Template:Documentation

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Description

This template is used to insert documentation on template pages.

Syntax

Type <noinclude>{{documentation}}</noinclude> at the end of the template page.

General usage

On the Template page

Template code<noinclude>
{{Documentation}}
</noinclude>

On the Template/doc page

; Description
: This template is used to do something.
; Dependencies:
:* Uses (some CSS, JS, file, or other template).
; Syntax
: Type <code>{{t|templatename}}</code> somewhere.
; Sample output
: <code><nowiki>{{templatename|foo}}</nowiki></code> gives...
: {{templatename|foo}}

<includeonly>Any categories for the template itself
</includeonly><noinclude>
[[Category:Template documentation]]
</noinclude>

Use any or all of the above description/syntax/sample output sections. You may also want to add "see also" or further usage information sections.

Note that the above example also uses {{T}}.

TemplateData

This template is used to display documentation on template pages. It also adds some tools to help the editor to modify the /doc subpage and the template.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Custom Documentation Location	1	The name of the custom /doc subpage. Default {{FULLPAGENAME}}/doc Example Template:Documentation/doc	String	optional
Inline Documentation Content	content	Content if documentation page will not be transcluded Example This template creates quotes.	String	optional
Heading text	heading	Changes the default "Documentation" header to a different one Example About this template	String	optional
Custom footer content	footer	Replaces the default link box with a custom one Example Documentation is automatically generated by {{t|ambox}}.<br/>It's contents are shown here.	Unbalanced wikitext	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Documentation/doc. (edit | history)
Add categories and interwikis to the /doc subpage. Subpages of template.