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== | == Templates == | ||
===What are they?=== | |||
[[ | Templates are a simple way to insert content in to an article without having to use a lot of Wiki markup. They are most often used for complex things like navigation boxes at the foot of articles. | ||
* Templates are stored in the Template namespace e.g. [[Template:Captain's Log]] | |||
* When a template is updated, the changes are rolled out everywhere the template is used | |||
* They can make use of variables, to insert information in specified places in the template. | |||
===How do I use one?=== | |||
Inserting a template in to an article varies according to the template being used. | |||
* For a simple template without any parameters, you use the code '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>templatename}}''' | |||
* If a template has named parameters, you use the code '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>templatename |paramname=Some |paramname2=Content}}''' | |||
** Spaces are not needed between parameters, but can help make the template more readable to editors | |||
** In the template code, named parameters appear as '''<nowiki>{{{</nowiki>varname}}}'''. Text you enter for that parameter will be inserted in its place. | |||
* If the template doesn't have named parameters, any text placed after a vertical pipe '''|''' is treated as a numbered parameter: '''<nowiki>{{</nowiki>templatename|Some|Content}}''' | |||
** In the template code, numbered parameters appear as '''<nowiki>{{{</nowiki>1}}}'''. Each subsequent pipe adds a new numbered parameter. | |||
===Be careful with pipes=== | |||
Any vertical pipes placed within the template braces '''<nowiki> {{ }}</nowiki>''' will be interpreted as the start of a new parameter. If you need to insert a pipe as part of a parameter's content, use: '''{{tl|!}}''' | |||
Revision as of 09:52, 29 May 2010
Templates
What are they?
Templates are a simple way to insert content in to an article without having to use a lot of Wiki markup. They are most often used for complex things like navigation boxes at the foot of articles.
- Templates are stored in the Template namespace e.g. Template:Captain's Log
- When a template is updated, the changes are rolled out everywhere the template is used
- They can make use of variables, to insert information in specified places in the template.
How do I use one?
Inserting a template in to an article varies according to the template being used.
- For a simple template without any parameters, you use the code {{templatename}}
- If a template has named parameters, you use the code {{templatename |paramname=Some |paramname2=Content}}
- Spaces are not needed between parameters, but can help make the template more readable to editors
- In the template code, named parameters appear as {{{varname}}}. Text you enter for that parameter will be inserted in its place.
- If the template doesn't have named parameters, any text placed after a vertical pipe | is treated as a numbered parameter: {{templatename|Some|Content}}
- In the template code, numbered parameters appear as {{{1}}}. Each subsequent pipe adds a new numbered parameter.
Be careful with pipes
Any vertical pipes placed within the template braces {{ }} will be interpreted as the start of a new parameter. If you need to insert a pipe as part of a parameter's content, use: {{!}} (Usage)