Topic:MediaWiki templates
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This topic is about creating templates for MediaWiki, the software used to host Wikiversity, Wikipedia and a wide range of other projects and web sites. To learn to write your own templates for MediaWiki, there are a number of lessons we will offer here.
Planned Lessons [edit]
- Using MediaWiki Variables - Help:Variable
This lesson introduces variables and some example uses. - Using Template Parameters
This lesson introduces parameters, passing parameters is an important part of any template. Examples in this lesson include navigation templates. - Using MediaWiki Conditional Functions - Help:ParserFunctions
This lesson introduces ways to conditionally do things based on the value of a variable. - Using Template Substitution - Help:Substitution
This lesson introduces what substitution is and shows examples in all its forms.
Links in italics are to relevant Meta-Wiki Help:Template pages