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A template is a Wikipedia page created to be included in other pages. It usually contains repetitive material that may need to show up on multiple articles or pages, often with customizable input. Templates sometimes use MediaWiki parser functions, nicknamed "magic words", a simple scripting language. Template pages are found in the template ...
Embedded templates do not function as expected inside {}; for longer, free-form blocks of code, which can contain templates such as {} and {}, use <code>...</code> as a wrapper instead of this template. Templates used inside {} expose the rendered HTML— this can be useful. For example:
The following help topics deal with templates: m:Help:Template; m:Help:Advanced templates; This help topic deals with table design (since most templates use tables, this may be useful): Help:Table; And finally: Help:Conditional expressions
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Most templates allow authors to override the default text in this way, some require text put after the template call and some also need a vertical bar in between: {{table cell template}} text or {{table cell template}} | text. This information, the colors and default texts are found in the table below.
(For example, the script with the code <code>Semap</code> has the name <code>"flag semaphore"</code>, which should remain lowercase when used as part of the category name [[:Category:Translingual letters in flag semaphore]] but should be capitalized in [[:Category:Flag semaphore templates]].)
An inline source code string. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Code 1 code The code to display. String required Language 2 lang The programming language of the source code. List of valid values is at: [[mw:Extension:SyntaxHighlight#Supported_languages]] Default text String suggested Class class no ...
Certain templates have the parameter "on" by default; see the main table for all alternate options. If a row renders identically to a previous row, it means the current template does not support that option and {{ tlg }} needs to be used instead.