Help talk:Preloaded templates

How do you make templates with fields for example

Need help with this problem and the tutorial does NOT explain --Cs california 06:22, 21 January 2009 (UTC)


 * If you're just wanting to insert the text with the code similar above, write it like that on the page to be preloaded. If you are asking how to make a template using parameters, see Help:Template parameters. Kirkburn (talk) 14:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I am attempting to create a new template titled "Infobox video game", similar to that used on Wikipedia. As stated in the directions, I am supposed to look for a page titled "Template:Example" and click on "Create" to create my template, correct? However, I cannot locate this page and instead created a page called "Template:Infobox video game". I write the following code onto the page:

When I click publish and try to insert this template onto a page, I get an error saying "Template loop detected: Template:Infobox video game". I must be doing something wrong. What should I do? Pac-Man1096 00:00, April 4, 2012 (UTC)

Page needs writing tips
There are a few things that preload templates can not preload unless the user uses special care. See the following example.





To preload a  section, some creativity is involved. Also, some preload templates are littered with wanted pages like a wanted.

It would be nice if there were a  tag that could wrap preload templates to help them behave better. Lady Aleena (talk) 11:53, January 10, 2018 (UTC)

I just tested a way to keep preloads from showing anything except the raw wikitext.

The preloaded text starts here. The preloaded text ends here. </pre&gt;

The only problem is that the first closing  and the last   shows.

However, when the page is preloaded, the  tags do not get preloaded. I just wish there were a cleaner way for preload pages to work without creating a mess. Lady Aleena (talk) 12:20, January 10, 2018 (UTC)

The  tag could be a combination of   and   in one tag.

If  tags are used, users will not get an idea of what is being preloaded without viewing the source. Lady Aleena (talk) 12:24, January 10, 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Lady Aleena, preloaded templates are used to improve the user experience of adding a template into an article via source editor. Usually, they are used by editors who are unfamiliar with the wikitext environment.
 * The situation where a user wants to preload a template and wants to keep the  tag is extremely rare, and so the hack doesn't need to be in the main article.
 * A 'preload' tag may be interesting - it would certainly ease the inconsistencies with includeonly and noinclude. Feel free to send in the feedback via Special:Contact.
 * Lastly, I think you are overcomplicating things for the average use case for preloaded templates. Users using a preloaded template should not be bombarded with  or   tags - that should be within the template itself and not in the preloaded content. I think your use case is for the Templates Wiki, where there may be a need to preload a Template: namespace page with such tags - but this is an isolated situation and this tool may not be the right one for your wiki. no replyz  13:13, January 10, 2018 (UTC)


 * I am detangling preloaded template documentation, sandboxes, and testcases. There are a lot of  and   tags in them that are preloaded onto the page. My first example came from a template sandbox preload. There are a lot of things on templates that have ,  , and even   (rare). So something to make tags like that easier to preload would be helpful. Who knows, one day someone might find a way to preload a template using parameters.


 * So while this is just a small edge case for preloaded subpages of templates, it might still be a good idea to add a section on the hazards of preloading like how one must be creative if a preload would contain one of the above tags. Lady Aleena (talk) 07:59, January 12, 2018 (UTC)