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This template is used for creating soft redirects to [[igwn:|Independent Gaming Wiki Network]] and [[mods:|Grand Theft Mods]]. The usual redirect syntax <code><nowiki>#REDIRECT [[mods:PAGE NAME]]</nowiki></code> doesn't work for interwiki redirects, so this template provides a clickable link instead.

To use this template, use the following format:

<code><nowiki>{{softredirect|interwiki code|page name}}</nowiki></code>

In the above example code, <code>interwiki code</code> refers to the prefix used for linking to the destination wiki. For IGWN this is <code>igwn</code> and for Grand Theft Mods it is <code>gtm</code>. This code should NOT include the colon (<code>:</code>)

In addition, <code>page name</code> refers to the name of the destination article on that wiki.

For example, to link to GTM's [[gtm:Modifications|Modifications]] page, use the following code:

<code><nowiki>{{softredirect|gtm|Modifications}}</nowiki></code>

This code produces the following:

{{softredirect|gtm|Modifications}}

If the destination page on the other wiki has the same name as the page being redirected, the page name can be omitted. For example:

<code><nowiki>{{softredirect|gtm}}</nowiki></code>

This code produces the following:

{{softredirect|gtm|Modifications}}

If you're using this template to link to a wiki besides IGWN or GTM, a third parameter can be added to manually specify the name of the wiki. For example:

<code><nowiki>{{softredirect|wp|Mod (video gaming)|Wikipedia}}</nowiki></code>

That code will produce a link to [[wp:Mod (video gaming)|Mod (video gaming]] on Wikipedia (because <code>wp</code> is the interwiki code used for Wikipedia). The thrd parameter, "Wikipedia", is used to provide the name of the wiki. This code will produce the following:

{{softredirect|wp|Mod (video gaming)|Wikipedia}}