Template:Documentation

Description

Note: This template requires the variables extension. See Help:Extensions on Community Central for information on how to request this.

This template is used to insert template information, its parameters, and other information on a template page. More information may be found at Help:Template documentation on Community Central.

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.

To add documentation inline, meaning on the main template page itself, add <noinclude>{{Documentation|content=custom inline content}}</noinclude>

For full syntax, see #Advanced syntax.

Basic usage

On the Template page

This is the normal format when used:

TEMPLATE CODE
<includeonly>Any categories to be inserted into articles by the template</includeonly>
<noinclude>{{Documentation}}</noinclude>

Some notes:

• If your template is not a completed div or table, you may need to close the tags just before {{Documentation}} is inserted (within the noinclude tags).
• A line break right before {{Documentation}} can also be useful as it helps prevent the documentation template "running into" previous code.
• If for some reason you need to transclude a different page other than the documentation page (e.g. when using a group of templates with same documentation), you can use the |1= parameter (see Syntax).
• If the template documentation is rather short, you can specify documentation inline with the text, by using the |content= parameter (see Syntax again).

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|param1}}</code> somewhere.

=== Parameters ===
;<code>param1</code>
: This parameter is used to add something.

=== TemplateData ===
<templatedata>{}</templatedata>

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

results in...

{{templatename|input}}

<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 other sections.

Advanced syntax

This template is used to insert a description of a template.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Custom page to transclude	1	A custom page to transclude, usually another documentation page	Page name	optional
Custom content	content	Custom inline content to add in the template. When this is added, the template does not transclude 1= or the /doc subpage	String	optional
Demo page	page	For testing purposes	Page name	optional
Demo namespace	demospace	For testing purposes; changes the internal namespace of the template	String	optional
Custom documentation preload	preload	Custom documentation preload that will be used for the [create] links for the /doc subpage	Page name	optional
Custom preload page for /sandbox subpage	preload-sandbox	no description	Page name	optional
Custom preload page for /testcases subpage	preload-testcases	no description	Page name	optional
Custom /sandbox subpage	sandbox	Page that is used for the /sandbox link	Page name	optional
Custom /testcases page	testcases	Page that is used for the /testcases link	Page name	optional
Custom heading text	heading	no description	String	optional
Disable footer	nofooter	Disables the footer or "link box" located below the documentation content.	Boolean	optional

Dependencies

Templates

Template:Documentation/preload

Template:Documentation/preload-sandbox

Template:Documentation/preload-testcases

Images

File:Documentation_icon.svg

File:No_Documentation_icon.svg