This article covers the general layout for a standard template page.
Procedure
- Put the template code on the main page, and put all documentation and categories on a /doc subpage. This means that updates to the documentation do not result in huge amounts of template updates, and the template itself can be protected if necessary.
Sample pages
- Template page
Template code<includeonly>Any categories to be inserted into articles by the template</includeonly><noinclude>
{{documentation}}</noinclude>
- Template/doc page
;Description
:This template is used to do something.
;Syntax
:Type <code>{{t|template}}</code> somewhere.
;Sample output
:<code>{{template|foo}}</code> gives...
:{{template|foo}}
<includeonly>Categories for the template</includeonly><noinclude>[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>
Templates used by this layout
- Template:Documentation - for the documentation box
- Template:T - to link to the various templates
- Template:T/piece - used by Template:T