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'''Parser functions''' are very similar to [[Help:Magic words#General_information|variables]] but take one or more parameters (technically, any magic word that takes a parameter is a parser function), and the name is sometimes prefixed with a [[wikipedia:Number sign|hash]] to distinguish them from templates. In addition to the parser functions included with MediaWiki the [[mw: | '''Parser functions''' are very similar to [[Help:Magic words#General_information|variables]] but take one or more parameters (technically, any magic word that takes a parameter is a parser function), and the name is sometimes prefixed with a [[wikipedia:Number sign|hash]] to distinguish them from templates. In addition to the parser functions included with MediaWiki the [[mw:Extension:ParserFunctions|ParserFunctions extension]] installed here adds more. | ||
Parser functions marked as "<span class="table-bg-orange ">[expensive]</span>" are tracked by the software, and the number that can be included on a page is limited (stacks with "<span class="table-bg-orange ">[expensive]</span>" [[Help:Magic words|magic words]]). | Parser functions marked as "<span class="table-bg-orange ">[expensive]</span>" are tracked by the software, and the number that can be included on a page is limited (stacks with "<span class="table-bg-orange ">[expensive]</span>" [[Help:Magic words|magic words]]). | ||