Template:Italiclink

  This template italicizes any common type of link made within wikimarkup. It will take a second placeholder parameter and use it as a pretty-print output string instead of any possibly unsightly full text url.
 * purpose


 * It will detect ftp and url (http & https) based link arguments and branch to apropos handling code. These are still output with a trailing link marker as if formed using [ ... ] direct link formation.


 * Wikilinks form similar pretty-print links using a second parameter:


 * The strength of this template is that can take any sort of link and italicize the output.


 * Use of this template over  inline is NOT recommended.


 * See also
 * Plain link - will similarly form cleaner external links with a second pretty-parameter,