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-->Visit {{ #ifexist: {{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}} | [[{{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}]] | [{{fullurl:{{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}|action=edit&preload=Template:Documentation/preload}} {{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}] }} to edit this text! ([[Template:Documentation|How does this work]]?) ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} Refresh] this text - [[Help:Purge|why?]])</div> | -->Visit {{ #ifexist: {{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}} | [[{{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}]] | [{{fullurl:{{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}|action=edit&preload=Template:Documentation/preload}} {{{1|{{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc}}}] }} to edit this text! ([[Template:Documentation|How does this work]]?) ([{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=purge}} Refresh] this text - [[Help:Purge|why?]])</div> | ||
</div></includeonly><noinclude> | </div></includeonly><noinclude> | ||
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Revision as of 03:17, 2 September 2015
- Description
- This template is used to insert documentation on template pages.
- Dependencies
-
- Uses
- {{Documentation/preload}} when no actual documentation is added yet.
- Syntax
- Type
<noinclude>{{Documentation</noinclude>at the end of the template page.
General usage
On the Template page
You should attach <noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude> to the end of the template page, so it looks like the below:
TEMPLATE CODE HERE
Template code
<includeonly> Any categories to be inserted into articles by the template</includeonly><noinclude>
{{documentation}}</noinclude>
This will add the documentation template to the template-page, but not to pages where the template is used due to the inclusion tags.
On the Template/doc page
You should fill this out with information on how to use the template. Unused items should be removed.
- See also Template:Documentation/preload
; Description
: A short description of the purpose of the template.
; Dependencies
:; Uses
:: Resource used by this template (Use linking or {{T}} where possible)
:: Resource used by this template
:: Repeat as needed ...
:; Used by
:: Template that uses this template (Preferably by using {{T|Templatename}} ))
:: Repeat as needed ...
; Syntax
: {{T|Templatename|param|...}}
:; Parameters
::; param
::: Param description
::; param
::: Param description
OR
::; param : Param description
::; param : Param description
Repeat as needed ...
; Sample
: <code><nowiki>{{templatename}}</nowiki></code> gives...
: {{templatename}}
<includeonly>[[Category:Any categories for the template itself]]</includeonly><noinclude>
[[Category:Template documentation]]</noinclude>
Use any or all of the above description/syntax/sample output sections. You may also want to add "see also" or further usage information sections.
Note that the above example also uses {{T}} to display the formatting of the template code, without actually calling the template for transclusion (as normally happens with the squiggly brackets).
Rationale
This template allows any page to use any documentation page, and makes it possible to protect templates while allowing anyone to edit the template's documentation, categories, and interwiki links. According to MediaWiki it also helps reduce server resource demand by circumventing certain technical limitations of templates. Unfortunately they don't say what those limitations are, exactly. - 2012, User:Quinn fellthorn
- User:Telinchei would suggest to the those relate to server resources, when deciding what to transclude (finding noinclude tags) from the template page.
 | This template was copied from Template:Documentation on Wikia Templates. That wiki should periodically be checked for a new version of this template. |
