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Elly at 02:06, 19 October 2013

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Elly at 15:59, 13 May 2012

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Elly: /* Template features */

2012-05-13T15:56:09Z

‎Template features

Leord: /* How does it work? */

2008-08-28T09:42:48Z

‎How does it work?

Leord: /* How does it work? */

2008-08-28T09:41:23Z

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Leord: /* Template features */

2008-08-27T17:15:12Z

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Leord at 10:39, 15 August 2008

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 == What is a Template? ==
-A wiki template is instead an article, just like any other, but with the ability to be 'transcluded' onto other pages. This means that if you have made a table with links for all things concerning a given subject, that could be good for navigating, you can take that table, put it into a template, and then just use a wiki template shortcut to transclude that navigation box on all related articles.
+A wiki template is an article, just like any other, but with the ability to be embedded onto other pages.
-In some cases, templates can be used with variables, and inside other templates. It might look quite complex, and you shouldn't edit what you don't grasp yourself, but they often save a lot of time in the end, as that work needs not to be re-done again, and can easily be edited on all pages the item is shown.
+If you have made a table that you would like to include in more than one place and the data may change you can create a template for it.  An example of this would be [[Template:Blacksmith training]] which contains details of how many pages and tomes are needed to train a [[Blacksmith]].  That table is used on a [[:Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Blacksmith_training|number of different pages]]. The [[:Template:Blacksmith_training|template]] was created and the template code <nowiki>{{Blacksmith training}}</nowiki> simply added to the place where the table needed to appear.
-== Template features ==
+Other examples of where [[:Category:Templates|templates]] are used in Diablo Wiki are:
-The "noinclude" tag is great for sorting the template into categories, as well as making some instructions for other users of your template on how it works. This is especially important if the template is more advanced or complex. The "includeonly" tag is also usually used when making help pages, and helping the way to explain template functionality by removing complex code from sight.
+'''<nowiki>{{Waypoint}}</nowiki>''' ...which inserts the following text:
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 * [[Elly]]
-* [[:User:MrFrye|MrFrye]]
+* [[Flux]]
 == All Templates ==

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 * [[Elly]]
-* [[MrFrye]]
+* [[:User:MrFrye|MrFrye]]
 == All Templates ==

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 The "noinclude" tag is great for sorting the template into categories, as well as making some instructions for other users of your template on how it works. This is especially important if the template is more advanced or complex. The "includeonly" tag is also usually used when making help pages, and helping the way to explain template functionality by removing complex code from sight.
 You can ask one of the DiabloWiki sysops for more information.
-* [[Flux]] - Main sysop
+* [[Elly]]
-* [[Leord]] - Helper sysop
+* [[MrFrye]]
 == All Templates ==

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 == How does it work?==
-In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article content will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet. Check our [[Help:Policy|title naming policies]] for further help.
+In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article content will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet. Check our [[{{WikiTitle}}:Policy|title naming policies]] for further help.
 == Template features ==

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 == How does it work?==
-In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article content will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet.
+In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article content will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet. Check our [[Help:Policy|title naming policies]] for further help.
 == Template features ==

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		+	== All Templates ==
		+	This is the list of all [[:Category:Templates\|{{WikiTitle}} templates]].


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−	* [[:Category:Templates\|Category with all DiabloWiki templates]].

	{{Help navbox}}		{{Help navbox}}

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	* [[:Category:Templates\|Category with all DiabloWiki templates]].		* [[:Category:Templates\|Category with all DiabloWiki templates]].

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	You can ask one of the DiabloWiki sysops for more information.		You can ask one of the DiabloWiki sysops for more information.
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		+	* [[Flux]] - Main sysop
		+	* [[Leord]] - Helper sysop
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−	== How does in work?==	+	== How does it work?==
	In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet.		In order to create a template, you start a new article, and naming it like this: [[:Template:New Template]]. All the content in that article will then be easily transcluded to any other page through using the code to call it in: <nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>. That template article will then replace the "<nowiki>{{New Template}}</nowiki>" snippet.