Forum:Template Help

Hello, i operate the Puppet Wikia and i need some help with a template. Here it is the template name is Character http://puppet.wikia.com/wiki/Wilberforce it does not display correctly

Thanks, Phillip chat 18:57, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Looks like something to do with all that t template inside of there. For a simple inputbox I don't think all that stuff is needed. I have a feeling that's an attempt at the ability to hide unused sections, but I've found that a cleaner option to use is to use parserfunctions and have it add a display: none; to the 2 cells when needed (or in the case of cleaner code, I have a hide CSS class which I add to do that). I'll take a look at it later but at the moment I'm on a computer which I can't even login on Dantman (talk) 20:06, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Have you considered having the template completely rewritten? Cause I can't put a pinpoint on anything in that template. It has way to much code for the basic stuff it displays. Dantman (Talk) 02:23, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * this is fun and interesting i need to know what its  as i dont get it that much, why dont use wiki table parameters instead of html parameters it could become clear thought it requires a row for each parameter, but will not be notice on the display, also the last example that you had in your history it had other value keys no performer but i saw it in the code and no builder, no designer but those i did not find it in the code. i will try to wikify it first but im rusted on what td and tr mean lol i think it was row and column respectively, will come back in a while and will inform my results but a test i make most of the fields works wonderfull only some are missing and some does not display correctly --Cizagna (Talk) 19:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)


 * The t template states that it's used for complex table nesting tricks.   is a table row, equivalent to |-, and    is a table cell equivalent to using | or || and    is a table head equivilant to using ! or !|. I don't know who tryed out these table nesting tricks, but using wikitabls, parserfunction, display: none; would work out much better for hiding sections. I think the reason for using html elements was so that they could be put inside of the parserfunctions. But if someone would write out a simple wikitable with all the options you want displayed, and say which options should dissapear, I can set it up to hide optional rows when not used. Dantman (Talk) 19:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)