Forum:Template Issues

Hello, I'm new here on Wikia and I have been trying to set up pages, and continue to run into the same issues. Firstly, keeping things in coded view. When I hit preview, the coded listing goes away, or when I come back to edit a page later the coded part has disappeared completely, making it hard to pinpoint where any new material added is going to be.

Second, the content box. The only content box I seem to be able to use is. Are there any other ways of getting a table of contents up without it having to automatically be forced to the right side?

Third, and probably my biggest issue; using templates. I continue to find really cool, and helpful templates, such as one for setting up info for a game. They are amazing and would make setting up the wiki a lot easier, but every time I try to preview them it simply comes out in red saying "Template:Infobox game" etc. Is there a pay portion to this site that prevents the use of most templates, or do I have to download something to my account in order for them to work? If anyone has any helpful information I would really appreciate it. Thank you very much. —This unsigned comment is by Akakocomics (talk • contribs). Please sign your posts with !


 * First: if you like to work in coded view only, you might want to turn off your Rich text editor.
 * Second: standard content boxes can be forced by using . Normally, the content box appears automatically if a page has (more than) three headings.
 * Third: It looks like you don't have the template you want to use added to your wiki. You probably have seen it used on another wiki where it is already 'installed'. This is all very basic template stuff and you're probably best off by starting to read the template help pages. -BramTalk/IGW 19:36, May 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the response. I managed to figure out how to work with just coded view, and it's very helpful. Also, the context boxes popped up just as you said they would. Once again, very helpful.
 * One thing seems to be a big problem that I just get can't figure out, and those are using outside templates. I read through the template help pages, but it says that using the templates in their coded form should be enough. But the problem still remains. If it is true that templates need to be 'installed' to my wiki, how would I specifically go about doing that?
 * One thing seems to be a big problem that I just get can't figure out, and those are using outside templates. I read through the template help pages, but it says that using the templates in their coded form should be enough. But the problem still remains. If it is true that templates need to be 'installed' to my wiki, how would I specifically go about doing that?

As an off topic question, would anyone know how to "tag" pages? So that when searching on my wiki pages are suggested to you based on what you have searched.
 * Akakocomics 19:44, May 29, 2010 (UTC)


 * If you want to use a template called "infobox game" on your wiki, you have to create something on Template:Infobox game. I guess you missed that part somewhere, but that's the whole basis of using templates.
 * If you want to use a template also used on another wiki, for example the infobox game one, you have to go to the Template:Infobox game page of that wiki and copy that page to your own wiki. -BramTalk/IGW 21:19, May 29, 2010 (UTC)
 * And that is exactly where I become the most confused. I have to create something on Template:Infobox game? What does that mean? Do I have to paste the template from the place I found the "infobox game"? Am I suppose to fill in the template I wanted to use there?
 * And if I want to use a template from another wiki I have to copy that page to my own wiki? Is there a certain button that copies all text? Or do I manually go in, copy the name, and then all the contents of the page onto a new one of my own?
 * Akakocomics 18:36, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, if you would like to have that exact template, you have to copy the whole page and text over to your own wiki manually. If you don't understand the 'mechanics' of templates, I'd suggest you try and read the help pages of Wikipedia. -BramTalk/IGW 21:00, May 31, 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, if you would like to have that exact template, you have to copy the whole page and text over to your own wiki manually. If you don't understand the 'mechanics' of templates, I'd suggest you try and read the help pages of Wikipedia. -BramTalk/IGW 21:00, May 31, 2010 (UTC)