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= MediaWiki Tips =

This page collects useful formatting techniques, admin tricks, and style conventions used across the Sh1re Commons and related wikis (e.g. Eckfordc). Contributions welcome.

== Naming, Linking, and Underscores ==

MediaWiki converts spaces to underscores (`MediaWiki_Tips` → `MediaWiki Tips`).

You can also use internal links like this:

<pre>
[[MediaWiki Tips]]
</pre>

If the page doesn’t exist, it shows up as a red link — clicking it lets you create the page directly.


==Overview==
Templates are wiki pages whose content can be embedded in other pages. They allow for easy translations and help maintain consistency among related documents. This page describes some templates for formatting text.

Also see [[Help:Templates]].

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== Templates ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Template !! Example syntax !! Example output
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Hatnote|Hatnote]] </h5>
| <pre>{{hatnote|Here is my note.}}</pre> 
| {{hatnote|Here is my note.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Caution|Caution]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Caution}} Here is my caution 1.</pre>
<pre>{{Caution|Here is my caution 2.}}</pre> 
| {{Caution}} Here is my caution 1. <br><br> {{Caution|Here is my caution 2.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Warning|Warning]] </h5>
| <pre>{{warning}} Here is my warning 1.</pre> <pre>{{warning|Here is my warning 2.}}</pre> 
| {{warning}} Here is my warning 1. <br><br> {{warning|Here is my warning 2.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Todo|Todo]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Todo|Here is my todo.}}</pre>
| {{Todo|Here is my todo.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Fixtext|Fixtext]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Fixtext|Here is my fixtext.}}</pre>
| {{Fixtext|Here is my fixtext.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Note|Note]] </h5>
| <pre>{{note|Note 1}}</pre>
<pre>{{note|Note 2|reminder}}</pre>
<pre>{{note|Note 3|error}}</pre>
<pre>{{note}} Loose test </pre>
| {{note|Note 1}} <br> {{note|Note 2|reminder}} <br> {{note|Note 3|error}} <br> {{note}} Loose test
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Tip|Tip]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Tip|Here is my tip.}}</pre>
| {{Tip|Here is my tip.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Notice|Notice]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Notice|Here is my notice.}}</pre>
| {{Notice|Here is my notice.}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Main|Main]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Main|test|sandbox|w:foo}}</pre>
| {{Main|test|sandbox|w:foo}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:See also|See also]] </h5>
| <pre>{{See also|test|sandbox|w:foo}}</pre>
| {{See also|test|sandbox|w:foo}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Merge|Merge]]</h5>
| <pre>{{{{merge|Example_page}}</pre>
| {{merge|Example_page|nocat=true}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Talkquote|Talkquote]] </h5>
|<pre>{{talkquote|foo bar bang|example}}</pre>
| {{talkquote|foo bar bang|example}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Smaller|Smaller]] </h5>
| <pre>Body text {{Smaller|(note with smaller text)}}</pre>
| Body text {{Smaller|(note with smaller text)}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Status|Status]] </h5>
| <pre>{{status}}</pre>
<pre>{{status|done}}</pre>
<pre>{{status|on hold}}</pre>
<pre>{{status|not done}}</pre>
| {{status}} <br><br><br> {{status|done}} <br><br><br> {{status|on hold}} <br><br><br> {{status|not done}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Doing|Doing]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Doing}}</pre>
| {{Doing|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Not done|Not done]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Not done}}</pre>
| {{Not done}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Done|Done]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Done}}</pre>
| {{Done}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Resolved|Resolved]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Resolved}}</pre>
| {{Resolved|nocat=yes}}
|-
| <h5> [[Template:Documentation needed|Documentation needed]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Documentation needed}}</pre>
<pre>{{Documentation needed|section}}</pre>
| {{Documentation needed|nocat=true}} <br/>
{{Documentation needed|section|nocat=true}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Fixme|Fixme]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Fixme}}</pre>
| {{Fixme|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Historical|Historical]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Historical}}</pre>
| {{Historical|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Outdated|Outdated]] (Alias: [[Template:Update|Update]]) </h5>
| <pre>{{Outdated}}</pre>
<pre>Alias: {{Update}}</pre>
| {{Outdated|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:HistoricalProject|HistoricalProject]] </h5>
| <pre>{{HistoricalProject}}</pre>
| {{HistoricalProject|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Archived extension|Archived extension]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Archived extension}}</pre>
| {{Archived extension|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Soft redirect|Soft redirect]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Soft redirect}}</pre>
| {{Soft redirect|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:Draft|Draft]] </h5>
| <pre>{{Draft}}</pre>
| {{Draft|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5> [[Template:DoNotTranslate|DoNotTranslate]] </h5>
| <pre>{{DoNotTranslate}}</pre>
| {{DoNotTranslate|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5>[[Template:Last updated|Last updated]]</h5>
| <pre>{{Last updated}}</pre>
| {{Last updated|nocat=yes}}
|-
! <h5>[[Template:Doc-links|Doc-links]]</h5>
| <pre>{{Doc-links|Link to an example doc}}</pre>
<pre>{{Doc-links|Link to a doc template|template}}</pre>
| {{Doc-links|[[Link to example doc]]}}<br/>
{{Doc-links|[[Link to a doc template]]|template}}
|-
! <h5>[[Template:TabbedWindowBegin|TabbedWindow]]</h5>
|<pre>{{TabbedWindowBegin}}</pre>...<pre>{{TabbedWindowEnd}}</pre>
|
{{TabbedWindowBegin}}
=== Python ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="Python" line='line'>
code
</syntaxhighlight>

=== JavaScript ===
<syntaxhighlight lang="javascript" line='line'>
code
</syntaxhighlight>
{{TabbedWindowEnd}}
|}

[[Category:Documentation]]
[[Category:Maintenance]]

== Zero-JS Enhancements ==

This wiki stack is hardened for legacy environments — no JavaScript required. Where others use JS libraries, we prefer:

* **Pure HTML/CSS** navigation boxes and style blocks
* **Table of contents** via headings (e.g. `== Section ==`)
* **No collapsibles or toggles** (unless emulated with `<details>` in supported browsers)
* Minimal inline CSS for color blocks, tooltips, and alerts

== Recommended Conventions ==

* Use `<code>` for inline paths and scripts: <code>php maintenance/update.php</code>
* Use `<pre>` or `<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">` for CLI blocks
* All admin helper pages should be tagged like this:

<pre>
[[Category:Documentation]]
</pre>

== See also ==

* [[Special:CustomQuerySettings]] — ROUTINE tag management
* [[Special:ApprovedManuals]] — View approved manuals by tag
* [[Template:Note]] / [[Template:Warning]] — for styling callouts
















[[Category:Documentation]]