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This is a template that helps other templates determine if they are being previewed or not, and do or display different things accordingly.

Usage

{{If preview|value if being previewed|value if not being previewed}}

{{If preview|1=value if being previewed|2=value if not being previewed}}

The first parameter is returned if the page is being previewed, otherwise the second parameter will be returned. Either parameter may be empty.

Examples

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Code	Example	Value when previewed	Value when saved
{{If preview|Yes|No}} {{If preview|1=Yes|2=No}}	No No	Yes	No
{{If preview|Red}} {{If preview|1=Red}}		Red
{{If preview||Blue}} {{If preview|2=Blue}}	Blue Blue		Blue

TemplateData

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TemplateData for If preview

<templatedata> { "params": { "1": { "label": "1", "description": "value if being previewed", "type": "content" }, "2": { "label": "2", "description": "value if not being previewed", "type": "content" } }, "description": "This is a template that helps other templates determine if they are being previewed or not, and do or display different things accordingly.\n\nThe first parameter is returned if the page is being previewed, otherwise the second parameter will be returned. Either parameter may be empty.", "format": "inline" } </templatedata>

See also

• {{Preview warning}}

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