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Summary of WikiCU templates.
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List of templates, and important notes on how to use them.
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== List of templates ==
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See '''[http://www.wikicu.com/index.php5?title=Special%3AAllPages&from=&to=&namespace=10 this link]''' for the most up-to-date list of templates. The following table lists most of these, with some practical usage notes. Please add new templates to this table.
  
 
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| '''Template'''
 
| '''Template'''
 
| '''Purpose'''
 
| '''Purpose'''
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| '''Position'''
 
| '''Parameters'''
 
| '''Parameters'''
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox administration|infobox administration]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| infobox for administrative offices
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| top of article
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| Name, Location, Phone, Hours, Website
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox reshall|infobox reshall]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| infobox for residence halls
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| top of article
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| Name, Image, Built, Renovated, Population
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox restaurant|infobox restaurant]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| infobox for restaurants
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| top of article
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| Name, Image, Cuisine, Address, Phone, Hours, Menu, Violations, Website
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox school|infobox school]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| infobox for schools
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| top of article
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| Name, Image, Established, Dean, Degrees, Enrollment, Website
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Construction|construction]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article is under construction
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| top of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Current|current]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article is a current event
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| top of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Delete|delete]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article is a candidate for deletion
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| top of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wp-also|wp-also]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article has a Wikipedia counterpart
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| top of article
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| none
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wp-also2|wp-also2]]|1<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article has a Wikipedia counterpart with a different name
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| top of article
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| 1 = name of Wikipedia article
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:POV|pov]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article's neutrality is disputed
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| top of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Prefrosh|prefrosh]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| article is largely for prefrosh
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| top of article
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| none
 
|-
 
|-
 
| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Clickpic|clickpic]]|1|2<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
 
| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Clickpic|clickpic]]|1|2<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
| Insert an image which links to an image
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| inserts an image which links to an external URL
| 1 = full URL of link<br>
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| anywhere in article
2 = full URL of image
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| 1 = full URL of link; 2 = full URL of image
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Quotation|quotation]]|1|2<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| inserts quotation in a special box
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| anywhere in article
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| 1 = quote; 2 = author/source
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Dir-also|dir-also]]|1<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| inserts link to person's directory listing
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| top of article
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| 1 = person's [[UNI]]
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Disambig|disambig]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| indicates and explains disambiguation
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| bottom of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Stub|stub]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| indicates and explains stub
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| bottom of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Schools|schools]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| indicates article is part of the schools series
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| bottom of article
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Welcome|welcome]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| welcomes new user
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| anywhere on user page
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Sign|sign]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| reminds user to sign messages
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| anywhere on user page
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| none
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Prezbo|prezbo]]|1<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| awards user with a PrezBo Award
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| anywhere on user page
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| 1 = message to award recipient
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|-
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:sig|sig]]|1|<nowiki>~~~~~}}</nowiki>
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| identifies an unsigned comment on a talk page
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| after an unsigned comment
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| 1 = user name
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wikithon2013|Wikithon2013]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| Awarded exclusively to participants in [[2013 Columbia Wikithon|#WikiCU2013]]
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| anywhere on user page
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| none
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| <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Wikithon2014|Wikithon2014]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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| Awarded exclusively to participants in [[2014 Columbia Wikithon]]
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| anywhere on user page
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| none
 
|}
 
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* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Construction|construction]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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== Infobox usage ==
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Current|current]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Disambig|disambig]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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<pre>
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:End|end]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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<nowiki>{{</nowiki>Infobox name
* <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Infobox administration|infobox administration]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
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|Parameter=Blah blah blah
* Infobox building
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|Parameter=1 2 3 4 5 6 7
* Infobox reshall
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|Parameter=http://www.columbia.edu/blah/
* Infobox restaurant
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|<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
* Infobox school
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</pre>
* POV
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* Prefrosh
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* Prezbo
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* Quotation
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[[Category:WikiCU]]
* Quote
 
* S-aft
 
* S-bef
 
* S-ttl
 
* Schools
 
* Sign
 
* Start
 
* Stub
 
* Succession
 
* Welcome
 
* Wp-also
 
* Wp-only
 

Latest revision as of 22:42, 29 January 2014

List of templates, and important notes on how to use them.

List of templates

See this link for the most up-to-date list of templates. The following table lists most of these, with some practical usage notes. Please add new templates to this table.

Template Purpose Position Parameters
{{infobox administration}} infobox for administrative offices top of article Name, Location, Phone, Hours, Website
{{infobox reshall}} infobox for residence halls top of article Name, Image, Built, Renovated, Population
{{infobox restaurant}} infobox for restaurants top of article Name, Image, Cuisine, Address, Phone, Hours, Menu, Violations, Website
{{infobox school}} infobox for schools top of article Name, Image, Established, Dean, Degrees, Enrollment, Website
{{construction}} article is under construction top of article none
{{current}} article is a current event top of article none
{{delete}} article is a candidate for deletion top of article none
{{wp-also}} article has a Wikipedia counterpart top of article none
{{wp-also2|1}} article has a Wikipedia counterpart with a different name top of article 1 = name of Wikipedia article
{{pov}} article's neutrality is disputed top of article none
{{prefrosh}} article is largely for prefrosh top of article none
{{clickpic|1|2}} inserts an image which links to an external URL anywhere in article 1 = full URL of link; 2 = full URL of image
{{quotation|1|2}} inserts quotation in a special box anywhere in article 1 = quote; 2 = author/source
{{dir-also|1}} inserts link to person's directory listing top of article 1 = person's UNI
{{disambig}} indicates and explains disambiguation bottom of article none
{{stub}} indicates and explains stub bottom of article none
{{schools}} indicates article is part of the schools series bottom of article none
{{welcome}} welcomes new user anywhere on user page none
{{sign}} reminds user to sign messages anywhere on user page none
{{prezbo|1}} awards user with a PrezBo Award anywhere on user page 1 = message to award recipient
{{sig|1|~~~~~}} identifies an unsigned comment on a talk page after an unsigned comment 1 = user name
{{Wikithon2013}} Awarded exclusively to participants in #WikiCU2013 anywhere on user page none
{{Wikithon2014}} Awarded exclusively to participants in 2014 Columbia Wikithon anywhere on user page none

Infobox usage

{{Infobox name
|Parameter=Blah blah blah
|Parameter=1 2 3 4 5 6 7
|Parameter=http://www.columbia.edu/blah/
|}}