Redemption Wiki:Templates: Difference between revisions

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There are many templates in use in Redemption Wiki; these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.

Category:Templates should cover all templates in the wiki.
The Template namespace (found from Special:AllPages) always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.

What are templates?[edit source]

Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (e.g. {{delete}}). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.

Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist on:

a subpage using {{documentation}}; or
the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
the template's talk page.

For more information on templates, see Help:Templates.

Article management templates[edit source]

Nominate an article for deletion[edit source]

Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.

Disambiguation articles[edit source]

If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:

The Prince <-- disambiguation page, with links to:

The Prince (frog)

The Prince (human)

Using {{disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
For more information, see Help:Disambiguation.

General wiki templates[edit source]

Clear[edit source]

This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code <br style="clear:both;" />. Its use should generally be avoided.
You can use {{clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.

Right-aligned Table of Contents[edit source]

This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.

T is for template[edit source]

This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.

Where you may find more templates[edit source]

Wikia Templates
Wikipedia; may be copied with the proper acknowledgment, but some need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia version if possible.

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-There are many '''templates''' in use in {{SITENAME}} and these are only subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
+{{tocright}}
+There are many '''templates''' in use in {{SITENAME}}; these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
-* [[:Category:Templates]] should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
+* [[:Category:Templates]] should cover all templates in the wiki.
-* The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.
+* The Template namespace (found from [[Special:AllPages]]) always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.
 == What are templates? ==
 Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
-Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. <code>{{t|stub}}</code>). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
+Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (e.g. <code>{{t|delete}}</code>). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
-'''Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist either on the template page, or the template's talk page.'''
+'''Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist on:'''
+# '''a subpage using {{t|documentation}}'''; or
+# the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
+# the template's talk page.
-== [[:Category:Article management templates|Article management templates]] ==
+For more information on templates, see [[Help:Templates]].
+== Article management templates ==
 === Nominate an article for deletion ===
 {{t|delete}}
 * Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to [[:Category:Candidates for deletion]].
 === Disambiguation articles ===
 {{t|disambig}}
 * If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
-: '''[[The Prince]]'''  <--  disambiguation page, with links to:
+: '''The Prince''' <-- disambiguation page, with links to:
-:: [[The Prince (frog)]]
+:: The Prince (frog)
-:: [[The Prince (human)]]
+:: The Prince (human)
-* For more information, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:disambiguation|disambiguation on Wikipedia]].
 * Using {{t|disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under [[:Category:Disambiguations]]. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
+* For more information, see [[Help:Disambiguation]].
-=== For ===
+== General wiki templates ==
-{{t|for|name|link}}
-* Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.
-=== Main article ===
-{{t|main|main article}}
-* Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.
-=== Stubbing ===
-{{t|stub}}
-* When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in [[:Category:Article stubs]], and is used to list which articles need expanding.
-== [[:Category:Category templates|Category templates]] ==
-=== General category template ===
-{{t|category}}
-* This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.
-=== Template category template ===
-{{t|templatecategory}}
-* This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details (these are different to those of normal pages).
-== [[:Category:General wiki templates|General wiki templates]] ==
 === Clear ===
-{{t|clr}}, plus {{t|clrl}} and {{t|clrr}}
+{{t|clr}}
 * This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code <code>&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;</code>. Its use should generally be avoided.
 * You can use {{t|clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
-* You can also use {{t|clrl}} or {{t|clrr}} to clear only left or right floats.
-=== Sandbox ===
-{{t|sandbox}}
-* A template that should be used to head up all [[Project:Sandbox]] pages.
+=== Right-aligned Table of Contents ===
+{{t|tocright}}
+* This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.
 === T is for template ===
 {{t|t|template}}
 * This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.
-=== Welcome ===
+== Where you may find more templates ==
-{{t|welcome}}
+* [[w:c:templates|Wikia Templates]]
+* Wikipedia; may be copied with the proper acknowledgment, but some need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia version if possible.
-* A template to welcome new users with. Should be customized for the wiki.
-=== Wikipedia ===
-{{t|wikipedia}}, {{t|wikipedia-deleted}}
-* Wikipedia-related templates. Use {{t|wikipedia}} for articles taken directly from Wikipedia, and {{t|wikipedia-deleted}} for articles deleted from Wikipedia.
 [[Category:Templates| ]]