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On BattleTechWiki, '''templates''' and '''tags''' are sometimes used interchangeably, though each does have specific and different functions. Feel free to correct the terminology when it is found incorrectly employed.
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'''Templates''' are pages that are embedded (transcluded) into other pages to allow for the repetition of information.
  
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==Templates==
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*[[Help:A quick guide to templates]], a brief introduction on templates for beginners
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Templates serve various roles on BattleTechWiki:
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*[[Help:Template]], the main technical help page on templates, provides information on creating and using templates
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:*as 'starter code' (also known as 'quick-start templates') for standardized articles (''ex: [[Help:CreateMechArticle|Create BattleMech Article]]''). See ''[[Help:Contents#Getting_Started|Getting Started]]'' for a complete list.
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Template namespace]], guidelines and tips for use of templates
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:*as 'behind-the-scenes' code for the MediaWiki software (only accessible by [http://sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=sysop Admins] and [http://sarna.net/wiki/index.php?title=Special:ListUsers&group=bureaucrat Bureaucrats]).
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*[[BattleTechWiki:WikiProject Templates]], the WikiProject that looks after template-related issues
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:*as 'banners' for articles and talk pages. See ''[[Help:Template gallery|Template Gallery]]'' for the more common ones.
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*[[BattleTechWiki:Template index]], an index of all standard templates used on BattleTechWiki, grouped into topic-specific headings
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**[[BattleTechWiki:Navigation template]]s, templates that link between multiple articles belonging to the same topic
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**[[BattleTechWiki:List of infoboxes]] for infoboxes, which are small panels that summarize key features of the page's subject.
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**[[BattleTechWiki:Categorization]] for templates used for [[Help:Category|categories]]
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**[[BattleTechWiki:Citation templates]] for templates used to format article [[BattleTechWiki:Citing sources|references and citations]]
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*[[:Category:BattleTechWiki templates]]
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*[[Special:ExpandTemplates]], expands all templates recursively
  
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==Tags==
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<noinclude>
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Tags are a little less ambiguous, as the term specifically refers to the code that calls templates into action on a page. For example, to display a stub template:
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[[Category:Template help| ]]
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{{Sectionstub}}
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</noinclude>
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...the tag '''<nowiki>{{sectionstub}}</nowiki>''' is placed at the location on which it is to be displayed. These tags can generally be found at central locations, such as ''[[Help:Commonly used templates|Commonly used templates]]'' and ''[[Help:Template gallery|Template Gallery]]'', but can also be found on the template pages themselves (''ex: [[Template:Sectionstub]]'') or through the various [[:Category:Templates|template categories]].
 
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[[Category:help|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 

Latest revision as of 15:03, 2 September 2023

Templates are pages that are embedded (transcluded) into other pages to allow for the repetition of information.

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