User talk:Antoniosfca

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Templates are used within articles to provide a consistent look to the messages placed into them.

Changes to the look, wording, or style of the message can be implemented quickly, because templates are rendered for the reader when the article loads.

Templates often look like text boxes with a different background colour than that of normal text.

They are in the template namespace, ie. they are defined in pages with "Template:" in front of the name.

For example, consider the template Template:Spoiler (follow the link to see the page where it can be edited). To insert the template's content into an article, type in the wiki page (  is called a template tag ). Every article with that tag in it will display the following text: --

-- Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

-- < div class= "notice metadata" id="spoiler">''' Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details ** follow.'''

--

This technique is commonly known as transclusion.

Spaces in the name are allowed, e.g. . The first character (only) is not case-sensitive, so  and  are the same template, but  and  are not.

Templates can also accept parameters which are then inserted into the output of the template.

Templates in the article namespace provide information to help readers. These can include navigation aids, or warnings that content is sub-standard. Templates that provide information only of service to editors belong on an article's talk page.

Historically, an "msg:" prefix had to be added in front of the template name when used on a page. For example, was typed instead of. In addition, the MediaWiki namespace was used also for templates until the creation of the template namespace.

Instructions: When you add new template messages to this page, please help keep the tables in alphabetical order.

If you can't find the template that you need, you can request it on Requested templates

/Main page and alternatives/

 * For templates used on one of the Wikipedia's Main Pages.

Article-related namespace
''Please list navigational templates (as, for example, between pages relating to a specific topic) at Navigational templates or at the appropriate WikiProject page. See also Article series.''

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 * Non article-related namespace

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All templates

 * Template messages/All (Very long page)

Template sandbox
If you wish to experiment with templates (and not have your experiments deleted before you are done with them), you may do so in the Template sandbox. You may also use the templates X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8 and X9 for experimental purposes. To include a test template, use the form for template X1,  for template X2, etc.

Related pages for specific types of templates

 * Navigational templates are designed to provide links to several related articles.
 * Infobox templates are designed to present summary information about an article's subject, such that similar subjects have a uniform look and in a common format.
 * WikiProject Tree of Life/Taxobox Usage lists templates for building taxonomical infoboxes (taxoboxes) for biological classification of living things and explains their usage. The boxes also contain conservation status templates.
 * Country referencing templates are designed to provide a tiny thumbnail of a country's flag next to its hyperlinked name, meant to visually improve lists of nations.
 * WikiProject Stub sorting/Stub types is the full listing of stub types. There are dozens of stub templates and associated categories. The creation and organization of stub types is being addressed by the WikiProject Stub sorting. The guidlines for template creation are found at Stub.
 * The high level topical subdivisions of stub templates are General, Culture, Commerce, Government and politics, Leisure, Sports, Religion and belief, Geography, History, People, Science, Technology, Transportation, Military and weaponry, and Miscellaneous.
 * Image copyright tags are copyright and licensing messages and other related tags for image description pages (the image namespace).


 * The MediaWiki namespace controls interface messages for internal system use, and can only be modified by administrators.