Help:Templates

Templates allow the use of a certain object throughout the wiki without needing to write the object itself. All changes made to the object are propagated through the wiki automatically.

Using a template
To use a template, use. This will put the contents of Template:Template name in place of it when the page is loaded.

Templates with parameters
Some templates use parameters, which contain extra information. For example,  produces: It doesn't work very well, but  produces: A full list of parameters should be found on the templates' pages.

Templates with optional parameters
Some templates, such as Template:Delete, have optional parameters. produces: It looks fine. If you want to add a reason,  produces:

Transcluding other pages
You can transclude any page in the wiki. If the page is in the (Main) namespace, make sure to add a colon before the name of the page.

tags
If tags are used in the template, nothing inside them is transcluded.