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Add <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>{{t|Documentation}}<nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> at the end of the template page.
Add <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>{{t|Documentation}}<nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> at the end of the template page.


Add <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>{{t|Documentation|documentation page}}<nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> to transclude an alternative page from the /doc subpage.
Add <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki>{{t|Documentation|documentation page}}<nowiki></noinclude></nowiki></code> to transclude an alternative page from the /doc subpage. In this case the /doc subpage must still exist (perhaps as a redirect).


==Usage==
==Usage==


===On the Template page===
===On the template page===
This is the normal format when used:
This is the normal format used:


<pre>
<pre>
TEMPLATE CODE
TEMPLATE CODE
<includeonly>Any categories to be inserted into articles by the template</includeonly>
<noinclude>
<noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude>
{{Documentation}}
</noinclude>
</pre>
</pre>
''If your template is not a completed div or table, you may need to close the tags just before <code><nowiki>{{Documentation}}</nowiki></code> is inserted (within the noinclude tags).''
''A line break right before <code><nowiki>{{Documentation}}</nowiki></code> can also be useful as it helps prevent the documentation template "running into" previous code.''


===On the documentation page===
===On the documentation page===
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Type <code>{{t|templatename}}</code> somewhere.
Type <code>{{t|templatename}}</code> somewhere.


==Samples==
==Sample==
<code>&lt;nowiki>{{templatename|input}}&lt;/nowiki></code>  
<code>&lt;nowiki>{{templatename|input}}&lt;/nowiki></code>  


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{{templatename|input}}
{{templatename|input}}


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


Use any or all of the above description/syntax/sample output sections. You may also want to add "see also" or other sections.
Note that the above example also uses the [[Template:T]] template.


Note that the above example also uses the [[Template:T]] template.
===Preload===
If the template is used on a template page, but the /doc subpage does not exist, a link will be available that loads [[Template:Documentation/preload]]. This allows users to create the documentation with a suggested format already provided. Note that it is not an absolute requirement to use any particular structure. As long as it is understandable and covers all needed information, it is good documentation.


<includeonly>[[Category:Documentation templates]]</includeonly><noinclude>
<noinclude>__NOTOC__ [[Category:Template documentation]]</noinclude>
[[Category:Template documentation]]
<includeonly>__NOEDITSECTION__
</noinclude>
[[Category:Documentation templates]]
</includeonly>

Latest revision as of 00:18, 31 July 2024

Description

This template is used to insert descriptions on template pages.

Syntax

Add <noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude> at the end of the template page.

Add <noinclude>{{Documentation|<documentation page>}}</noinclude> to transclude an alternative page from the /doc subpage. In this case the /doc subpage must still exist (perhaps as a redirect).

Usage

On the template page

This is the normal format used:

TEMPLATE CODE
<noinclude>
{{Documentation}}
</noinclude>

On the documentation page

The documentation page is usually located on the /doc subpage for a template, but a different page can be specified with the first parameter of the template (see Syntax).

Normally, you will want to write something like the following on the documentation page:

==Description==
This template is used to do something.

==Syntax==
Type <code>{{t|templatename}}</code> somewhere.

==Sample==
<code><nowiki>{{templatename|input}}</nowiki></code> 

results in...

{{templatename|input}}

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

Note that the above example also uses the Template:T template.

Preload

If the template is used on a template page, but the /doc subpage does not exist, a link will be available that loads Template:Documentation/preload. This allows users to create the documentation with a suggested format already provided. Note that it is not an absolute requirement to use any particular structure. As long as it is understandable and covers all needed information, it is good documentation.