Help:Templates

Templates are a mechanism for extracting reusable functionality and content that can be transcluded into multiple pages. This page provides an overview of templates that are used throughout the wiki. For more detailed information on a template, view its documentation page.

Annotation Templates

Annotation templates are used to annotate statements.

Template	Description
{{Annotation|message|tooltip?}}	Creates an annotation message with an optional tooltip.
{{Dubious|message?}}	Indicates that a statement may be incorrect and needs to be verified. Additionally, adds the page to the Pages with Dubious Statements category to help editors track dubious statements.

Maintenance Templates

Maintenance templates are used to indicate that a page requires maintenance.

Template	Example
{{Cleanup|reason?}}	Template:Cleanup
{{Incomplete|reasons?}}	TODO This help page is incomplete and missing important information. Please consider contributing to the page.
{{Outdated|reason?}}	Due to an update, the information on this help page might be outdated. Please consider improving it by updating the information.
{{Rfd|reason?}}	This help page is a candidate for deletion. Reason: Some example reason. Discussion for this nomination can be found at this help page's entry at requests for deletion.

Utility Templates

Template	Description
{{MessageBox|title|content|class?|image?}}	Creates a message box.