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When then viewing the page, {{foo}} is automatically replaced by the content of the page "Template:foo". If the page "Template:foo" is later altered, all the pages with {{foo}} in them will change automatically. Among other things, templates are used to add recurring messages to pages in a consistent way, to add boilerplate messages, and to ...
You can use one of the following templates to generate these links: {} – generates a "Further information" link {} – generates a "See also" link; For example, to generate a "See also" link to the article on Wikipedia:How to edit a page, type {{See also|Wikipedia:How to edit a page}}, which will generate:
HTML equivalent: <hr /> (which can be indented, whereas ---- always starts at the left margin.) Table of contents Further information: WP:TOC When a page has at least four headings, a table of contents (TOC) will automatically appear after the lead and before the first heading. The TOC can be controlled by magic words or templates: __FORCETOC__ forces the TOC to appear at the normal location ...
Templates are pages that are embedded (transcluded) into other pages to allow for the repetition of information. Help:A quick guide to templates , a brief introduction on templates for beginners Help:Template , the main technical help page on templates, provides information on creating and using templates
In this multi-page guide, you will find advice on how to develop your user page, and resources that you can copy and paste to make it easier. Eventually, many Wikipedians turn their attention to their user pages. A nice user page can create a stronger tie between a user and the community, but it can be a daunting and time consuming task.
A template is a Wikipedia page whose purpose is to be transcluded or substituted in another page. Templates are usually in the template namespace, but don't have to be. Pages can transclude or substitute any page, not just templates; what makes a page a template is the page's purpose. Calling a template means transcluding or substituting one. A ...
This template should always be substituted by prefixing "subst:" inside the template code. Thus use {{subst:Creation|user/u or ip/anon}} rather than {{Creation|u/user or ip/anon}}. This template presumes that its use will be for a first response to an unindented post, and thus automatically indents one colon for all paragraphs. If you require ...
Templates such as {} and {} are helpful when an apostrophe (or single quote) appears at the beginning or end of text in italics or bold, because italics and bold are themselves indicated by sequences of single quotes. Example: Dynasty 's first season (markup: ''Dynasty''{{'s}} first season).