There are many templates in use in Besiege 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, either directly or in a sub-category.
- 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. {{delete}}). 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 the template page itself, enclosed in <nowiki> tags.
This should include inbuilt MediaWiki TemplateData and examples using {{tl}}.
More on this is covered in the style guide.
For more information on templates, see Help:Templates.
Article management templates[]
- Use Template:WIP on pages that haven't been completed.
- Use Template:Stub on pages that don't have enough information.
- Use Template:Historical on pages which cover topics which are broken in, or been removed from, the current version.
- Use Template:Delete to request for the page to be deleted.
Each of these will also add the page to the relevant category.
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.
General wiki templates[]
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.
- Use {{tl}} for showing example template code with arguments inserted.
Clearing[]
There was a {{clr}} template, but it was removed in favour of <br clear=all>.
It moves any content following the template below any objects floating to the left and/or right (TOCs, infoboxes, images, etc..).
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