Template:Attached KML
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This template displays links to the popular web mapping services Google and Bing on articles, and when coupled with the content of a KML file produces a route line on those maps. If the "KML file" offer is clicked on, a file index.php will be presented for download containing the KML content; such a file will be ignored by the Google Earth system unless renamed, to index.kml for example.
Usage[change source]
As KML files cannot currently be uploaded, the text of those files must be copied into a Wikipedia page. Many of these already exist, and can be found through Wikidata.
Normal[change source]
{{Attached KML}}
Simply placing the template in an article generates a box, as seen above - but using the article's related KML file, as found through Wikidata. This is best for the External links section.
Other options[change source]
{{Attached KML
|wikidata=
|from=
|display=
|header=
}}
- To use a different article's KML file, specify the id (Q-number) of the other KML file's Wikidata item using:
|wikidata=Qnumber
- To create a new KML file on this Wikipedia, create a page named like
Template:Attached KML/Article titlewith the text of the KML file.- Or, create a page named like
Template:Attached KML/Another title, and specify this file using:|from=Another title
- Or, create a page named like
- The links in the box can also be placed near the top right of an article title, similar to coordinates, by using one of the following options:
|display=inline- Only displays the box (you can forego this, as box-only is the default)|display=title- Only displays the title links|display=inline,title- Displays the box as well as title links|display=title,inline- Same as above
- Optional header:
|header=short text to appear at the top of the side box when using display=inline (end with<br /><nowiki />to force a new line after the header)- default is no header in side box
This template is intended for the following items, which can be shown as lines on a map:
- Walkways/paths
- Roads
- Rivers
- Subway or train lines
- Ship courses
- Flight paths
- Explorers journeys
and more...
Tracking categories[change source]
Pages with errors are tracked in Category:Attached KML errors (4 errors). For other tracking categories, see Category:Attached KML tracking categories.
TemplateData[change source]
A template to display the KML file attached to a page.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display mode | display | Use title for display at the top, inline for the box (default), or both (separated by a comma) for both.
| String | optional |
| Header | header | Header to place on the Attached KML box | String | optional |
| Use KML from this Wikidata item | wikidata | The item id (Q-number) of the Wikidata item to use the KML from, if not the page the template is placed on. | String | optional |
| Use KML from this page | from | The page to use the KML from, if not the page the template is placed on. | Page name | optional |
See also[change source]
- List of KML files on this wiki
- Tutorial on creating a KML file (on English Wikipedia)
- Help:Attached KML – help for readers
- Meta:KML files