Florida#External links. AHeneen (talk) 20:21, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Use

Will a bot be created to automatically add this template to pages, or should I (along with other users) go ahead and start adding this to pages? AHeneen (talk) 19:47, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Probably best to wait until all the current ones turn on and the Wikipedia community gets used to them. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 04:04, 19 December 2012 (UTC)

Quality of Wikivayage page linked to

Would it be practical to designate star (and maybe guide) articles on Wikivoyage when using this template? WV has some "star" quality articles to some off-the-beaten-path destinations like Kununurra, Sheki, & Big Bend National Park and it would be great if someone viewing the article here on Wikipedia could see the Wikivoyage template with, for example, a star next to it and be more attracted to click on it. The possible changes to the template to designate high-quality articles on WV could include a star with "Wikivoyage has travel information related to: [Page name]. [Page name] is among the highest-quality articles on Wikivoyage." This would be accomplished by simply adding another field(?) to the template, like: {{Wikivoyage|star}} or {{Wikivoyage|guide|Boracay}}. AHeneen (talk) 19:47, 18 December 2012 (UTC)

Best placement for this templates in a Wikipedia article

Given it's an internal link, I figured it belonged in a "See Also" section along with the matching template for Commons content. But in the absence of the usual bulleted list of links in a "See Also" section, it displays badly. Any thoughts on the best place for it? Kerry (talk) 22:12, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

I used the inline version and things display better in an otherwise empty See Also section, so immediate problem solved. But is See Also the best place more generally? Kerry (talk) 22:17, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Finally found this Template:Sister project links which says put it in External Links. Could the info on location be placed directly into the template description rather than hidden off in a link to this page. Or at least make it clear that location information is found by following that link. Kerry (talk) 22:21, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia:External links#Templates for external links is the content guideline which treats these templates as external. Maybe link that from Template:Wikivoyage/doc? K7L (talk) 00:01, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Change of wording

Hi! It's been suggested over on Wikivoyage that this template might be of greater use if its wording were change. Please see the discussion here. Opinions would be welcome! --Nicholasjf21 (talk) 01:30, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

I think the wording can be tweaked, so it has a shorter, more attractive and relevant message. Here's an example of my suggested wording. --92.28.142.136 (talk) 13:16, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Per WP:MULTI, please comment on the main thread, it keeps things in one place. --Redrose64 (talk) 15:00, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Redrose64, by main thread do you mean Wikipedia talk:Wikimedia sister projects? Thx. --Danapit (talk) 08:00, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

I mean the thread linked in the sentence "Please see the discussion here.", which was kindly provided in the original post by Nicholasjf21. --Redrose64 (talk) 08:05, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

I see. Thanks. --Danapit (talk) 08:12, 28 September 2013 (UTC)

There is consensus at Wikivoyage talk: Better text for Wikivoyage template at Wikipedia to change "travel information related to" to "a travel guide for". Nurg (talk) 01:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Change has been done. Nurg (talk) 01:56, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Different wording for phrasebooks

Example at the Bambara language Wikipedia article: "Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bambara phrasebook"

This would sound better: "Wikivoyage has a phrasebook for the Bambara language"

Not sure what is the best way to implement this: Match the "phrasebook" keyword? Create a completely different template? Any way is fine I guess, could someone implement it if there is no opposition? Thanks a lot! Syced (talk) 08:14, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

@Syced: there's a third parameter available: use it if 'a travel guide' is not the best description of the Wikivoyage page. The three most common alternatives are 'an itinerary', 'a phrasebook', and 'a travel topic'. Hope this helps.  Seagull123  Φ  11:54, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Why append Wikidata ID to URL?

I don't understand why the Wikidata ID is appended to the URL. I don't see what this achieves beyond making the link appear colored as unvisited to readers who have already visited the Wikivoyage article. What do we gain while providing our readers with a disservice? Nelson Ricardo (talk) 01:07, 10 July 2021 (UTC)