Redheadkelly: Created page with "{{documentation subpage}} This module generates a properly formatted and standardized `DEFAULTSORT` value for use in MediaWiki pages. It constructs a default sort key based on: * {{para|given_name}} * {{para|middle_name}} * {{para|surname}} * {{para|title_ordinal}} * {{para|title_role}} * {{para|title_object}} === Features === * Standardizes `surname` using {{tl|Surname sort standardization switch}} * Standardizes `title_ordinal` using {{tl|Ordinal numbers switch}} *..."

2025-07-07T22:07:14Z

Created page with "{{documentation subpage}} This module generates a properly formatted and standardized `DEFAULTSORT` value for use in MediaWiki pages. It constructs a default sort key based on: * {{para|given_name}} * {{para|middle_name}} * {{para|surname}} * {{para|title_ordinal}} * {{para|title_role}} * {{para|title_object}} === Features === * Standardizes `surname` using {{tl|Surname sort standardization switch}} * Standardizes `title_ordinal` using {{tl|Ordinal numbers switch}} *..."

New page

{{documentation subpage}}
This module generates a properly formatted and standardized `DEFAULTSORT` value for use in MediaWiki pages.

It constructs a default sort key based on:

* {{para|given_name}}
* {{para|middle_name}}
* {{para|surname}}
* {{para|title_ordinal}}
* {{para|title_role}}
* {{para|title_object}}

=== Features ===
* Standardizes `surname` using {{tl|Surname sort standardization switch}}
* Standardizes `title_ordinal` using {{tl|Ordinal numbers switch}}
* Excludes `title_role` if it is "laird"
* Adds commas and spaces only where appropriate
* Trims all input fields

=== Usage ===
Use in a template with `#invoke` like this:

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{#invoke:Defaultsort builder|buildDefaultSort
|given_name=John
|middle_name=Alexander
|surname=MacLeod
|title_ordinal=5th
|title_role=Chief
|title_object=Clan MacLeod
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

=== Example Output ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Surname sort standardization switch|MacLeod}}, John Alexander, Clan MacLeod Chief {{Ordinal numbers switch|5th}}
</syntaxhighlight>

→ Would expand to:

<code>MacLeod, John Alexander, Clan MacLeod Chief 5</code>

=== See Also ===
* [[Template:DEFAULTSORT]]
* [[Template:Surname sort standardization switch]]
* [[Template:Ordinal numbers switch]]

== Acknowledgements ==
{{ChatGPT}}

Module:Defaultsort builder/doc - Revision history