Help:Templates
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− | If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the | + | If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the template feature comes into play. |
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Templates are standard wiki pages whose content is designed to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transclusion transcluded] (embedded) inside other pages. Templates follow a convention that the name is prefixed with "<code>Template:</code>", assigning it to that namespace. Therefore you can [[Help:Starting a new page|create them like any other wiki page]]. | Templates are standard wiki pages whose content is designed to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Transclusion transcluded] (embedded) inside other pages. Templates follow a convention that the name is prefixed with "<code>Template:</code>", assigning it to that namespace. Therefore you can [[Help:Starting a new page|create them like any other wiki page]]. | ||
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+ | Below the text that comprises the template, include the following text to have the template appear on the [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Category:Templates '''Template category'''] page: <nowiki><noinclude> | ||
+ | [[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
+ | </noinclude></nowiki> | ||
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+ | ===List of templates=== | ||
+ | A list of currently used templates can be seen on the [http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Category:Templates '''Template category'''] page. | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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*[[Help:Magic words]] – fancy stuff you may find in some templates | *[[Help:Magic words]] – fancy stuff you may find in some templates | ||
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*{{meta|Help:Template}} | *{{meta|Help:Template}} | ||
*{{meta|Help:Embed page}} – embedding pages from [[Help:namespaces|namespaces]] other than <code>Template:</code>. | *{{meta|Help:Embed page}} – embedding pages from [[Help:namespaces|namespaces]] other than <code>Template:</code>. | ||
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