Add the "hide templates" option to What links here page (Community Wishlist/W338)
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Description
Once an article is included in a template, it becomes arduous to discern which articles are directly linked within the text to the target, as it requires a manual check. Automatically, any article that has the same template appears in all the links displays, making it challenging to research further articles (WP:Purpose, WP:RWW) that are specifically relevant to the target.
This was the Top 6 issue of the Wishlist Survey 2022.
Related wish: W185: Show links from template inclusions separately in WhatLinksHere, just like links to redirects
Workaround script: en:User:PrimeHunter/Source links.js
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Support overdue Prototyperspective (talk) 12:17, October 10, 2025
Support cs (čeština): Důležitý návrh, odkazy z vložených stránek stránku Speciální:Co odkazuje na velmi znepřehledňují. Marek Genius (talk) 14:35, October 12, 2025
Support Yes please! I come across this issue regularly. It has been a problem for over 15 years. Sometimes there can be hundreds of irrelevant results in "What links here". Cagliost (talk) 14:45, February 23, 2026
Support NguoiDungKhongDinhDanh (talk) 05:23, February 24, 2026
Support this! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:PrimeHunter/Source_links.js is how I get around the problem at the moment, sharing in case it helps anyone else. VastV0idInSpace0 (talk) 16:41, March 31, 2026
Support This limitation has bothered me for years, and would be very useful to editors, especially those who frequently work with templates or other kinds of maintenance. Waldyrious (talk) 08:26, June 7, 2026