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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.

What are 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 add whatever is in the template onto the pages which you place the {{Template}} tag
• They can also be used like fill-in forms, placing the details into complex tables without the mess
• Templates are important, in order to have control over layouts and information that are being repeated alot, by simply editing the template and it updates every page which uses that very template.
• they clear away alot of the clutter which table codes can become

How do I know what tags to use?

I have improved the "template explanation" section a great deal, they now even contain navigation tables so you can easily find the templates you might be looking for.

• To use a template, you simply write their name within these double {{brackets}} (skip the Template: when inserting tag)

Adding content/commands to templates on pages

• Many of them allow you to add extra content, you separate the commands with a | vertical line.
• If the commands are numbered, then it is important in which order you arrange them.
• When editing templates, you can identify the commands as they are within triple {{{brackets}}}

How do I find and edit active Templates?

<tag>...</tag>

This is how it is when editing the wiki. Notice the "Templates Used" on the bottom

To easily find and edit the active templates within a page:

1. Press the "edit" button at the top of the page (not edit sections)
2. Scroll down to the bottom, below the text-editing area, there you will see a list of templates currently in use on the page, and a easy "edit" button next to each link.
   • To see directions/tutorials on how to use specific template, press the Template name.
   • To edit a template used on the page, click the "edit" link next to the template name.
3. When editing:
   • You will often see <onlyinclude>, <includeonly> and <noinclude> tags at the top of those template pages, DO NOT MESS WITH THOSE TAGS
   • Remember: always use "Show preview" before you save ANY page, to see if it looks correct.
   • You can always press the "History" and undo recent changes in case of accidents.

<onlyinclude> <includeonly> <noinclude>

What are those tags anyway?

They control if content which is placed between them is displayed when the templates are used on pages.

Using Templates

Documentation The above documentation is transcluded from Help:Templates/doc. Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox Please add categories to the /doc subpage within <includeonly>...</includeonly> Using templates (with {{yes}} template as example) Description Code Results Plain use of template, fills the cell with color and "yes" {{yes}} Yes Adding text to template, in this case it will replace the default text. {{yes|usually}} usually If you would use this template outside of its designated usage (which is within table cells), it turns out looking like this: style="background:#9F9;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"|Yes