Thread:Project:Support desk/Disable automatic link parsing

I'm using mediawiki 1.23.1

By default all keywords that link to an existing subsite are automatically parsed to a link.

I know you can disable it for a specific text-area with the   command, however that conflicts with links in the sidebar.

I have a sub-page called "Quaternion" and want to add a link to that subpage in the sidebar.

If I add "** Quaternion|Quaternion" to the sidebar edit-page, it automatically parses it into " ** Quaternion|Quaternion ", which invalidates both the link and the text:

http://puu.sh/anCeQ/fc8b6d1a45.png

If I try to disable the link using " ** Quaternion   |   Quaternion   ", the result is this:

http://puu.sh/anCcf/b41ae3d3cf.png

Again, with an invalid link.

What can I do to prevent this behavior?