Jibril Wiki:Templates

There are many templates in use in ; 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, categorized into the various subcategories.
 * 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. 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:
 * 1) the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
 * 2) the template's talk page.

For more information on templates, see Help:Templates.

Nominate an article for deletion

 * Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.
 * Add this to an article for pages that qualify for speedy deletion.

Disambiguation articles

 * 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 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.

Stubs

 * When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.
 * For more information, see Help:Stubs.

Template category template

 * This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorizing details, which differ from those of normal pages.

Sandbox

 * A template that should be used to head up all Project:Sandbox pages.

T is for 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.

Welcome

 * The first (with longer version "welcomeIP" for those of you who like typing more) is to welcome new non-vandalistic contributors who are "anonymous", identified only by their IP number; it encourages them to register.
 * The second template is for welcoming new registered users. Should be customized for the wiki, indicating the pages we most want newcomers to visit.
 * The above two templates are very suitable for having "subst:" prefixed, because they can be edited with additions or deletions appropriate to the apparent strengths of the person being welcomed; e.g. if the contributor has already demonstrated good wiki editing skills you could delete references to pages about "how to edit".