Caveman2Cosmos Wiki:Templates

There are many templates in use in ; these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
 * Category:Templates should cover all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
 * The Template namespace (found from Special:Allpages) always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.

What are templates?
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (e.g. ). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.

Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist in a subpage using documentation.

Nominate an article for deletion
delete
 * Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.

reason
 * Add this to an article for pages that qualify for speedy deletion.

Disambiguation articles
disambig
 * If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
 * The Prince <--  disambiguation page, with links to:
 * The Prince (frog)
 * The Prince (human)


 * Using disambig marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorising it under Category:Disambiguations. Add links to the various articles under the banner.

Stubs
stub
 * When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Article stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.
 * For more information, see Help:Stubs.

General category template
category
 * This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.

Template category template
templatecategory
 * This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details, which differ from those of normal pages.

For
name
 * Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.

Main article
main article
 * Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.

Right-aligned Table of Contents
tocright
 * This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.

T is for template
template
 * This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.

Welcome
welcome
 * This template is for welcoming new registered users.

welcIP
 * This template is for welcoming new non-vandalistic contributors who are "anonymous", identified only by their IP number; it encourages them to register.

Wikipedia
wikipedia
 * Use wikipedia for articles taken directly from Wikipedia.

Where you may find more templates
If you need to use or import more template, please see Wikia Templates or import them from Wikipedia (for the latter, please remember to copy them with the proper acknowledgement and that some may need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia one if possible).