Help talk:Templates

Can Template:T replace more complex code?
The help page still contains some complex expressions using "code" and "nowiki" tags that look as if they could be simplified with use of T. Are there still places where it can't be used? — Robin Patterson (Talk) 03:07, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

I'm new to templates, and I'm having a hard time locating templates for the wiki I'm working on. If someone could update this article and explain how to find existing templates, I'd appreciate it!


 * Hey ;)! You can find a complete list of widgets using the Special:Prefixindex, and selecting templates. You can also use this link, changing  to the Wiki's URL; http://WIKILINK.wikia.com/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=&namespace=10. Hope this helps ;). Tedjuh10 - Talk 10:25, October 17, 2009 (UTC)

Template Loop Detected
I don't understand this problem, I can't figure out how to fix it.--Phantom Stranger 01:47, March 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * if you keep posting your question in a dozen places, you are never going to get a response when one is left. Please see the email reply, or the message on the central forums. --Uberfuzzy 04:51, March 30, 2010 (UTC)

Foiled by Templates
I'm still needing some help with templates. I've created the template with the double fancy brackets as a sub-page and then this can not be put into any other page.

So, at this test page on my wiki: http://cloh.wikia.com/test3 there is a link to a page that has a number. That number should be something that should be able to be put into a chart.

The number page is here: http://cloh.wikia.com/Pittsburgh_Obama_Academy_of_International_Studies_6-12/HS_boys.

The text for the link to show the template should be: *. But it is not working. It seems as if the sub page with the / mark is messing us up.

Can templates have a / in them?

These pages were created with a simple link, /HS boys. Then the number was put into the blank page. Rauterkus 18:53, October 11, 2010 (UTC)

Testing Templates
Is there a way to test potential changes to a template without saving, but still being able to see how it looks when put on a page? I'm trying to fix some padding and margins (which don't show up in a preview) on multiple templates used on the home page and I keep messing up, which makes the home page look bad. I'd like to fix the weird padding without messing up the home page. SereneChaos 21:14, July 19, 2011 (UTC)