Help/HowToMakeTemplates

From Plastic Tub

This page contains directions for creating a standardized template for the Tub. If you're looking for general information on creating templates, go to Wikipedia's Quick Guide to Templates (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:A_quick_guide_to_templates).

1. Go to the page where your template will be saved: http://plastictub.vaporslave.com/index.php/Template:NameOfTemplate

2. Paste in some code from one of the examples below and alter your Header, Text, Bullet points, etc. Note the following:

• The Header will automatically be in bold face.
• Both the Text and Header may be wikified:
  • Create bullets using * and numbered lists using #
  • Insert lines using ----
  • Force line breaks using <br>
  • Format text with bold face ('''bold face''') and italics (''italics'')
  • Etc.

Here are a couple generic examples. Several specific examples from the tub are below.

General Code	General Display		Wikified Code	Wikified Display
{{Sidebar | Your Header Goes Here| Your Text Goes Here }}	Your Header Goes Here Your Text Goes Here		{{Sidebar | Your Header<br>Goes Here | * First Bullet * Second Bullet * Third Bullet ---- More information }}	Your Header Goes Here First Bullet Second Bullet Third Bullet More Information

3. Once you've created your template, you can stick in other pages by using the "normal" code for calling up saved templates:

{{NameOfTemplate}}

or

{{Template:NameOfTemplate}})

Here are some examples from the Tub:

Example # 1

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Template Page: http://plastictub.vaporslave.com/index.php/Template:Comics

Code on Template Page	How To Display the Template	Appearance
{{Sidebar | Associational Strips and Related Sequentialism | * [[Balloonjaw]] * [[Choco]] * [[Lil' AA]] * [[The Sunday Painters]] }}	{{Template:Comics}} Or {{Comics}}	Associational Strips and Related Sequentialism Balloonjaw Black Jack Spade Choco Lil' AA The Sunday Painters

Example # 2

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Template Page: http://plastictub.vaporslave.com/index.php/Template:Augury

Code on Template Page	How To Display the Template	Appearance
{{Sidebar | '''[[Augury]]'''<br>''Removing the Accident'' | * [[Ear Divining]] * [[Geloscopy]] * [[Geomachy]] * [[Sacrifice]] * [[Titor'd]] * [[Zodiac]] }}	{{Template:Augury}} Or {{Augury}}	Augury Removing the Accident Ear Divining Geloscopy Geomachy The Phrenologist's Strop Sacrifice Titor'd Zodiac

Example # 3

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Template Page: http://plastictub.vaporslave.com/index.php/Template:Places

Code on Template Page	How To Display the Template	Appearance
{{Sidebar | Notable Locations and Geomantic Loci | * [[Lambda Land of Gar|Garland, Texas]] * [[New Mexico]] * [[New York City]] * [[Minneapolis]] * [[Tampa]] * [[Toulouse]] * [[TerraWee]] * [[San Luis Potosi]] * [[Wee-Wee]] ---- * [[Geomachy|Geomancy]] }}	{{Template:Places}} Or {{Places}}	Notable Locations and Geomantic Loci Barataria Florida Iagoville Garland, Texas New Mexico New York City Minneapolis Plüntz Toulouse TerraWee U.S. San Luis Potosi Wee-Wee Geomancy

Notes

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For those who care, these directions utilize a "generic" template is saved under Template:Sidebar. This template establishes a format and accepts two variables, one for the header and one for the text. You can use this generic template to create new templates that will all have a similar appearance.