Wikipedia:Template index/Template namespace

These templates and message boxes are used on template pages and their subpages such as their /doc pages.

Additional templates for template pages can be found in Category:Template namespace templates and its subcategories.

What to type

What it makes

See Wikipedia:Template documentation for usage.

Only shows when on a /doc subpage.

Only shows when on a /sandbox subpage.

This is the template sandbox page for Wikipedia:Template index (diff).

Used on a /testcases subpage.

This is the template test cases page for the sandbox of Wikipedia:Template index. Purge this page to update the examples.
If there are many examples of a complicated template, later ones may break due to limits in MediaWiki; see the HTML comment "NewPP limit report" in the rendered page.
You can also use Special:ExpandTemplates to examine the results of template uses.
You can test how this page looks in the different skins and parsers with these links:

To be put in the documentation for the most high-use (high-risk) templates.

This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

To be put in the documentation for the slightly less high-use templates.

This template is used on many pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This Wikipedia page employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either , the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here.

Template:old is deprecated. Please use Template:new instead.

add to a template that should be converted to one of the standardized templates (like 'fix', or 'infobox')

This template should be converted to a standardized format using [[Template:{{{1}}}]]. ([[template talk:{{{1}}}|Talk]] • Category)

For the template talk page

What to type What it makes

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To edit the template documentation or categorize the template, edit Wikipedia:Template index/Template namespace/doc. To request a change to the template itself, add {{edit protected}} to this page, followed by a description of your request.

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