There are many templates in use in Wicked Lovely Wiki; these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
- Category:Templates should cover all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
- The Template namespace (found from Special:Allpages) always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.
What are Templates?[]
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template. Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist on:
- a subpage using {{documentation}}
; or
- the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
- the template's talk page.
Category Templates[]
General Category Template[]
{{category}}
- This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.
Template Category Template[]
{{templatecategory}}
- This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details, which differ from those of normal pages.
General Wiki Templates[]
Right-Aligned Table of Contents[]
{{tocright}}
- This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.
Welcome[]
- The first (with longer version "welcomeIP" for those of you who like typing more) is to welcome new non-vandalistic contributors who are "anonymous", identified only by their IP number; it encourages them to register.
- The second template is for welcoming new registered users. Should be customized for the wiki, indicating the pages we most want newcomers to visit.
- The above two templates are very suitable for having "subst:" prefixed, because they can be edited with additions or deletions appropriate to the apparent strengths of the person being welcomed; e.g. if the contributor has already demonstrated good wiki editing skills you could delete references to pages about "how to edit".
Where Are More Templates?[]
- The Template Wikia
- Wikipedia; may be copied with the proper acknowledgment, but some need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia one if possible.