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.

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{{convert template}}

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)

{{documentation}}

See Wikipedia:Template documentation for usage.

{{documentation subpage}}

Only shows when on a /doc subpage.

This is a documentation subpage for Wikipedia:Template index (see that page for the wikipedia itself).
It contains usage information, categories, interlanguage links and other content that is not part of the original wikipedia page.

{{high-use}}

To be put in the documentation for 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.

{{used in system}}

To be put in the documentation for templates that are used in the Wikipedia user interface.

This template is used in system messages.
Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface.
To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them.

{{Use template sandbox testcases request}}

Before making any changes to the template, please first try your changes in the /sandbox and compare them on the /testcases page. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template.

{{Deprecated template}}

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

{{template sandbox notice}}

Only shows when on a /sandbox subpage.

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

{{template test cases notice}}

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:

{{test-mode}}

Allows a test version of a template to be seen by users that have "test-mode" enabled. All other users see the normal public version of the template being tested.

If you are going to edit this template, please note that it is currently using {{test-mode}} for some advanced testing.

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