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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 ...
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
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here. This template is added to articles using public domain material from the United States Department of State Background Notes .
This template is used on approximately 4,100 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage . Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.
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This template is used to make a standardized table providing information about files, including a description, its copyright status, and its source. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Description description Description Describe of the content, (historical) background, and in the case of scientific ...
Templates are a very powerful feature of MediaWiki, but can be confusing to new users and even experienced users can have difficulty making sense of the more complex ones. Templates should therefore be accompanied by documentation to improve usability. Template documentation should explain what a template does and how to use it.
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