Help:Creating templates - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: /* Documentation on the template page */Spelling/Grammar Check, typos fixed: straight-forward → straightforward

2016-07-20T14:03:18Z

Documentation on the template page: Spelling/Grammar Check, typos fixed: straight-forward → straightforward

2011-07-18T03:54:53Z

Locking of templates

2011-07-18T03:52:48Z

cat

2008-12-27T04:05:05Z

Fix broken link

2008-12-24T12:48:19Z

Creating templates: Fixing Redirect Deletion Fail

2008-05-02T22:47:33Z

2008-05-02T22:46:43Z

Writing templates

2008-02-13T12:43:46Z

Documenting templates: List exceptions to documentation

2008-02-12T23:33:16Z

wow, I didn't know we could do this

2008-02-12T23:26:04Z

they can just click on the link to find out what it looks like (but more importantly it was screwing up the spacing and mis-categorizing this page)

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 * {{tl|Parms}}  This is a container for a list of parameters.  If there are no parameters, just place {{tt|<nowiki>{{Parms|}}</nowiki>}} on the page.
 * {{tl|Parm}}  This comprises the details of a single parameter.  Use one of these for each parameter in the template, with all of them comprising the one parameter required for the {{tl|Parms}} macro.
-** Note that in a few cases with many straight-forward parameters which are obvious from the template itself, it is not necessary to list each one of them individually.  See {{tl|planet}} for an example.
+** Note that in a few cases with many straightforward parameters which are obvious from the template itself, it is not necessary to list each one of them individually.  See {{tl|planet}} for an example.
 To make it easier, simply copy the following text to the documentation page of a template, then fill in the details.  If you are not placing this on the template page itself, omit the <nowiki><noinclude></nowiki> tags.

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	Conservapedia sysops will try to leave templates unlocked, but templates that are used on many pages are prime candidates for vandalism and will be locked accordingly. If you wish to edit a locked template, contact any sysop who will unlock it for you for a brief time, but only if you have an established record of editing on Conservapedia. Alternatively, propose your changes on a talk page and ask a sysop to make the changes for you.		Conservapedia sysops will try to leave templates unlocked, but templates that are used on many pages are prime candidates for vandalism and will be locked accordingly. If you wish to edit a locked template, contact any sysop who will unlock it for you for a brief time, but only if you have an established record of editing on Conservapedia. Alternatively, propose your changes on a talk page and ask a sysop to make the changes for you.

−	[[Category:~~Template~~]]	+	[[Category:Help]]

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	Conservapedia sysops will try to leave templates unlocked, but templates that are used on many pages are prime candidates for vandalism and will be locked accordingly. If you wish to edit a locked template, contact any sysop who will unlock it for you for a brief time, but only if you have an established record of editing on Conservapedia. Alternatively, propose your changes on a talk page and ask a sysop to make the changes for you.		Conservapedia sysops will try to leave templates unlocked, but templates that are used on many pages are prime candidates for vandalism and will be locked accordingly. If you wish to edit a locked template, contact any sysop who will unlock it for you for a brief time, but only if you have an established record of editing on Conservapedia. Alternatively, propose your changes on a talk page and ask a sysop to make the changes for you.
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 A '''template''' is a page that can be inserted in another page.  Although any page can be inserted in another page, templates are normally created in the "Template" [[namespace]].
-*[[Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10| List of templates]]
+*[[help:templates|List of templates]]
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 =='''Before you can attach your own template to any CP page, you will need to submit it for approval at [[Template Submission]].''' ==

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 == Creating templates ==
-Templates can be created (started) in exactly the same way as ordinary articles.  See [[Conservapedia:How to create a new article|How to create a new article]].
+Templates can be created (started) in exactly the same way as ordinary articles.  See [[Help:How to create a new article|How to create a new article]].
 == Types of templates ==

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 It is not the purpose of this page to describe the various ways to write templates.  See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template template manual at MediaWiki].
 ===Creating parameters for templates===
 <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki> creates a parameter for a template

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 == Writing templates ==
 It is not the purpose of this page to describe the various ways to write templates.  See the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template template manual at MediaWiki].
 == Documenting templates ==

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 * On the template page itself.
 * In the [[help:templates|list of templates]].
 === Documentation on the template page ===

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	A '''template''' is a page that can be inserted in another page. Although any page can be inserted in another page, templates are normally created in the "Template" [[namespace]].		A '''template''' is a page that can be inserted in another page. Although any page can be inserted in another page, templates are normally created in the "Template" [[namespace]].

−	*[~~http://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=~~Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10 List of templates]	+	*[[Special%3AAllpages&from=&namespace=10\| List of templates]]

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 {{statistics}}
 Templates can be categorised into three types:
-* '''Boilerplate text'''.  These templates are simply some predefined text that can be inserted into articles.  An example is {{tl|essay}} which looks like this:{{essay}}
+* '''Boilerplate text'''.  These templates are simply some predefined text that can be inserted into articles.  An example is {{tl|essay}}.
 * '''List of links'''.  Many templates might includes links to other articles.  Templates consisting solely of links are usually referred to as navigation boxes, because they allow you to jump to related articles.  And example is {{tl|statistics}} which is shown at right.
 {{Ship|name=Victory|disp=3,500 tons|length=226 feet|beam=52 feet|draft=29 feet|speed=8-9 knots|armament=104 guns on 3 decks|crew=850}}