Help:Templates

Templates within the mediawiki 'language' provide a macro-like inclusion facility.

• List of all templates used on this site
• http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template
• http://semantic-mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Semantic_templates

Precautions

• do not use '=' (equal signs) within a text parameter
• do not use '<ref>' (references) within a parameter that will be stored into the database

Otherwise the parameters will not be stored as expected.