There are many templates in use in Buzz Out Loud Wiki and these are only subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
- Category:Templates should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
- The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.
What are templates?[]
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{stub}}). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.
Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist either on the template page, or the template's talk page.
Article templates[]
| Template | Links | Description |
|---|---|---|
| {{Episode Guide Footer Nav}} | View / Used in | Displays a small box with links to monthly episode guides |
| {{Episode Guide Side Nav}} | View / Used in | Displays a long box with links to monthly episode guides |
| {{Episode Infobox}} | View / Used in | Episode info box. See instructions |
| {{Listener Infobox}} | View / Used in | Listener info box. See instructions |
| {{delete|reason}} | View / Used in | Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion |
| {{stub}} | View / Used in | Indicates a page is too short and needs expanding. Adds to Category:Article stubs |
| {{episodestub}} | View / Used in | Indicates a episode page is too short and needs expanding. Adds to Category:Episode stubs |
| {{wikipedia}} | View / Used in | Indicates an article was copied from Wikipedia |
| {{wikipedia-deleted}} | View / Used in | Indicates an article was copied from Wikipedia, and has since been deleted from Wikipedia |
| {{disambig}} | View / Used in | Used to indicate a disambiguation page |
| {{for|name|link}} | View / Used in | Used to direct readers to a similar but different topic |
| {{main|main article}} | View / Used in | Used to direct readers to the main article of a smaller, related article |
General wiki templates[]
| Template | Links | Description |
|---|---|---|
| {{notice|1=message}} | View / Used in | Generic notice that can be placed on any page |
| {{clr}} | View / Used in | Clears the space below an image, or table. See also {{clrl}} and {{clrr}} |
| {{t|template}} | View / Used in | Shows wiki code on how to use the specified template |
User templates[]
| Template | Links | Description |
|---|---|---|
| {{subst:welcome|YourUsername|~~~~}} | View / Used in | Placed on a new user's talk page}} |
| {{subst:WelcomeIP}} | View / Used in | Placed on a anonymous user's talk page }} |
Category templates[]
| Template | Links | Description |
|---|---|---|
| {{category}} | View / Used in | Adds instructions on how to add articles to a cateogry |
| {{templatecategory}} | View / Used in | Adds instructions on how to add templates to a cateogry |
| {{imagecategory}} | View / Used in | Adds instructions on how to add articles to a cateogry |