Template:W/doc

<templatedata>JSON</templatedata> ./. {{TemplateBox}}

TemplateData

TemplateData is a way to store information about template parameters (the description of those and of the whole template) for both humans and machines. It is used by VisualEditor and possibly other tools like Upload Wizard.

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Existing template documentation
At Wikimedia Commons, it is recommended to use {{TemplateBox}} with either useTemplateData=1 or useTemplateData=only on the /doc subpage and transcluding it with {{Documentation}} into the template. <nowiki>-tags can be wrapped around the arguments, if required, to avoid templates being expanded.

Newly created template documentation and imports
Another option, especially for imported templates, or for users with JSON experience, is placing raw <templatedata>-tags into the Wikitext of the template, as described in various Wikipediae.

Discussion
There is an ongoing discussion about that matter. Feel invited to comment if you are experienced in either way, your time permits and if you like to share your opinion or to make a suggestion.

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Wikipedia's help about TemplateData • Commons-specific information

Recommendation

Instead of an external link to sister projects e.g. [http://en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia] use better an internal one like {{W||en.wikipedia}}.

Examples

All parameter combinations

000 {{W}} → Template:W/doc

003 {{W|3=es}} → Template:W/doc Template:F {{We}}: Template:Tle → Template:We
003 {{W|3=pt}} → Template:W/doc

020 {{W||Main Page}} → Page
020 {{W||en:Main Page}} → Page

023 {{W||Ĉefpaĝo|eo}} → [1]
023 {{W||pt:Wikipedia|pt}} → [2] Template:F {{Wp}}: Template:Tle → Template:W/doc
023 {{W||pt:Wp|pt}} → [3] (preferred style of a link to a national mainpage)
023 {{W||de:Wp|de}} → [4] Template:F {{Wd}}: Template:Tle → de:Wp

100 {{W|Page name}} → Page name

103 {{W|Page name||it}} → Page name Template:F {{Wi}}: Template:Tle → Template:Wi

103 {{W|Page name||fr}} → Page name Template:F {{Wf}}: Template:Tle →

103 {{W|{{FULLPAGENAME}}|3=pl}} → Template:W/doc

120 {{W|Page name|Display name}} → Display name

123 {{W|Page name|Display name|nl}} → Display name Template:F {{Wn}}: Template:Tle → Template:Wn
123 {{W|Page name|Display name|hu}} → Display name Template:F {{Wh}}: Template:Tle → == Welcome! ==

Hello {{SUBST:PAGENAME}}! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{SUBST:PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! ~~~~ Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Fair use • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Build consensus • Resolving disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Useful templates • Categories • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Tools • User scripts

Complex page name examples

3=de	de:Wikipedia	Benutzer Diskussion:Andreas_06/Spielwiese/Stadien_der_Fußball-Bundesliga
3=fr	fr:Wikipédia	Discussion aide:Catégorie/Archive3#Appels à volontaires pour Aide à la conception de l'arborescence
3=yi	yi:Wikipedia	ענדערן הילף:אינהאלט
3=pt	pt:Wikipedia	Categoria:Cidades fantasmas da Califórnia • Predefinição Discussão:!Info pessoal
3=	en:Wikipedia	Template talk:Welcome/fr#Pas assez informatif
3=nl:b	nl:Wikibooks	Scalable Vector Graphics/Stijl
3=en:d	en:Wikidata	Project chat
3=en:n	en:Wikinews	Egyptian MP calls for web porn ban
3=fi:q	fi:Wikiquote	Elizabeth II
3=es:s	es:Wikisource	Archivo:Las Maravillas Del Cielo pg 7.jpg
3=sv:v	sv:Wikiversity	Surdegsbakning för hemmabagaren
3=pl:voy	pl:Wikivoyage	San Francisco
3=lt:wikt	lt:Wiktionary	Sąrašas:Kinų hieroglifų raktai
3=m	00 Metawiki	VisualEditor/Newsletter/2014/November/ka
3=mw	00 Mediawiki	Extension:ParserFunctions/it
3=species	0Wikispecies	Verrucaria halizoa
3=en:commons	en:Commons	Template:W