Help:Template

There are many templates in use in the 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.


 * Category:Templates should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
 * The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.

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 (e.g. stub). 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 their respective pages.

About
about


 * Add this to the top of an article to refer to any identically named article(s). It is a "for x see y" template.

Nominate an article for deletion
delete


 * Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:To be deleted.

Disambiguation articles
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:
 *  Metroid  <--  disambiguation page, with links to:
 * Metroid (game)
 * Metroid (species)


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

Main article
main


 * Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.

Sandbox
sandbox


 * A template that should be used to head up the Project:Sandbox page.

Stub
stub


 * When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.

Br
br


 * This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code . Its use should generally be avoided.
 * You can use br 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. Additionally, you can add  or   to clear only left or right floats respectively.

Color
color, color-link, color-link-external


 * Changes the color of a text, a wiki link (including piped), and external links, respectively.

T
t


 * 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
welcome


 * A template to welcome new users with.