Using MediaWiki Variables

Variables provide useful information about the MediaWiki software that can be used alone or in combinations with other MediaWiki features. Templates use variables for example to adopt to changes in page names or to adopt to changes in the current time, rather than using static text.

• Page name

Page variables

Some variables are available which can be used to gain information about a page. They are:

Variable	Example	Explanation
{{NAMESPACE}}		The current page's namespace. For the main namespace there is no name.
{{PAGENAME}}	Using MediaWiki Variables	The current page's name, including all levels (Title/Subtitle), without the namespace name.
{{BASEPAGENAME}}	Using MediaWiki Variables	The parent page's name, in namespaces supporting subpages ("Title/Other" for "Title/Other/Subtitle").
{{BASEPAGENAMEE}}	Using_MediaWiki_Variables	Similar to {{BASEPAGENAME}}, but replaces spaces with underscores.
{{SUBPAGENAME}}	Using MediaWiki Variables	The current subpage name in namespaces supporting subpages ("Subtitle" for "Title/Other/Subtitle").
{{SUBPAGENAMEE}}	Using_MediaWiki_Variables	Similar to {{SUBPAGENAME}}, but replaces spaces with underscores.
{{FULLPAGENAME}}	Using MediaWiki Variables	The current page's name. Similar to {{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}
{{TALKSPACE}}	Talk	The namespace of the current page's talk page.
{{TALKPAGENAME}}	Talk:Using MediaWiki Variables	The current page's talk page. Similar to {{TALKSPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}
{{SUBJECTSPACE}} {{ARTICLESPACE}}		The namespace of the current page's article or subject page.
{{SUBJECTPAGENAME}} {{ARTICLEPAGENAME}}	Using MediaWiki Variables Using MediaWiki Variables	The current page's article or subject page. Similar to {{SUBJECTSPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}} or {{ARTICLESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}
Variable	Example	Explanation
{{REVISIONID}}	-	The revision id (revid) of the last edit made
{{REVISIONDAY}} {{REVISIONDAY2}}	25 25	The day the last edit was made (01 through 31, with and without 0 padding).
{{REVISIONMONTH}}	02	The month the last edit was made (1 through 12)
{{REVISIONYEAR}}	2018	The year the last edit was made
{{REVISIONTIMESTAMP}}	20180225153007	Timestamp of the last edit made
{{PAGESIZE:page name}}	5,108	Size in bytes of the specified page.
Variable	Example	Explanation
{{NAMESPACE:page name}}	Help	Namespace of the specified page
{{PAGENAME:page name}}	Example/Test	Name of the specified page without the namespace name.
{{BASEPAGENAME:page name}}	Example	Parent page of the specified page, in namespaces supporting subpages
{{SUBPAGENAME:page name}}	Test	Subpage name of the specified page, in namespaces supporting subpages
{{FULLPAGENAME:page name}}	Help:Example/Test	Page name of the specified page, including namespace
{{TALKSPACE:page name}}	Help talk	Talk namespace for the specified page
{{TALKPAGENAME:page name}}	Help talk:Example/Test	Talk page for the specified page
{{SUBJECTSPACE:page name}} {{ARTICLESPACE:page name}}	Help Help	Article or subject namespace for the specified page
{{SUBJECTPAGENAME:page name}} {{ARTICLEPAGENAME:page name}}	Help:Example/Test Help:Example/Test	Article or subject page for the specified page

References

• Help:Variable on meta.wikimedia.org
• Help:Magic words mediawiki.org