Talk:Mods/Cheating

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Message boxes

Structure

• {{msgbox}} - Skeleton HTML for message boxes
• {{msgbox row}} - CSS styles for message boxes

Available boxes

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{citation needed}} OR {{cn}}	Use this to mark a statement that is ambiguous or claims something without evidence or backup.	[citation needed]
{{conjecture|article}}	Tags article/section with a warning that said article/section's name is purely conjecture as of the time the tag was placed. The optional "article" attribute can be changed to whatever describes the part in question, ie. "section" or "item".
{{stub}}	Use this at the top of articles to mark them as stubs, ie. articles lacking content. They get put into Category:Stub.
{{orphan}}	Tags articles with a notice that they do not have any links going to them and are thus orphaned.
{{delete|REASON}}	Important tag that marks an article for deletion so that it can get an admin's attention. It adds the page to the Category:Pending deletion category.	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{merge|PAGETOMERGEWITH}}	Tag that marks an article for suggested merge with the PAGETOMERGEWITH article, so that it can get an admin's attention. It adds the page to the Category:Pages Pending Merging category.	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{move|NEWNAME|reason}}	Tag that marks an article for suggested move to the NEWNAME article, so that it can get an admin's attention. It adds the page to the Category:Pages Pending Moving category. Use the "reason" parameter to put in a reason for the move request, preferably signing it afterwards using --~~~~	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{split}}	Tag that marks an article for suggested split of all sections to new articles, so that it can get an admin's attention. It adds the page to the Category:Pages Pending Splitting category.	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{split section}}	Tag that marks a section of a page for suggested split to a new article, so that it can get an admin's attention. It adds the page to the Category:Pages Pending Splitting category.	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{disclaimer}}	Tag for pages of third party content like client mods. Required for said pages as per the wiki rules as an obligation.
{{future}}	Tag for pages which contain content that's been confirmed officially but have not yet been implemented, ie. new features and bug fixes.	Template:Future
{{outdated}}	Tag for pages focused mainly on features that are outdated, obsolete or deprecated and as such may only exist in older versions of Minecraft.
{{useless}}	Tag for pages focused mainly on features that do not yet have a use, such as collectable items that won't do anything until a future update.	Template:Useless
{{removedstillingame}}	Tag for materials that have been officially made unobtainable but are still in the game's code.	Template:Removedstillingame
{{wip}}	Tag for pages that are being worked on, useful to avoid suspicion of an abandoned or spammy article.
{{project|PROJECTNAME}}	Tag for pages that are part of a project, ie. a translated page. PROJECTNAME must be a valid subpage name of Minecraft Wiki:Projects	Unable to display due to limitations. See this page for an example.
{{mcrs diagrams}}	Tag for pages which contain diagrams in MCRedstoneSim format, mainly for pages discussing redstone wiring and contraptions.
{{Q|QUOTE|AUTHOR|subject}}	Quotes AUTHOR on something, usually used to quote someone important as evidence to a claim. Optional parameter "subject" can be used to append "on subject" to the author's name.	“2010 is almost over! I've seen it in my dreams!” ~ Notch on December 29, 2010
{{SpoilerWarning}}	Tags a section as having spoilers. Currently has no use as Minecraft has no story yet.
{{NotBeta}}	Tag for pages about custom servers built upon the Classic architecture.	Template:NotBeta

Formatting

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{!}} or {{!!}}	Allows pipe characters in tables/templates to interchange them. Use single or double for their respective number of pipes.	No visible example
{{•}}	Prints out a bullet point that's properly spaced, for use with separating multiple links on a row.	• Example text
{{^|TEXT}}	Superscripts the TEXT parameter, shortcut for <sup></sup> tags.	TEXT
{{nowrap|TEXT}}	Prevents the TEXT parameter from being word-wrapped by the browser.	No visible example
{{key|KEY}}	Renders a keyboard KEY block for use in explaining key presses. For special keys like the up arrow, see {{key}}.	↑

Navigational

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{about|USE1|USE2|PAGE2}}	Use this to resolve disambiguations that don't warrant their own disambiguation page or can really, really cause confusion.	This page is about USE1. For USE2, see PAGE2.
{{back|BACKTO}}	Use this on top of sub-pages to navigate users back to the parent page.	« Back to Minecraft Wiki
{{main|MAINARTICLE}}	Use this on top of sections if they briefly describe something which has its own article.	Main article: Clouds
{{BlockLink|BLOCK|(OPTIONAL) ACTUAL PAGE TITLE|id=optionalid}}	Creates a sprite-prefixed link to a block, using the first parameter as the label/block name. Second parameter is optional but must be used if the page name is different to the block name (ie. for Clay, it's Clay (block)). The optional "id" parameter is needed if the sprite uses a custom id as defined in Template:BlockSprite	Clay
{{EnvLink|TOPIC|(OPTIONAL) ACTUAL PAGE TITLE|id=optionalid}}	Creates a sprite-prefixed link to an environment topic, using the first parameter as the label/topic name. Second parameter is optional but must be used if the page name is different to the topic name (ie. for Trees, it's Tree). The optional "id" parameter is needed if the sprite uses a custom id as defined in Template:EnvSprite	Trees
{{ItemLink|TOPIC|(OPTIONAL) ACTUAL PAGE TITLE|id=optionalid}}	Creates a sprite-prefixed link to an item topic, using the first parameter as the label/topic name. Second parameter is optional but must be used if the page name is different to the topic name (ie. for Lapis Lazuli (Dye), it's Lapis Lazuli). The optional "id" parameter is needed if the sprite uses a custom id as defined in Template:ItemSprite	Lapis Lazuli
{{MobLink|TOPIC|(OPTIONAL) ACTUAL PAGE TITLE|id=optionalid}}	Creates a sprite-prefixed link to a mob topic, using the first parameter as the label/topic name. Second parameter is optional but must be used if the page name is different to the topic name. The optional "id" parameter is needed if the sprite uses a custom id as defined in Template:EntitySprite	Beast Boy

Navigation Table of Contents

• {{Blocks}} - Block navigation table of contents

• {{Items}} - Item navigation table of contents

Items 

View at: Template:Items/content [edit]

• {{Entities}} - Entity navigation table of contents

Entities 

View at: Template:Entities/content [edit]

• {{Environment}} - Environment navigation table of contents

Environment 

View at: Template:Environment/content [edit]

• {{Minecraft}} - General Minecraft navigation table of contents

• {{Mojang}} - Mojang navigation table of contents

Tables & Structure

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{-|left OR right}}	CSS "clear"'s on both sides of the page. Useful on pages which have so many images on the side and text flowing around them. Use this to interrupt the text until there are no more "floating" boxes like images. "left" or "right" is an optional parameter to just clear the left or right, respectively.	No visible example
{{{Table Choice|KEYWORD|label}} OR {{tc|KEYWORD|label}}	Insert this into a table cell to make it a KEYWORD cell for comparison/feature grids. See the {{Table Choice}} template for keyword choices and colors. Use "label" parameter for custom label.	Yes
{{outdent}}	Very useful in talk pages where a conversation thread has grown to the extent it's so far indented. This graphically guides the reader's flow back to the left to restart indentation.
{{v|VERSION}}	Insert this into a table cell, automatically coloring it green or red if the specified VERSION is latest or outdated, respectively.
{{infobox common|rows = ROWS|imagearea = |title =}} <br /> {{infobox row|label = LABEL|field = FIELD}}	These skeleton templates are used for creating infoboxes. They can either be used on an article or in an infobox template so that the whole wiki can maintain a consistent infobox style. {{infobox row}} are used to make rows that go in the ROWS parameter of {{infobox common}} whilst images and other pre-data elements go in the "imagearea" parameter. A custom title can be used instead of the page title using the "title" attribute.	No visible example
{{msgbox|type = normal OR mini|title = |text = |discuss = |width = |bgcol = |linecol = |customcss = }}	Skeleton template for creating message boxes. They can either be used on an article or in a message box template so that the whole wiki can maintain a consistent box style. See {{msgbox}} for parameter information	No visible example
{{hardware entry}} AND {{hardware header}}	These table templates are specific to Hardware performance. See page for example and usage.	No visible example

Infogrids

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{Crafting grid |A1= Item Name |B1= Item Name |C1= Item Name |A2= Item Name |B2= Item Name |C2= Item Name |A3= Item Name |B3= Item Name |C3= Item Name |output= Output Item Name |OA = Output Amount }}	An important infotable used in ALL craftable item pages to generate crafting grids. See Template:Crafting grid for full documentation.	No visible example
{{Furnace grid |Input= Input Item |IA= Input Amount |Output= Output Item |OA= Output Amount |Fuel= Fuel Item |FA= Fuel Amount }}	An infotable used in ALL smeltable item pages to generate furnace grids. See Template:Furnace grid for full documentation.	No visible example
{{Armor Crafting}}	General crafting tables for types of armor, for easier updating	Too big to fit
{{Tool Crafting}}	General crafting tables for types of tools, for easier updating	Too big to fit
{{Weapon Crafting}}	General crafting tables for types of weapons, for easier updating	Too big to fit
{{Wool Crafting}}	General crafting tables for colors of wool, for easier updating	Too big to fit

Infoboxes

These are the boxes that usually go on the right of articles for specific items like an actual item or a type of block. These boxes make it easier to add quick metadata to those articles so data can be found on them without having to scour the article.

Structure

• {{infobox common}} - Skeleton HTML for infoboxes.
• {{infobox row}} - Skeleton HTML for infobox rows.

Types

• {{Block}} - Infobox for block pages.
• {{Item}} - Infobox for item pages.
• {{Mob}} - Infobox for mob pages.
• {{Food}} - Infobox for food pages.
• {{Person}} - Infobox for real-life people articles.
• {{3rd Party Tool}} - Infobox for third party tool pages.
• {{Gamemode}} - Infobox for game mode pages.

Utility

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{dec-hex|VALUE}}	Converts decimal VALUE to hexadecimal, which is useful for block ID's and other programming stuff.	Template:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/SwitchTemplate:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/SwitchTemplate:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/SwitchTemplate:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/SwitchTemplate:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/SwitchTemplate:Decimal to hexadecimal converter/Switch from value of 12513262
{{dv|DECIMALVALUE|name}}	Generates data values from a decimal value, with standard formatting for the wiki. Using with only the required parameter DECIMALVALUE makes it inline, however defining an optional label "name" causes it to render as a paragraph.	name  dec: 69 hex: 45 bin: 1000101
{{iconbar |value=ANYNUMBER |size=SIZEpx |icon_full=ICONFULL |icon_half=ICONHALF }}	Generates an iconbar, mainly for use with the healthbar template (below). "value" can be anything from 1 to infinity (but don't abuse this). "size" is pixel size of the icons. "icon_full" is the file name of the icon for "full" icons and "icon_half" for "half" icons.	File:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Egg2.pngFile:Diamond (Gem).png for value of 17
{{healthbar |value=0-20 |size=SIZEpx }}	Generates a Minecraft-style healthbar for use in Mob infoboxes and where ever else nessecary. First parameter "value" must be 1 to 20, with every even number being a whole heart and odd number being half a heart. "size" is an optional parameter to define the graphic size in pixels (default 18px).	for value of 20
{{OS|win|mac|linux}}	Generates icons of any of the optionally defined operating systems (out of "win", "mac" and "linux" parameters). Used mainly for software infoboxes.	WindowsLinux
{{tl|TEMPLATENAME}}	Prints out a template tag of TEMPLATENAME so that users can copy and paste it, complete with link to the template itself.	{{citation needed}}
{{subst:unsigned|USERNAME|revisiontime}}	Used in talk pages to sign USERNAME's comments if they've forgotten to sign. Note that this uses subst: in order to detach this template from the page and conserve resources. The optional "revisiontime" parameter is the time and date the user left the comment in format "HH:MM, DD Month YYYY".	–The preceding unsigned comment was added by Gnu32 (Talk
{{Comment|KEYWORD|label}} OR {{C|KEYWORD|label}}	Used in talk pages or progress lists to comment on a topic, usually to vote for or against it or to make agreements and disagreements. Required KEYWORD parameter should be keyword from the template's list at {{comment}}. Use "label" parameter to define custom label for comment if differing from keyword.	Support

Silly

Template	Description / Parameters	Example
{{Joke}}	Tags an article as a joke. Mostly for user pages.
{{Userbox}}	Boxes that adorn a user's profile and describes them. Check the wikipedia:Template:Userbox documentation on Wikipedia for parameters.	id info

MediaWiki

MediaWiki comes with a lot of "magic words" that provide variables like {{SITENAME}} to print out the site's name (Minecraft Wiki). To see what's available, go here.

Useless

These are templates that exist but serve no useful purpose, listed here if anyone can figure them out. Unused templates may be put here as well.

• None to list