Template:Youtube/doc

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Link to  YouTube website, videos, channels, and more.

Bug:Some examples won't be shown due to spam filter-related issue. For now, use this for channel page only, or you can use the typical "[https://youtube.com (Name)]" method.  [todo tested in ?]

Parameters and Examples

Parameter	Description	Example	Preview
No Parameters	Creates a link to YouTube website.	{{youtube}}	YouTube
{{{1}}}	Links to the YouTube videos, and channels, without the name ({{{2}}}) specified.	{{youtube|@Valve}}	@Valve
{{{2}}}	Set the name of the link.	{{youtube|_y9MpNcAitQ|page=watch|Counter-Strike 2 Responsive Smokes}}	Note:Unavailable due to Spam filter preventing this preview.
{{{page}}}	Changes the page. Values: Unspecified (default), <watch/video/videos>, . Only specify if the game or app was located somewhere else, otherwise the link will leads to 404 page instead of games/apps page.	{{youtube|_y9MpNcAitQ|page=watch|Video page - CS2 Responsive Smokes}} {{youtube|PLQgyHqypb0gGEWZ0cEPBsGOkzH_ADQML-|page=playlist|Playlists - CL Soundtrack}}	Note:Unavailable due to Spam filter preventing this preview.
{{{icon}}}	Hide/shows the icon. Values: show (default), hide	{{youtube|icon=hide}}	YouTube

See Also

Cross-wiki link templates

Template	Preview
{{wikipedia}} {{wiki}} {{w}}	Wikipedia
{{cow}}	Combine OverWiki
{{l4dwiki}}	Left 4 Dead Wiki
{{pcgw}}	PCGamingWiki
{{portalwiki}}	Portal Wiki
{{sboxwiki}}	S&Box Wiki
{{tfwiki}}	Team Fortress Wiki
{{twhl}}	TWHL Wiki
{{quakewiki}}	Quake Wiki
{{cswiki}}	Counter-Strike Wiki

Social media link templates

Template	Preview
{{bluesky}}	Bluesky
{{discord}}	Discord
{{reddit}}	Reddit
{{steam community}}	Steam Community
{{twitch}}	Twitch
{{twitter}} {{x}}	X (Twitter)
{{youtube}}	YouTube

Storefront link templates

Template	Preview
{{steam store}}	Steam Store
{{epic}} {{egs}}	Epic Games Store
{{gplay}}	Google Play
{{gog}}	GOG.com
{{ms store}} (PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)	Microsoft Store
{{xbox store}} ( Xbox 360)	Xbox Marketplace
{{nintendo store}}	Nintendo Store

Other link templates

Template	Preview
{{steam}}	Steam Protocol
{{email}} {{e}}	gaben@valvesoftware.com
{{github}}	GitHub
{{gamebanana}}	GameBanana
{{moddb}}	ModDB
{{rtsl}}	RTSL
{{protondb}}	ProtonDB
{{steamdb}} {{sdb}}	SteamDB
{{gdrive}} {{gd}}	Google Drive
{{fragnet}} {{fn}}	Frag-Net