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==Single Issue Templates==
 
==Single Issue Templates==
Wikispooks has some content-specific templates (i.e. relating to a particular page or couple of pages), mostly of a fairly simple nature - i.e. a badge or a list of links. For example, [[Template:Snowden-Greenwald]].
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Wikispooks has some content-specific templates (i.e. relating to a particular page or couple of pages), mostly of a fairly simple nature - i.e. a badge or a list of links. These are gradually being replaced by {{SMW}}-based approaches which have shown themselves easier to maintain and generalise upon, so ''Single Issue Templates are deprecated as of January 2014'' - although they can still be used if available, it is not recommended to create any more. {{DebateHere}}
 
 
These are gradually being replaced by {{SMW}}-based approaches which have shown themselves easier to maintain and generalise upon, so ''Single Issue Templates are deprecated as of January 2014'' - although they can still be used if available, it is not recommended to create any more. {{DebateHere}}
 
  
 
==Semantic Templates==
 
==Semantic Templates==

Revision as of 05:39, 23 July 2014

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Mediawiki's system of templates provides a convenient macro-language to allow efficient re-use of material and standardisation of presentation. This page assumes that you are already familiar with them and gives a quick overview of how they are currently used on WikiSpooks.

Single Issue Templates

Wikispooks has some content-specific templates (i.e. relating to a particular page or couple of pages), mostly of a fairly simple nature - i.e. a badge or a list of links. These are gradually being replaced by SMW-based approaches which have shown themselves easier to maintain and generalise upon, so Single Issue Templates are deprecated as of January 2014 - although they can still be used if available, it is not recommended to create any more. Use the discussion page to start a debate about this.

Semantic Templates

Full article: WikiSpooks:Semantic Templates

Wikispooks uses the Semantic Mediawiki extension to allow integration of machine readable with human readable content. This is done exclusively through so-called 'Semantic Templates' as opposed to those that only handle human readable text, layout information, images etc.

Parameters

Wikispooks template parameters should follow a standard of using all lower case for parameters. Multiple words are connected by underscore characters, e.g. "birth_date". This standard was fixed in June 2014, and some templates do not yet comply with the policy.

Problems

If you discover a problem with a Wikispooks template, please report it by adding Template:TemplateProblem at the top of the template page.


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