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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.
To list terms and definitions, start a new line with a semicolon (;) followed by the term. Then, type a colon (:) followed by a definition. The format can also be used for other purposes, such as make and models of vehicles, etc. Description lists (formerly definition lists, and a.k.a. association lists) consist of group names corresponding to ...
(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 .
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.
This code generates "page C‑2" just like the plain code "page C-2", but prevents a line break at the hyphen. However, like , the use of ‑ instead of "-" renders the source text harder to read and edit. Don't use it unless it is really necessary to avoid a line break.
class description in CSS [1] in HTML [1]:active A CSS pseudo-class. See the W3C standard. monobook/main.css (screen, projection) — active Used on the active tab button (monobook). monobook/main.css (screen, projection) skins/MonoBook.php: allpagesredirect Redirect in the listings of Special:Allpages and Special:Prefixindex. MediaWiki:Common.css
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 ...
Box-type templates (such as {{Commons category}}, shown here for the c:Category:Wikipedia logos at Commons) have to be put at the beginning of the last section of the article so that boxes will appear next to, rather than below, the list items. (Do not make a section whose sole content is box-type templates.)