Help:Templates

Using Templates

Templates are reusable bits of wiki markup. You put them in pages by wrapping them in double curly braces.

Basic Usage

{{TemplateName}}

That's it. The template content shows up where you put that code.

Examples

Essay tag:

{{essay}}

Adds a box at the top saying this is an essay by a Noisebridger.

Stub tag:

{{stub}}

Marks a page as incomplete.

Finding Templates

Go to Special:AllPages, select "Template" from the Namespace dropdown, click Go.

You'll see all available templates listed alfabetically.

Creating Templates

Make a new page named "Template:YourTemplateName" and put whatever markup you want in it. That's the template. Now you can use {{YourTemplateName}} anywhere.

Templates with Parameters

Some templates accept parameters:

{{TemplateName|parameter1=value|parameter2=value}}

Check the template's page to see what parameters it takes.

See Also

• Help:Editing
• Help:Contents
• MediaWiki Templates Documentation