Template:Template reference list
References
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This template is used to show the references used in a template on the main template page, only if there is no documentation (/doc) subpage to place the references in.
To use this template as an example of the relationship between a main template page and its documentation subpage:
- Template:Template reference list/doc is the documentation subpage, whose saved, rendered categories and content become the
- Template:Template reference list—the main template—page's categories and the content in the section with a green background that begins with
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Note that the categories should be placed in the TAG tags in the /doc subpage and, when saved, will appear in the expected area at the bottom of the template page.
Overview[edit source]
{{Template reference list}} provides an explanatory list of references that are entered into the template in which Template reference list is inserted. The references appear in the article where the template is used if either {{Reflist}} or the TAG tag is used in the article. By showing the references on the template page, the Cite error message is defeated, and it allows the template editor to verify those references.
Usage[edit source]
Documentation page[edit source]
If the template includes a documentation page, simply add a regular references section there.
Basic usage[edit source]
If the template does not include a documentation page, add:
<noinclude>{{Template reference list}}</noinclude>
near the end of the template as in any article.
Grouped references[edit source]
If one or more references of the template are grouped (like: <ref group="groupname">), you may use:
<noinclude>{{Template reference list|groupname1|groupname2|groupname3}}</noinclude>
It supports a maximum of 6 group names.
Important note[edit source]
The article where the template is used must include a TAG tag or the {{Reflist}} template.
If the references are grouped, the article must also include TAG tags or the {{Reflist|group="groupname"}} templates.
Technical[edit source]
This templates uses <h2>References</h2> instead of == References == to create the section header. The standard wikimarkup creates an edit link that when transcluded links back to the original template. Thus, an editor who clicked on the edit link on the References section would confusingly open this template for editing.
See also[edit source]
External links[edit source]
- Template:Template reference list at Wikipedia, the free Terran encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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