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	~~{{PD Help Page}}~~
	If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play (like the tag above which is included in the pages of the Help namespace).		If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play (like the tag above which is included in the pages of the Help namespace).

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Thomas Linder Puls: removed language template

2007-09-05T18:57:40Z

removed language template

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	~~{{Languages\|Help:Templates}}~~

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	Then, an editor can simply copy and paste the example to create a similar page.		Then, an editor can simply copy and paste the example to create a similar page.

	==~~See Also~~==		==External links==
	*[[Help:~~External searches]] -- a template special use case example~~		{{meta\|Help:Template}}
	*[[Help~~:Variables~~]] ~~-- fancy stuff you may find in some templates~~
	*[[~~meta~~:~~Help:Embed page]~~] ~~-- embedding pages from [[namespace~~]~~]s other than <code>Template:</code>.~~		[[Category:Help\|{{PAGENAME}}]]
			[[Category:Template]]

	==External links==		==External links==

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{{PD Help Page}}
If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play (like the tag above which is included in the pages of the Help namespace).

==Creating a template==
Template names are prefixed with <code>Template:</code>, you create them like any other wiki page.

==Using a template==
Templates are wiki pages which can be used in other pages in three ways:
*<code><nowiki>{{Name}}</nowiki></code> includes the content of the template at the moment the page containing it is fetched <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki>.
*<code><nowiki>{{subst:Name}}</nowiki></code> inserts the content of the template into the code of the page in a form that is editable normally <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki> after you have saved your text.
*<code><nowiki>{{msgnw:Name}}</nowiki></code> when the page containing it is fetched, includes the template in a form that displays it as raw wiki syntax, like <code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code> does

==Using parameters in templates==
<div style="float:right; margin:8px;">
{| {{Prettytable}}
|-
|{{Hl2}} colspan="2" align="center" |'''Template with numbered parameters'''
|-
| colspan="2" |
<pre><nowiki>
'''A little thank you...'''<br>
<small>for {{{1}}}.<br>
hugs, {{{2}}}</small>
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|{{Hl2}}|'''You type'''
|{{Hl2}}|'''You get'''
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|all|Joe}}</nowiki></code>
|
{{Thankyou|all|Joe}}
|-
|{{Hl2}} colspan="2" align="center" |'''with named parameters'''
|-
| colspan="2" |
<pre><nowiki>
'''A little thank you...'''<br>
<small>for {{{reason}}}.<br>
hugs, {{{signature}}}</small>
</nowiki></pre>
|-
|{{Hl2}}|'''You type'''
|{{Hl2}}|'''You get'''
|-
|<pre><nowiki>{{Thankyou
|reason=all
|signature=Joe}}</nowiki></pre>
|
{{Thankyou|all|Joe}}
|}
</div>
You can define parameters in templates either numbered as <code><nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki></code> or named <code><nowiki>{{{param}}}</nowiki></code>.

'''Example:''' You want a little thank you note you can put on the talk page of other users. It will contain a reason and your signature. You could create [[Template:Thankyou]] to enter your text, as in the example in the table.

When using the template on a page, you fill in the parameter values, separated by a pipe char (|): <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|all|Joe}}</nowiki></code>. For named parameters use "name=value" pairs separated by a pipe char: <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|reason=all|signature=Joe}}</nowiki></code>. The advantage of using named parameters in your template is that they are flexible in order. It also makes the template easier to understand if you have many parameters. If you want to change the order of numbered parameters, you have to mention them explicitly: <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|2=Joe|1=all}}</nowiki></code>.

You can also provide default values for parameters, i.e. values that are going to be used if no value is provided for a parameter. For example, <code><nowiki>{{{reason|all}}}</nowiki></code> would result in ''"all"'' if no value was provided for the parameter <tt>reason</tt>.

==Control template inclusion==
You can control template inclusion by the use of <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> and
<code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code> tags.

Anything between <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> will be processed and
displayed only when the page is being viewed directly, not included.

Possible applications are:
* Categorising templates
* Interlanguage links to similar templates in other languages
* Explanatory text about how to use the template

The converse is <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code>. Text between <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code> and
<code><nowiki></includeonly></nowiki></code> will be processed and displayed only when the page is
being included. The obvious application is to add all pages containing a given template to a category.

Note that the usual update problems apply -- if you change the
categories inside a template, the categories of the referring pages
won't be updated until those pages are edited.
==Organizing templates==
For templates to be effective users need to find them and be able to use them. A simple technique is to include an example on the template page.
For example:
<div style="display:table; width:auto;"><pre>
<noinclude>
==Usage==
Allows to establish a link to a subject:
{{NameOfTemplate|Term1+Term2+Term3}}
</noinclude>
</pre></div>

Then, an editor can simply copy and paste the example to create a similar page.

==See Also==
*[[Help:External searches]] -- a template special use case example
*[[Help:Variables]] -- fancy stuff you may find in some templates
*[[meta:Help:Embed page]] -- embedding pages from [[namespace]]s other than <code>Template:</code>.

==External links==
{{meta|Help:Template}}

[[Category:Help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Template]]
{{Languages|Help:Templates}}

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