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This template generates an external link to a profile on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter. It is designed to standardize the formatting of links to legitimate profiles of persons or organizations with sufficient notability to be the subject of a Wikipedia article. However, adding an X link is never mandatory and in certain cases should be discouraged.
Note that very many fake accounts have been created as hoaxes, parodies, or attempts by fans to mimic a celebrity's style convincingly. Please make a detailed effort to verify the authenticity of any external links you wish to include.
Legitimate accounts can be found through being named in reliable sources, such as in newspaper stories about the subject, or linked to by other subject-controlled sources, such as the subject's legitimate website. Since November 2022, an X account having a verification badge no longer indicates any legitimacy, as it is now available to anyone with an X Premium subscription.
Usage summary
- One parameter
{{X profile | username }}{{X profile | id= username }}
- Two parameters
{{X profile | username | Displayed Name }}{{X profile | id= username | name= Displayed Name }}
- Using Wikidata property
{{X profile}}{{X profile | name= Displayed Name }}
Explanations and examples
One parameter
Fill this parameter with the ID string (username) in the URL for the X profile. When one parameter is used, the link text is the title of the Wikipedia article where this template is used.
- Usage
* {{X profile | Twitter }}* {{X profile | id= Twitter }}
Since "X profile" is the name of the Wikipedia page you now are looking at, the link above appears as "X profile on X" on this Wikipedia page. The lead name will change according to the name of the Wikipedia page.
Two parameters
The first parameter will be the ID string (username) in the URL for the X profile. The second parameter will be used as the link text.
- Usage
* {{X profile | AcadiaU | Acadia University }}* {{X profile | id= AcadiaU | name= Acadia University }}
- Output
- Acadia University on X
- Acadia University on X
No parameters and Wikidata property not defined
When used without an "id" parameter, this template will call data from Wikidata, if available. If none is available, the category Category:Twitter template missing ID and not in Wikidata will be applied and an error message will be displayed.
- Usage
* {{X profile}}
- Output
- {{X profile}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
TemplateData
TemplateData for X profile
This template generates an external link to a profile on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | id 1 | The username in the X.com URL, such as AcadiaU in https://x.com/AcadiaU. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2002 exists, but required if not.
| String | optional |
| Name | name 2 | The name displayed as the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without disambiguation.
| String | optional |
Tracking categories
See also
- {{Cite Twitter profile}}, for use inside ref tags
- {{Tweet}}
- {{Cite tweet}}
- Wikipedia:TWITTER
- {{Bluesky}}
- {{Facebook}}
- {{Instagram}}
- {{Pinterest}}
- {{Tumblr}}
- {{flickr-inline}}
- {{flickr-inline2}}