Template:Forum link/doc

This template simplifies the linking of forum posts into an article. Using this template can be preferable to making up the link yourself for the following reasons:
 * Consistent format in links to the Bogleheads.org forum
 * Should the URL pattern of the forum ever change, then the template might be able to change accordingly

Usage


t= The topic ID. Each topic ("thread") has a unique identifier; which is the numeric value in the URL after the. p= The post ID. Each post has a unique identifier which is obtained by clicking on the post's title; the link in the top-left corner of every post. It is the numeric value in the URL after the. title = The link text to display.

Use only the topic_id or post_id, not both.

Example
To create a link to forum topic ("thread"), the topic_id is 88005. Therefore to use this template, you would code as follows:



Results in:



To create a link to forum post, the post_id is 1263932. Therefore to use this template, you would code as follows:



Results in: