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Template:PD Help Page If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play (like the tag above which is included in the pages of the Help namespace).

[edit] Creating a template

Template names are prefixed with Template:, you create them like any other wiki page.

[edit] Available Templates

This is a list of available templates and what their function is:

Templates used on the Main Page.

[edit] Main page and alternatives

See: Main Page, Wikipedia:Main Page alternatives

Family Research Notes –
Family Tree Information that is lost or confusing –
A list of Surnames –
A list of Names-Facts that we are searching for –
Creating, Storing, Modifiying Family Records –
All About Cemeteries, Records, Locations –
Genealogy Tools –
News From Around the Web –
Article Index: People –
Article index: Places –
Wiki Help –

[edit] See also

• Template:Did you know
• Template:Feature
• Template:In the news
• Template:November 19 selected anniversaries
• Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries

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[edit] Using a template

Templates are wiki pages which can be used in other pages in three ways:

{{Name}} includes the current content of the page "[[Template:Name]]".

{{subst:Name}} inserts the content of the page "[[Template:Name]]" when you save your text.

{{msgnw:Name}} includes the template in raw wiki syntax, like <nowiki> does

[edit] Using parameters in templates

 
'''A little thank you...'''<br>
<small>for {{{1}}}.<br>
hugs, {{{2}}}</small>

 
'''A little thank you...'''<br>
<small>for {{{reason}}}.<br>
hugs, {{{signature}}}</small>

{{Thankyou
|reason=all
|signature=~~~}}

You can define parameters in templates either numbered as {{{1}}} or named {{{param}}}.

Example: you want a little thank you note you can put other users on their talk page with a reason and your signature. In the Template:Thankyou you enter your text.

When using the template on a page, you fill in the parameter values, separated by a pipe char (|): {{Thankyou|all|~~~}} or - if you have used named parameters {{Thankyou|reason=all|signature=~~~}}. The advantage of using named parameters in your template is that they are flexible in order. It also makes the template easier to understand if you have many parameters. If you want to change the order of numbered parameters, you have to mention them explicitly: {{Thankyou|2=~~~|1=all}}.

[edit] Control template inclusion

You can control template inclusion by the use of <noinclude> and <includeonly> tags.

Anything between <noinclude> and </noinclude> will be processed and displayed only when the page is being viewed directly, not included.

Possible applications are:

• Categorising templates
• Interlanguage links to similar templates in other languages
• Explanatory text about how to use the template

The converse is <includeonly>. Text between <includeonly> and </includeonly> will be processed and displayed only when the page is being included. The obvious application is to add all pages containing a given template to a category.

Note that the usual update problems apply -- if you change the categories inside a template, the categories of the referring pages won't be updated until those pages are edited.

[edit] Making templates useful

For templates to be effective users need to find them and be able to use them. Wiki are not user friendly when it comes to finding, using and working with templates. A simple technique is to have a usage on the template page. For example

==See Also==
;Available Templates
*[[Help:Available Templates]]

==See Also==
;Template uses
*[[Help:External searches]]
==External links==
{{meta|Help:Template}}