Editing Wikicode (section)

==Templates==
Templates are exactly what they sound like; They are a predefined format for easy use. Similar to the [[Template:Anchor|anchor]] template listed [[Wikicode#Page_Links|earlier]], templates are their own separate pages that are designed to only require variable data to be inserted. Most, if not all templates should have a detailed description of how to use it on its page.
The currently used templates can be found [[Special:MostLinkedTemplates|here]], and the currently unused templates can be found [[Special:UnusedTemplates|here]]. Note, just because a template is unused, doesn't mean it is useless. If you can find a use for one, use it!
To use any template, you need to reference the name of it's page within double brackets {{}}, then define the variables. A good example of a useful template is the <nowiki>{{Item}}</nowiki> template. The <nowiki>{{Item}}</nowiki> template actually uses multiple templates within itself, but I won't go into much detail about that. When you want to use the <nowiki>{{Item}}</nowiki> template, paste the code from the page like so:

<div class="toccolours mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><pre>
 {{Item
 |name=Test Item
 |bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
 |bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
 |image = Redtoolbox.png
 }} </pre></div>
Then your template (in this case, our item box) shows on the page like so:
 {{Item
 |name=Test Item
 |bgcolor1 = #FFEE88
 |bgcolor2 = #FFDD66
 |image = Redtoolbox.png
 }} <br>

Basically, all this template did was define the '''Name''', '''Background Color 1''' (bgcolor1), '''Background Color 2'''(bgcolor2), and the '''Image'''. The name is simply text defined by the user, and the backgrounds are colors that you pick. You can also replace the #FFEE88 with the actual name of the color like orange, red, blue, and so on. The image variable calls out the picture file on the wiki (so first you have to upload it). Capitalization and the file extension are important for this! Otherwise the code will think you want a different file. Normally when you try to use a image or similar file with wikicode, you need to define it as a file first. Depending on how the template is built, it can put the "File:" in for you, so all you have to type is the name of the file itself.