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Templates are pretty simple to use once you get the hang of it. They insert content to pages without cluttering it, which is useful for repetitive items. Complex templates can be forms which you can easily fill out when following the directions displayed on the template's page. | Templates are pretty simple to use once you get the hang of it. They insert content to pages without cluttering it, which is useful for repetitive items. Complex templates can be forms which you can easily fill out when following the directions displayed on the template's page. | ||
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==What are Templates?== | ==What are Templates?== | ||
− | *Templates | + | *Templates are how we format the wiki |
*They can contain table codes, layouts and plain information which is easy to insert wherever needed | *They can contain table codes, layouts and plain information which is easy to insert wherever needed | ||
*They add whatever is in the template onto the pages which you place the <code><nowiki>{{Template}}</nowiki></code> tag | *They add whatever is in the template onto the pages which you place the <code><nowiki>{{Template}}</nowiki></code> tag | ||
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===How do I use them=== | ===How do I use them=== | ||
:When you view the template page itself, you will see a '''Template Explanation''' at the bottom of the page which will explain to you what the specific template is for and what commands work with it | :When you view the template page itself, you will see a '''Template Explanation''' at the bottom of the page which will explain to you what the specific template is for and what commands work with it | ||
− | == | + | ==Finding the Active Templates== |
− | :You can | + | [[File:EditingWiki.png|frame|This is how it is when ''editing'' the wiki. Notice the "Templates Used" on the bottom]] |
− | :*If you | + | :You can easily find what templates are being used on a page by editing the page and scrolling to the bottom |
− | :* | + | :*If you click the template link (not the "edit" link) you will find the template itself and the directions how to use it |
− | :* | + | :*If you are editing a section of page, you will see the Active templates after you preview |
− | + | :*The list becomes very long sometimes, because it also lists templates that the template is using. | |
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==Editing Templates (only for Advanced contributors)== | ==Editing Templates (only for Advanced contributors)== | ||
:Editing a template is just like editing any other page, but there are certain tags within it that control what content appears only on the template-page itself or when the template is being used. You should not really be messing with the templates themselves unless you are advanced in the wiki coding. '''Remember that you can always "undo" accidents from ''history''''' | :Editing a template is just like editing any other page, but there are certain tags within it that control what content appears only on the template-page itself or when the template is being used. You should not really be messing with the templates themselves unless you are advanced in the wiki coding. '''Remember that you can always "undo" accidents from ''history''''' | ||
:*Please be careful when editing templates, because it will effect all the pages that use that template. | :*Please be careful when editing templates, because it will effect all the pages that use that template. | ||
:*Do not mess with the "include" tags, they play a big part in the template functionality. | :*Do not mess with the "include" tags, they play a big part in the template functionality. | ||
− | :*:<code><nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki></code> | + | :*:<code><nowiki><onlyinclude></nowiki></code> <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code> <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> |
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