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Templates are an effective way | Templates are an effective way of [[WikiIslam:Standardization|standardizing content]]. They are like regular wiki pages except that their page name begins with the keyword "Template:" (e.g. [[Template:Stub]]) | ||
A Stub template can be included on a stub page (a page that needs more content) by simply inserting <nowiki>{{</nowiki>stub}} on the page. Notice that the keyword (Template:) has been left out and the name of the template page has been surrounded with double curly brackets. Mediawiki calls this a transclusion ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Transclusion more info]). | A Stub template can be included on a stub page (a page that needs more content) by simply inserting <nowiki>{{</nowiki>stub}} on the page. Notice that the keyword (Template:) has been left out and the name of the template page has been surrounded with double curly brackets. Mediawiki calls this a transclusion ([http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Transclusion more info]). | ||
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==Links and Navigation== | ==Links and Navigation== | ||
* [[Template:Plainlink]] - this makes a plain link to a site without having an arrow graphic ([http://example.com/ ]) in the way. | * [[Template:Plainlink]] - this makes a plain link to a site without having an arrow graphic ([http://example.com/ ]) in the way. | ||
* [[Template:Pagetop]] - makes a link to the top of a page | * [[Template:Pagetop]] - makes a link to the top of a page | ||
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