Editing Guidelines/Templates

Templates are essentially snippets of pre-made content that makes it easier to create pages. They're essential and incredibly useful for wiki editing.

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Types of Templates
The following is a brief overview of all the basic template types an editor should expect to manipulate:

Navigation Templates

 * See all navigation templates

The simplest kind of template, navigation templates are simple templates that list several pages and facilitate page navigation. They are placed on pages of similar types, as can be seen with templates such as the or  templates. These contain no extra parameters to modify.

Infobox Templates

 * See all infobox templates

Infobox templates have specific fields relating to particular topics depending on what the infobox's intended purpose is, such as or. These contain extra parameters to modify in order to display the necessary information.

Formatting Templates

 * See all formatting templates

Formatting templates exist to help with the standardization of formatting across the Wiki - they essentially mold what you've written to appear a certain way. An excellent example would be the template; it blurs text that may contain spoilers, and only appears when hovered over. These contain extra parameters to modify.

Notice Templates

 * See all notice templates

Notice templates are typically placed in an article as a flag for improving the article or telling users details, such as for or. Some templates may contain other parameters to modify.