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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 ...
This template creates an FAQ sub-page on an article page or talk page. The FAQ heading will appear on the top of the associated page before that page's content, and as it is a link to a sub-page, its content does not become archived at a later date (though it can always be removed, of course). Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters ...
Template classes named after a template which are part of a series of interacting template classes (e.g. if a wrapper template has class foo and some subtemplates use it, but some use variants like foo1 or foo-small they can be listed as part of the foo "system". Template classes named after a module, since numerous templates may invoke that ...
Similar templates: {} – basic, non-collapsed list {} – collapsed questions {{FAQ group begin}} – groups questions {{FAQ group end}} – groups questions {} – message to be placed on top of separate FAQ pages {{Round in circles}} – not a FAQ (but will link to one); warns against rehashing debates {{Circular definition
TemplateStyles allow custom CSS pages to be used to style content without an interface administrator having to edit sitewide CSS. TemplateStyles make it more convenient for editors to style templates; for example, those templates for which the sitewide CSS for the mobile skin or another skin (e.g. Timeless) currently negatively affects the display of the template.
Example: |Template:Cite news= (which might be used for a FAQ at Help talk:Citation Style 1/Cite news FAQ, because all of the talk pages of the citation templates (e.g. Template talk:Cite news) redirect to Help talk:Citation Style 1). Because this template assumes by default that it is in a talk namespace and auto-links here to the corresponding ...
HTML can also be useful outside articles, such as for formatting within templates. For assistance with using Cascading Style Sheets on Wikipedia, see Help:Cascading Style Sheets . Some tags that resemble HTML are actually MediaWiki parser and extension tags , and so are actually wiki markup.
Style may be chosen specifically for a piece of content, see e.g., color; scope of parameters Alternatively, style is specified for CSS selectors, expressed in terms of elements, classes, and ID's.