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=== What is an template? ===

A '''template''' is any wiki article where the name starts with <code>Template:</code>, e.g. the article is inside the namespace '''Template'''.

=== And why is that so special? ===

The special things about templates is that any of these can be included into another article. To make things even more versatile, each template can take one or more parameters - and these parameters influence the text that is included, so that the same template can look different when included into two different articles.

=== How do I use Templates ===

Templates are included in other articles by using the special template-inclusion syntax:

 <nowiki>{{template-name-here}}</nowiki>

So you just wrap the article name without the ''Template:''-prefix into double curly braces and the content of the
template will be included at this place.

==== Parameters ====

Templates can have named parameters, and each parameter has a (typical) default value. Parameters are specified in the form of <code><nowiki>name=value</nowiki></code>, and the parameters will be separated by <code>|</code> (the pipe character):

  <nowiki>{{template-name-here|parameter_1=value_1|parameter_2=value_2}}</nowiki>

The order of the parameters does not matter, but they have to come after the template name.

== Finding usable templates ==

The '''[[:Category:Templates|Templates category]]''' lists all available templates.

== Creating a template ==

To create a template, simple use the '''[[New Article]]''' menu entry on the left, then choose a good name and prefix it with <code>Template:</code>. Please also include help in the template and sort the template into the category "Templates". If you are unsure how to do this, use this template as an example: [[Template:Editing]]

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