Template:Media link

Usage

Template idea for the prefix Media:.

Media: vs. :File:

Both prefixes display a link instead of embedding the image itself but there are some key differences:

Prefix	Sample	Special:UnusedFiles prevention	Provides a file page link	Provides a special link to Special:Upload if red link is detected
Media:	Media:Alternate screen.png Media:aeilsdfilasjdl.png
:File:	File:Alternate screen.png File:aeilsdfilasjdl.png

That's what this template addresses by bring the best of both worlds together. This template should be used in main articles only!

Use Cases

{{Media link}} testing for bugs:

MediaWiki parsing	Code
File:Alternate screen.png	{{MediaLink|Alternate screen.png}}
File:Alternate screen.png	{{MediaLink|Alternate screen.png|}}
test	{{MediaLink|Alternate screen.png|test}}
[[Media:|test]]	{{MediaLink||test}}
[[Media:|File:]]	{{MediaLink||}}
[[Media:|File:]]	{{MediaLink|}}
[[Media:{{{1}}}|File:{{{1}}}]]	{{MediaLink}}
File:aeilsdfilasjdl.png	{{MediaLink|aeilsdfilasjdl.png}}
File:aeilsdfilasjdl.png	{{MediaLink|aeilsdfilasjdl.png|}}
test	{{MediaLink|aeilsdfilasjdl.png|test}}

Other

Uses {{!}}. Also hides media prefix usage with <span> tag and a simple CSS code. Special code implemented if a red link results from the file string specified.