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	{{HowToEditNav\|Left Article = [[A Guide on Amboxes]]\|Right Article = [[A Guide on User Pages]]}}In MediaWiki, templates and modules are tools used to streamline content creation, ensure consistency, and to organize complex information.		{{HowToEditNav
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			In MediaWiki, templates and modules are tools used to streamline content creation, ensure consistency, and to organize complex information.

	'''Templates''' are reusable pieces of content that allow users to standardize the appearance and structure of content across multiple pages. Templates use a combination of wiki markup and basic HTML/CSS to create specific functionalities. They are particularly useful for things like infoboxes, navigational elements, citations, or any content that needs to be consistently displayed across various pages.		'''Templates''' are reusable pieces of content that allow users to standardize the appearance and structure of content across multiple pages. Templates use a combination of wiki markup and basic HTML/CSS to create specific functionalities. They are particularly useful for things like infoboxes, navigational elements, citations, or any content that needs to be consistently displayed across various pages.

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	In MediaWiki, templates and modules are tools used to streamline content creation, ensure consistency, and to organize complex information.		{{HowToEditNav\|Left Article = [[A Guide on Amboxes]]\|Right Article = [[A Guide on User Pages]]}}In MediaWiki, templates and modules are tools used to streamline content creation, ensure consistency, and to organize complex information.

	'''Templates''' are reusable pieces of content that allow users to standardize the appearance and structure of content across multiple pages. Templates use a combination of wiki markup and basic HTML/CSS to create specific functionalities. They are particularly useful for things like infoboxes, navigational elements, citations, or any content that needs to be consistently displayed across various pages.		'''Templates''' are reusable pieces of content that allow users to standardize the appearance and structure of content across multiple pages. Templates use a combination of wiki markup and basic HTML/CSS to create specific functionalities. They are particularly useful for things like infoboxes, navigational elements, citations, or any content that needs to be consistently displayed across various pages.

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	== Embedding Modules ==		== Embedding Modules ==
	For modules, embedding them directly in articles is is <u>highly discouraged</u> for many reasons ~~and it~~'s recommended you embed them into templates and use the templates in articles. It can be overly complex, difficult to maintain, slow page rendering, and can hurt consistency in articles due to the ~~Module~~ form of templatedata being inaccessible.		For modules, embedding them directly in articles is is <u>highly discouraged</u> for many reasons. It's recommended you embed them into templates and use the templates in articles. Directly embedding modules in articles can be overly complex, difficult to maintain, can slow page rendering, and can hurt consistency in articles due to the module form of templatedata being inaccessible.

	You can embed modules into (preferably) templates using the <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:ModuleName\|FunctionName\|parameter1...}}</nowiki></code> command. You can only embed manually through source editing.		You can embed modules into (preferably) templates using the <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:ModuleName\|FunctionName\|parameter1...}}</nowiki></code> command. You can only embed manually through source editing.
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	==How to Edit Templates==		==How to Edit Templates==
	Templates will almost ''always'' use parameters. Knowing how to use a parameter is extremely important. A parameter is defined by putting three curly brackets around whatever you want to be a parameter <code><nowiki>{{{example}}}</nowiki></code>, and whatever you put between the brackets is the name of the parameter. If you want a default value for that parameter, you can do this: <code><nowiki>{{{example\|defaultvalue}}}</nowiki></code>		Templates will almost ''always'' use parameters. Knowing how to use a parameter is extremely important. A parameter is defined by putting three curly brackets around whatever you want to be a parameter <code><nowiki>{{{example}}}</nowiki></code>, and whatever you put between the brackets is the name of the parameter. If you want a default value for that parameter, you can do this: <code><nowiki>{{{example\|defaultvalue}}}</nowiki></code>

			There is also template parameters (TO-DO THIS PART!)

	Editing templates is much simpler than most people would think, as it only really requires basic HTML/CSS knowledge for most templates. HTML/CSS uses tags to style or add functionality to text. You can use them by enclosing the type of tag between two angle brackets <exampletag>, and you can close the tag with two angle tags with a slice at the front </example>. The content between these two tags will be stylized or have more functionality, depending on the tag.		Editing templates is much simpler than most people would think, as it only really requires basic HTML/CSS knowledge for most templates. HTML/CSS uses tags to style or add functionality to text. You can use them by enclosing the type of tag between two angle brackets <exampletag>, and you can close the tag with two angle tags with a slice at the front </example>. The content between these two tags will be stylized or have more functionality, depending on the tag.
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	There are many tags that you can use, the most important being:		There are many tags that you can use, the most important being:

	* <noinclude>Super secret text<noinclude>		* <nowiki><noinclude>Super secret text</noinclude></nowiki>
	** This tag is used to enclose content that ~~should not~~ be ~~included~~ when the template is ~~used on~~ another page.		** This tag is used to enclose content that is visible exclusively on the template page and cannot be seen when the template is embedded onto another page.
	* <includeonly>This text will show up when the template is used on a page.</includeonly>		* <nowiki><includeonly>This text will show up when the template is used on a page.</includeonly></nowiki>
	** The content within this tag will only be included when the template is used on another page.		** The content within this tag will only be included when the template is used on another page and cannot be seen on the template page.
			* <nowiki><onlyinclude>This is the only thing on da page</onlyinclude></nowiki>
			** The content within this tag will be both visible on the template page and on the page it is embedded on, but everything else in the template page will not be visible.
	* <nowiki><nowiki>[[This will not be interpreted as a link]]</nowiki></nowiki>		* <nowiki><nowiki>[[This will not be interpreted as a link]]</nowiki></nowiki>
	** This tag prevents Wiki markup/HTML tags within it from being interpreted and displays it as plain text.		** This tag prevents Wiki markup/HTML tags within it from being interpreted and displays it as plain text.

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	There are also special kinds of Modules that can affect the whole site (such as Common.css and Common.js) that wiki admins can use to change things like style of the stie or to display site-wide messages.		There are also special kinds of Modules that can affect the whole site (such as Common.css and Common.js) that wiki admins can use to change things like style of the stie or to display site-wide messages.

	===Embedding Templates===		== Embedding Templates ==
	You can embed template into articles by using two curly brackets <code><nowiki>{{example}}</nowiki></code> or clicking on "insert" in your toolbar and then "template" in the dropdown menu.		You can embed template into articles by using two curly brackets <code><nowiki>{{example}}</nowiki></code> or clicking on "insert" in your toolbar and then "template" in the dropdown menu.
	[[File:Toolbox image.png\|thumb\|center]]Depending on the template, you may also need to input some parameter info, especially in the case of infoboxes.		[[File:Toolbox image.png\|thumb\|center]]Depending on the template, you may also need to input some parameter info, especially in the case of infoboxes.

	===Embedding Modules===		== Embedding Modules ==
	For modules, embedding them directly in articles is is <u>highly discouraged</u> for many reasons and it's recommended you embed them into templates and use the templates in articles. It can be overly complex, difficult to maintain, slow page rendering, and can hurt consistency in articles due to the Module form of templatedata being inaccessible.		For modules, embedding them directly in articles is is <u>highly discouraged</u> for many reasons and it's recommended you embed them into templates and use the templates in articles. It can be overly complex, difficult to maintain, slow page rendering, and can hurt consistency in articles due to the Module form of templatedata being inaccessible.

	You can embed modules into (preferably) templates using the <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:ModuleName\|FunctionName\|parameter1...}}</nowiki></code> command. You can only embed manually through source editing.		You can embed modules into (preferably) templates using the <code><nowiki>{{#invoke:ModuleName\|FunctionName\|parameter1...}}</nowiki></code> command. You can only embed manually through source editing.

	===Creating a Template or Module===		== Creating a Template or Module ==
	You can create a template/module page the exact same way as a page with one exception, that being that you need to put either Template: or Module: before the name of your template/module.		You can create a template/module page the exact same way as a page with one exception, that being that you need to put either Template: or Module: before the name of your template/module.