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| :<code><nowiki>{{Name}}</nowiki></code> includes the current content of the page <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki>. | | :<code><nowiki>{{Name}}</nowiki></code> includes the current content of the page <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki>. |
| :<code><nowiki>{{subst:Name}}</nowiki></code> inserts the content of the page <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki> when you save your text. | | :<code><nowiki>{{subst:Name}}</nowiki></code> inserts the content of the page <nowiki>"[[Template:Name]]"</nowiki> when you save your text. |
− | :<code><nowiki>{{msgnw:Name}}</nowiki></code> includes the template in raw wiki syntax, like <code><nowiki><nowiki></nowiki></code> does. | + | :<code><nowiki>{{msgnw:Name}}</nowiki></code> includes the template in raw wiki syntax, like <code><nowiki> |
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− | ==Using parameters in templates==
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− | You can define parameters in templates either numbered as <code><nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki></code> or named <code><nowiki>{{{param}}}</nowiki></code>.
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− | '''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.
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− | When using the template on a page, you fill in the parameter values, separated by a pipe char (|): <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|all|~~~}}</nowiki></code> or - if you have used named parameters <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|reason=all|signature=~~~}}</nowiki></code>. 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: <code><nowiki>{{Thankyou|2=~~~|1=all}}</nowiki></code>.
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− | ==Control template inclusion==
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− | You can control template inclusion by the use of <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> and
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− | <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code> tags.
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− | Anything between <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> will be processed and displayed only when the page is being viewed directly, not included.
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− | Possible applications are:
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− | * Categorizing templates
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− | * Interlanguage links to similar templates in other languages
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− | * Explanatory text about how to use the template
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− | The converse is <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code>. Text between <code><nowiki><includeonly></nowiki></code> and
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− | <code><nowiki></includeonly></nowiki></code> will be processed and displayed only when the page is
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− | being included. The obvious application is to add all pages containing a given template to a category.
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− | Note that the usual update problems apply -- if you change the
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− | categories inside a template, the categories of the referring pages
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− | won't be updated until those pages are edited.
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− | </pre></div>
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− | ==External links==
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− | {{meta|Help:Template}}
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− | [[Category:Help|Templates]]
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