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To get there, type "Template:foo" in the search box (see search), or make a wikilink like [[Template:foo]] somewhere, such as in the sandbox, and click on it. Once you are there, just click "edit" or "edit this page" at the very top of the page (not the documentation edit button lower down) and edit it in the same way that you would any other page.
Adds a block quotation. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status text text 1 quote The text to quote Example Cry "Havoc" and let slip the dogs of war. Content required author author 2 cite sign The writer of the source Example William Shakespeare Content suggested title title 3 The work being quoted from Example Julius Caesar Content suggested source source 4 ...
In lists of links such as inside infoboxes and navboxes, use a horizontal list (perhaps via the template {}) to format lists. For occasional cases where you need to delineate two pieces of text outside of a list, you can use the templates {{·}} or {{•}} which contain a before the dot, thus handling some of the wrapping problems.
This template, often abbreviated as {{tlp}}, is used to provide stylized formatting to template displays without actually using the template itself. The code generated will be displayed inline. The code generated will be displayed inline.
This template is intended as a meta template, a template used for constructing other templates. In general, it is not meant for use directly in an article but can be used on a one-off basis if required. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status name name Unknown optional child child Unknown optional subbox subbox Unknown ...
Some tags that resemble HTML are actually MediaWiki parser and extension tags, and so are actually wiki markup. HTML included in pages can be validated for HTML5 compliance by using validation. Note that some elements and attributes supported by MediaWiki and browsers have been deprecated by HTML5 and should no longer be used.
Before creating a new infobox template, check first to see whether a suitable infobox already exists. Name the template [[Template:Infobox some subject]] (some subject should be in the singular and capitalized as per normal usage— see Wikipedia:Article titles, e.g., "Infobox settlement" or "Infobox NFL player").
(The "source code", "wiki text", or "input text" is what editors see and change in the text box of the "edit this page" form; the displayed text is what is shown to the reader.) One benefit is that the line breaks make diffs smaller and (arguably) easier to read, and this was especially true before the changes to the styling of diffs made in 2012 .