MegaGlest:Templates
Templates are "snippets" of code that can be inserted in an article with {{Template name}}. For example, the {{CleanupTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} template outputs this:
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All templates exist in the Template: namespace, which means their name begins with Template:. To use the template, we simply exclude the Template: prefix and type in the name of the page surrounded by two "{" on each side. Some templates accept parameters after a "|", meaning we can specify more information to be used by the template. Some of these are optional, some are necessary.
Next, some templates use variables, meaning it has the variable name on the left, an equal sign, and the data that we pass as a parameter, such as the Faction template, which has variables such as Creator = Creator's Name. A full list of templates can be found here. To request a template that does not exist, please do so here. Below are tables of all the templates and their usages.
Standard Templates
File and Licensing Templates
Template Name | Example | Usage |
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{{CC-BY-SATemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:CC-BY-SA | The file is licensed under the Creative Commons Share-alike v3 license (most wiki files and pages are under this). |
{{PDTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:PD | The file is public domain. |
{{No_licenseTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:No license | The file does not have a license. |
{{None_selectedTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:None selected | The uploader did not give a license for the file. |
{{No_AATemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:No AA | The image does not contain Anti Aliasing and would benefit from having it added. |
{{CropTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:Crop | The image should be cropped to the subject. |
{{DitheringTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:Dithering | The image suffers from GIF differing and should be retaken and saved in the PNG format. |
{{JPGTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:JPG | The image is in the JPG format and information will be lost with each edit. It should be retaken or converted to the PNG format. |
{{TransparencyTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/pieceTemplate:T/piece}} | Template:Transparency | The image does not contain transparency and would benefit from having it added. |
Info Boxes
For all Infoboxes, you should see their Template page and read the documentation there for more detail on their use before using, as they are more complex and have stricter guidelines than most templates.
Template Name | Example | Usage |
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{{Faction |Faction name = }}
|Image = |
Template:Faction | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about factions. The patch field is optional, and the variable should be excluded completely if no patch is used. |
{{Unit |Unit Name = }}
|Image = |
Template:Unit | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about individual units. |
{{Techtree |Techtree name = }}
|Image = |
Template:Techtree | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about techtrees. |
{{Tileset |Tileset name = }}
|Image = |
Template:Tileset | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about tilesets. |
{{Map |Map name = }}
|Image = |
Template:Map | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about maps. |
{{Upgrade |Upgrade name = }}
|Resources = |
Template:Upgrade | Use at the top corner of the page (but under other templates) to give information about upgrades. |
{{Infobox |Box title = }}
|image = |
Template:Infobox | The generic infobox. Use this ONLY when using something just once and there's no chance of ever needing to use that info box again. Otherwise, create a template or Request a Template for that. If a template already exists, please use it instead of this generic template, which all other infoboxes depend upon. See the Template page for usage information. |