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A page containing the template needs to be in a category the template itself does not belong in. A word, description or some other chunk is meaningless on the template page that holds meaning on a page using the template, such as a table format, part of an equation, et cetera...
args is a table of arguments that can have the following keys: file - the filename. (required) format - the file format, e.g. 'thumb', 'thumbnail', 'frame', 'framed', or 'frameless'. formatfile - a filename to specify with the 'thumbnail' format option. The filename specified will be used instead of the automatically generated thumbnail.
Using a template is similar to calling a function in programming. When called, it returns a value. For a template, calling is known as a template call and the return value is known as the expansion of the template, which is treated as part of the calling page's source. Like functions, some templates can take parameters that affect their output.
The language inside templates is the same language as regular wiki markup, but template writers tend to use the more complex available functions such as #if: statements. See Wikipedia's Help:Template and Wikimedia's mw:Help:Template , including all of "advanced functioning" help pages listed toward the bottom of that page .
The template argument size counter keeps track of the total length of template arguments that have been substituted. Its limit is the same as the article size limit. Example: {{3x|{{2x|abcde}}}} has a template argument size of 40 bytes: the argument abcdeabcde is counted 3 times, the argument abcde twice.
Copy a template section into a test-page edit-window, for debug. Copy a template section to the top of the template, for debug. Restructure a template so that each section is more separated. The basic strategy: isolate the code section to be debugged. Next, the testing, of each section of code, is crucial. There are some age-old adages to heed:
Wikipedia:List of infoboxes for infoboxes, which are small panels that summarize key features of the page's subject. Wikipedia:Categorization for templates used for categories; Wikipedia:Citation templates for templates used to format article references and citations; Wikipedia:Requested templates, to request creation of a template. Category ...
This module is subject to page protection.It is a highly visible module in use by a very large number of pages, or is substituted very frequently. Because vandalism or mistakes would affect many pages, and even trivial editing might cause substantial load on the servers, it is protected from editing.