Global Lua Modules/Fallback

Fallback
Information
Type	Lua module
Release status	Stable
Test suite status	Unknown
Description	Allows easy translation or internalization of pages in Lua.
Author(s)	Zolo - original version Jarekt
Updated	November 17, 2025
Code	Module:Fallback
Dependencies	Module:Fallbacklist catalogs fallback chains for each language.

This Module is used as a part of the larger mechanism to show a template content in the user's interface language or the most appropriate fallback language.

It is used in

• Template:LangSwitch
• commons:Template:Autotranslate

and it will be used in

• commons:Template:SuperFallback
• commons:Template:Fallback

It will replace commons:Template:GetFallback and commons:Template:GetFallback2 templates.

Installation

Lua installation
Module:	Create Module:Fallback on your wiki with the following code:
Template:	Create Template:Fallback on your wiki with the following code:
Template usage:	The template can be used with the following syntax:

See also: w:c:templates:module:Fallback

See also

• commons:Module:Fallback and commons:Module:Fallbacklist