The message "babel-portal" (providing the link of the language code) has one parameter which is the language code. It should be possible to link to the language name (i.e. the article on Wikipedia).
I tried {{#language:$1}} but it isn't parsed. So either we parse the message or we add a second parameter which would be the language name.
Version: unspecified
Severity: enhancement
Change 330046 had a related patch set uploaded (by TTO):
Add language name as second parameter to babel-portal message
I suggest simply to allow the parsing of the wiki text in the message. It works without problems and allows you to use any means to get the right link.
Change 374064 had a related patch set uploaded (by Putnik; owner: Putnik):
[mediawiki/extensions/Babel@master] Babel: Transform text of "babel-portal" message
Change 374064 merged by jenkins-bot:
[mediawiki/extensions/Babel@master] Babel: Transform text of "babel-portal" message
Change 330046 abandoned by Nikerabbit:
[mediawiki/extensions/Babel@master] [WIP] Add language name as second parameter to babel-portal message
Reason:
Incomplete after 5 years