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How to create templates

If you feel a template is missing or needs improvement?

Use the Talk link and discuss the change with your fellow editors.

Before creating new templates the existing Template collection and preferably use one of them.

Create a new page to serve as base

Example: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Template:TemplateNameBase

After creating the page, edit it by taking the code below as example

<noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude>
<includeonly>{{Box|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|#rgb|#rgb}}</includeonly>

Template arguments explained

- rgb is the hex code for the border's color. - rgb is the hex code for the background color. - Box is the template where these templates take their formatting.

Save your Template Base page and create a new page.

Example: http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Template:TemplateName

After creating the page, edit it and use below code as example

<noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude>
<includeonly>{{TemplateNameBase|TemplateName:|{{{1|{{Purpose}}}}}}}</includeonly>

Always preview your changes and fix bugs before you finally save the new template

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 == How to create templates ==
-. You will have to create a new page.
+{{BoxWarning|If you feel a template is missing or needs improvement?|Use the '''Talk''' link and discuss the change with your fellow editors.
+<p>Before creating new templates the existing [[Help:Template|Template collection]] and preferably use one of them.</p>}}
+Create a new page to serve as base
   Example: <nowiki>http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Template:TemplateNameBase</nowiki>
-. After creating the page, edit it by taking the code below as example:
-{{optname|<nowiki><noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude><includeonly>{{Box|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|#XXXX|#YYYY}}</includeonly></nowiki>}}
+After creating the page, edit it by taking the code below as example
-: XXXX is the hex code for the border's color.
+<pre><noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude>
-: YYYY is the hex code for the background color.
+<includeonly>{{Box|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|#rgb|#rgb}}</includeonly></pre>
-: Box is the template where these templates take their formatting.
-. Save your Template Base page.
+Template arguments explained
-. Create a new page.
+- rgb is the hex code for the border's color.
+- rgb is the hex code for the background color.
+- Box is the template where these templates take their formatting.
+Save your Template Base page and create a new page.
   Example: <nowiki>http://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Template:TemplateName</nowiki>
-. After creating the page, edit it by taking the code below as example:
- {{optname|<nowiki><noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude><includeonly>{{TemplateNameBase|TemplateName:|{{{1|{{Purpose}}}}}}}</includeonly></nowiki>}}
+After creating the page, edit it and use below code as example
-. Save your Template page.
+<pre><noinclude>{{Template}}</noinclude>
+<includeonly>{{TemplateNameBase|TemplateName:|{{{1|{{Purpose}}}}}}}</includeonly></pre>
+Always preview your changes and fix bugs before you finally save the new template
 ===Usage===
 <nowiki>{{TemplateName|Text here}}</nowiki>
-'''Output:'''
-{{optname|TemplateName:Text here}}