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

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Overview

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	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.		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~~]]. There is also [[wikitech:Wikitech documentation templates\|a similar list for wikitech.wikimedia.org~~]].		Also see [[Help:Templates]].

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

	~~== Template Styling ==~~

	~~=== {{Note}} ===~~

	~~{{Note\|Use this template to show helpful callouts like this one.}}~~

	~~Create or edit the template here: [[Template:Note]]~~

	~~Paste this code:~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~<div style="border-left: 4px solid #36c; background: #eef; padding: 0.8em; margin: 1em 0;">~~
	~~<strong>Note:</strong> {{{1}}}~~
	~~</div>~~
	~~</pre>~~

	~~=== {{Warning}} ===~~

	~~{{Warning\|Use this template to flag risky actions, like editing core DB tables.}}~~

	~~Create/edit [[Template:Warning]] with this:~~

	~~<pre>~~
	~~<div style="border-left: 4px solid #c00; background: #fee; padding: 0.8em; margin: 1em 0;">~~
	~~<strong>Warning:</strong> {{{1}}}~~
	~~</div>~~
	~~</pre>~~

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See also

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

Admin: Created page with " = 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:

 MediaWiki Tips

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

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Created page with " = 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..."

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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.

== Template Styling ==

=== {{Note}} ===

{{Note|Use this template to show helpful callouts like this one.}}

Create or edit the template here: [[Template:Note]]

Paste this code:

<pre>
<div style="border-left: 4px solid #36c; background: #eef; padding: 0.8em; margin: 1em 0;">
<strong>Note:</strong> {{{1}}}
</div>
</pre>

=== {{Warning}} ===

{{Warning|Use this template to flag risky actions, like editing core DB tables.}}

Create/edit [[Template:Warning]] with this:

<pre>
<div style="border-left: 4px solid #c00; background: #fee; padding: 0.8em; margin: 1em 0;">
<strong>Warning:</strong> {{{1}}}
</div>
</pre>

== 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]]

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