World Trigger Wiki:Templates/sandbox

There are many templates in use in World Trigger 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 (e.g. {{stub}}). 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:

1. a subpage using {{documentation}}; or
2. the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
3. the template's talk page.

For more information on templates, see Help:Templates.

Article management templates

Nominate an article for deletion

{{delete}}

• Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.

{{speedydelete|<reason>}}

• Add this to an article for pages that qualify for speedy deletion.

Disambiguation articles

{{disambig}}

• If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:

The Prince <-- disambiguation page, with links to:

The Prince (frog)

The Prince (human)

• Using {{disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
• For more information, see Help:Disambiguation.

Incomplete Articles

Stubs

{{stub}}

• When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding. Just add {{stub}} on the page where you want the notice to appear. You can also add a reason.

Example:

This article or section is a stub!
	This article is a Stub. You can help World Trigger Wiki by expanding it. The reason given is missing. For editing guidance, see Policies and Citation Guide.

Example with reason:

{{stub|needs a long summary}}

Produces:

This article or section is a stub!
	This article is a Stub. You can help World Trigger Wiki by expanding it. The reason given is needs a long summary. For editing guidance, see Policies and Citation Guide.

Article under construction

{{Under Construction|<reason or explanation>}}

• When an article has a substantial amount of information, but still is not finished, it is considered under construction. Just add the {{Under Construction}} to the page where you want the notice to appear. You can also add a reason.

Example:

This article is under construction!
	This article is under construction. You can help World Trigger Wiki by expanding it. The reason given is missing. For editing guidance, see Policies and Citation Guide.

Example with reason:

{{Under Construction|needs a long summary}}

Produces:

This article is under construction!
	This article is under construction. You can help World Trigger Wiki by expanding it. The reason given is needs a long summary. For editing guidance, see Policies and Citation Guide.

Missing References/Citations

Missing many references

{{unreferenced}}

• a notice that can be added to any page that needs many citations. Just place {{unreferenced}} wherever you want the notice to appear.

Example:

"This is common knowledge for the people who know of the 'hidden face' of Border."
	This article is missing references, which makes it unreliable. You can help World Trigger Wiki by adding references where needed. See Citation Guide for help.

Missing a single citation

{{cite}}

• If you want to add that a particular sentence or paragraph needs a citation, you can add {{cite}} after the end of the sentence.

Example:

This sentence presents facts but it still needs a citation.{{cite}}

Produces:

This sentence presents facts but it still needs a citation.^{[citation needed]}

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

Clear

{{clr}}, plus {{clrl}} and {{clrr}}

• This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code <br style="clear:both;" />. Its use should generally be avoided.
• You can use {{clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
• You can also use {{clrl}} or {{clrr}} to clear only left or right floats.

Examples uses:

Escaping in-text images

• To force the next content to appear under a left-aligned or right-aligned image (instead of beside it), use {{clrl}} for left or {{clrr}} for right. To escape images on both sides, {{clr}} does both. Place the text on its own line just above the content you want below.

Escaping the side of the infobox

• To force the next content to appear under the infobox (instead of beside it), place {{clrr}} on its own line just above the content you want below.

For

{{for|<name>|<link>}}

• Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.

Example:

{{for|More Oji pictures|Kazuaki Ōji/Image Gallery}}

Produces:

For More Oji pictures, see Kazuaki Ōji/Image Gallery.

Main article

{{main|<main article>}}

• Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.

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.

No Table of Contents

Technically, this is not a template. It's a 'magic word'. You can put this magic word anywhere on the page to make sure there's no table of contents:

__NOTOC__

Sandbox

{{sandbox}}

• A template that should be used to head up all Project:Sandbox pages.

T is for template

{{t|<template>}}

• This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.

Wikipedia

If you would like to link to an article on Wikipedia, you can use {{|w|article name}}

• Wikipedia-related templates. Use {{wikipedia}} for articles taken directly from Wikipedia, and {{wikipedia-deleted}} for articles deleted from Wikipedia.

Where you may find more templates

• Wikia Templates
• Wikipedia; may be copied with the proper acknowledgment, but some need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia one if possible.