Poupedia:Templates

There are many templates in use in Poupedia; 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.

Article management templates

Main article: Category: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.

Disambiguation

{{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.

General wiki templates

Main article: Category: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.

For

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

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

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.

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

{{wikipedia}}

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

W is for Wikipedia articles

{{w|<article name>|<displayed name>}}

• As the name says, this template is used to link Wikipedia articles.

Citation needed

{{cite}}

• This template is used to put it after text that needs sourcing.

Article information templates

Incomplete article

{{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.

Download warning

{{warning}}

• This template is used to warn readers about being cautious when downloading material linked on a page, mostly unavailable and/or discontinued video games.

Content warning

{{cw|<triggering content included>}}

• This template is used to warn readers about the content included in the article and/or header, mainly those with unsettling topics.

Controversial

{{controversial}}

• This template is used to warn readers that the content included in the article and/or header is controversial and can cause disputes.

EmbedYT

{{embedYT}}

• This template's main purpose is to embed YouTube videos. The template requires the following parameters:
  • id: Link/ID of the video.
  • s: sets the width of the embedded video, e.g. 500 for a 500px wide container, 500x400 for a 500px wide and 400px tall container, x400 for a 400px tall container (default is 90%).
  • a: sets the alignment of the video (default is center).