Template:PAGENAMEBASE
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01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E
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Usage
This template returns the current {{PAGENAME}} minus (text in parentheses) or the final set of parentheses where more than one set exist.
e.g. {{PAGENAMEBASE}} on page Chiton (genus) returns {{
- switch:
01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E
- on Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album) returns {{
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01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E
- on Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) returns {{
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01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E
- on Stadion der Freundschaft (Frankfurt (Oder)) returns {{
- switch:
01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E
Can also pass an optional page parameter:
{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo (bar)}}→ "{{
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01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E"
{{PAGENAMEBASE|foo bar}}→ "{{
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01| 10 = PAGENAMEBASE| 11 = Template:'''' E"
It is not to be confused with {{BASEPAGENAME}}, which is a magic word that strips subpages, not parentheses.