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The template provides a uniform way to provide basic information about the use of a template. See: Commons:Template documentation and Commons:TemplateData.

Usage

{{TemplateBox
 |1                  =
 |1d                 =
 |1label             =
 |1aliases           =
 |1type              =
 |1set               =
 |1def               =
 |1stat              =
 |useTemplateData    =
 |name               =
 |desc               =
 |namespace          =
 |usergroup          =
 |placement          =
 |usage-notes        =
 |type               =
 |example            =
 |example-value      =
 |i18n-method        =
 |i18n-desc          =
 |i18n-mediawiki-msg =
 |i18n-subpage       =
 |i18n-data-file     =
 |seealso            =
 |setscats           =
 |print              =
 |shorthand          =
 |relieson           =
 |mustbesubst        =
 |docsub-page        =
}}

Usage notes: For a copy-paste form with short parameter descriptions see section Usage – with short parameter descriptions

Template parameters

Parameter	Description		Default	Status
1	name (param)	parameter name (similarly 2, 3, …). Note that if all of the parameters beginning with a number are removed from the template, the usage notes will state "The template takes no parameters."	empty	optional
1d 1d-en 1description 1description-en	description (param)	description of the parameter (similarly 2d, 3d, …) -langcode	empty	optional
1d-td 1d-td-en 1description-td 1description-td-en	TemplateData description (param)	description of the parameter (similarly 2d-td, 3d-td, …) for Extension:TemplateData which does not accept Wiki-markup. If this parameter is omitted, 1d is used. You can always override the defaults specifically for TemplateData by appending -td to the parameter-name. You can specify a language by appending your language-code. E.g. 3d-td-en would be the English translation of the description of parameter 3 which will be used in TemplateData. -langcode	empty	optional
1label 1label-en 1label-td 1label-td-en	label (param)	A (very) brief name for the parameter. Try to keep under 20-ish characters. 1label-de would be the German translation of this label. -langcode	empty	optional
1aliases	aliases (param)	An alias is an alternative name for the parameter that may be used instead of (not in addition to) the primary name. Name the aliases and separate them by "/"; e.g.d/desc/description.	empty	optional
1type	type (param)	The type of the parameter, for (soft) type hinting. Please refer to the list of possible values.	empty	optional
1set	set (param)	Label and ID of a set in one. Multiple parameters can be grouped in a set, if either none or all of them must be supplied. Try to keep under 20-ish characters.	empty	optional
1def 1def-td 1default	default (param)	default value for the parameter (similarly 2def, 3def, …) -langcode	empty	optional
1stat 1stat-td 1deprecated 1required	status (param)	status of the parameter (similarly 2stat, 3stat, …); possible values: required optional optional- optional and not present in the standard form deprecated	optional	optional
useTemplateData	expose TemplateData	Whether the template should expose TemplateData - omitting means "false". Setting to 1, true, or yes means "true". Setting to only will suppress the house-made table. Setting useTemplateData to export will turn TemplateBox into a preformatted Copy & Paste template.	empty	suggested
name	title (template)	name of the template (needed for viewing the documentation on another page than the template page, in particular for viewing the documentation page separately)	{{BASEPAGENAME}}	required
desc desc-en description description-en desc-td description-td	description (template)	description of what the template does -langcode	empty	required
namespace	namespace	namespaces, the template is intended to be used in; possible values: all talks contents Main Talk User User talk Commons Commons talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Creator Creator talk Special Any other values will show as “unknown”.	no namespace specified	required
usergroup	usergroup	usergroup that is meant to use the template; possible values: all bot administrator admin sysop bureaucrat crat checkuser licensereviewer vrt autoconfirmed autopatrolled filemover oversight patroller rollbacker steward upwizcampeditors	no user group specified	required
placement	placement	placement on the page; possible values: top bottom licence source	empty	optional
usage-notes	usage-notes	Notes about the correct usage of the template; will be listed in the Usage-section beneath the code example and the shorthands, if given.	empty	optional
type	type (template)	what type is the template (infobox, formatting, licence tag, …)	empty	optional
example	example	Example value for one single (unnamed) parameter; a possible value (e.g. for the Template:catseealso) can be: lakes. If there are more than one parameter you have to separate them with {{!}}; e.g 1=lakes{{!}}for=for more informations. There is also example2 for a second example.	empty	optional
example-value	example-result	Example use of the template with the value of the example parameter; so according to the example above the value of example-value parameter will be {{catseealso|lakes}}; with two parameters it will be {{catseealso|lakes|for=for more informations}}. On the doc-page of the template it will render this code and show the result. If you keep example-value parameter empty, it will render {{catseealso|lakes}} by default. There is also example2-value for a second example.	{{TEMPLATENAME|<example>}}	optional
i18n-method	translation method	method the localization is achieved by. Known values: autotranslate using {{Autotranslate}} or applying a similar method switch using {{LangSwitch}} in the template itself - no localization needed custommediawiki-msg using MediaWiki namespace messages mediawiki-msg using MediaWiki namespace messages, translated on translatewiki.net ext.translate using {{Autotranslate}} or applying a similar method on a subpage that is marked for translation using the translate extension TNT Using Module:TNT and a tabular translations file on Wikimedia Commons.	empty	optional
i18n-desc	translation info	additional info about the localization	empty	optional
i18n-mediawiki-msg	mediawiki-message	When using “mediawiki-msg” as method, optionally put the name of the message here. Falls back to:	empty	optional
i18n-subpage	translation subpage	When using “ext.translate” as method, optionally put the name of the sub-page here. A dot (.) means that the current template hosts the translation on its subpages directly.	i18n	optional
i18n-data-file	I18n Data File	The tabular data file on Wikimedia Commons in the Data namespace. The I18n/ prefix and the .tab file extension are added automatically if its missing.	I18n/{{{name}}}.tab	optional
seealso	see also	List of relevant links (each on a new code line; e.g. * [[Commons:TemplateData]])	empty	optional
setscats	categorizes into	List of categories which are automatically set by the template (each on a new code line; e.g. * [[:Category:Rivers]])	empty	optional
print	print	The way the parameters are typically arranged in the Usage-section; possible values: one - parameters arranged in one line (default): |1def= |1stat= |useTemplateData= multi - parameters arranged in multiple lines: |1def = |1stat = |useTemplateData = infobox - multiple lines, the equals signs are aligned with each other: |1def = |1stat = |useTemplateData =	one (if type parameter ≠ infoboxthis dependency is not working, everytime "one" by default)	optional
lines	Deprecated! Use parameter print instead.		empty	optional
shorthand	shorthand	Shorthand(s) for easy use (redirects to main template), separated by comma, e.g. {{tl|catseealso}}, {{tl|csa}} for Template:Cat see also. On the doc-pages they will be listed in the Usage-section directly beneath the code example (and above the usage-notes if given), see examples of lists of redirects here and with an additional searches-for-more-redirects here.	empty	optional
relieson	relies on	List of templates on which the template's basic functionality relies (each on a new code line; e.g. * [[Module:TemplateBox]])	empty	optional
mustbesubst	must be subst	Set to yes (or any value) if the template must be substituted. This puts "subst:" into the template example under Usage-section.	empty	optional
docsub-page	docsub-page	page parameter from {{Documentation subpage}}	{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}	optional

Additional information

The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the Template namespace

The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users

Placement:

in the '/doc' subpage of a template

Relies on:

• Module:TemplateBox
• Module:TNTTools
• Module:Languages
• {{Documentation subpage}}

See also

• Commons:Template documentation
• Commons:TemplateData
• Template:Documentation/preload10
• Template:Documentation/preload20
• Template:Documentation/preload30

Localization

This template makes use of {{Autotranslate}} and the translate extension. The layout of the template can be found under Template:TemplateBox/layout.

Translate this template now!

 Administrate translations.

Usage – with short parameter descriptions

• Standard form for copy & paste with comments explaining shortly each parameter
• The parameter names are without language code:

{{TemplateBox
 <!-- TEMPLATE PARAMETERS SECTION (for 2nd parameter copy paste & change "1" → "2") -->
 |1          = <!-- parameter name -->
  |1d        = <!-- parameter description (+LANGUAGE CODE) -->
  |1d-td     = <!-- parameter description for TemplateData (+LANGUAGE CODE) -->
  |1label    = <!-- parameter label, very brief, preferably less than 20 characters -->
  |1aliases  = <!-- parameter alternative names that may be used, separated by "/" -->
  |1type     = <!-- parameter type (values: string, number,…) -->
  |1set      = <!-- parameter set ID / Label (to group multiple parameters in a set) -->
  |1def      = <!-- parameter default value (+LANGUAGE CODE) -->
  |1stat     = <!-- parameter status (values: required, optional, optional- or deprecated) -->
 <!-- TEMPLATE SECTION -->
 |useTemplateData    = <!-- expose TemplateData (values: true, export; default: false) -->
 |name               = <!-- template title -->
 |desc               = <!-- template description (+LANGUAGE CODE) -->
 |namespace          = <!-- namespaces, the template is intended to be used (values: all, File, Category,…) -->
 |usergroup          = <!-- usergroup that is meant to use the template (values: all, admin,…) -->
 |placement          = <!-- placement on the page (values: top, bottom, licence or source) -->
 |usage-notes        = <!-- notes about the correct usage of the template -->
 |type               = <!-- template type (values: infobox, formatting, licence tag,…) -->
 |example            = <!-- example value for one (unnamed) parameter -->
 |example-value      = <!-- example use of the template with the value of the example parameter -->
 |i18n-method        = <!-- translation method (values: mediawiki-msg, ext.translate, autotranslate,…) -->
 |i18n-desc          = <!-- translation info -->
 |i18n-mediawiki-msg = <!-- name of the message when using “mediawiki-msg” as method -->
 |i18n-subpage       = <!-- translation subpage when using "ext.translate" as method -->
 |i18n-data-file     = <!-- tabular data file on Wikimedia Commons in the Data namespace -->
 |seealso            = <!-- relevant links (each of them on a new code line with * in the beginning) -->
 |setscats           = <!-- categories which are automatically set by the template -->
 |print              = <!-- template code layout in the Usage-section (values: one, multi, infobox) -->
 |shorthand          = <!-- redirects to the main template -->
 |relieson           = <!-- list of templates on which the template's basic functionality relies -->
 |mustbesubst        = <!-- set to yes (or any value) if the template must be substituted. -->
 |docsub-page        = <!-- page parameter from {{Documentation subpage}} -->
}}

• Standard form for copy & paste with very short comments explaining very shortly each parameter (for example if editing on mobile devices)
• For the parameter names the language code is preset to English (-en):

{{TemplateBox
 <!--TEMPLATE PARAMETERS SECTION (for 2.param copy paste & "1"→"2")-->
 |1           = <!--param name-->
  |1d-en      = <!--param en-description (English)-->
  |1d-td-en   = <!--param en-description for TemplateData-->
  |1label     = <!--param label, preferably <20 characters-->
  |1aliases   = <!--param alternative names, separated by "/"-->
  |1type      = <!--param type (string/number/…)-->
  |1set       = <!--param set ID/Label for grouping parameters-->
  |1def-en    = <!--param default value (in English)-->
  |1stat      = <!--param status (required/optional/…)-->
 <!--TEMPLATE SECTION-->
 |useTemplateData    = <!--expose TemplateData (false/true/export)-->
 |name               = <!--template title-->
 |desc-en            = <!--template en-description (English)-->
 |namespace          = <!--template's namespaces (all/Category/…)-->
 |usergroup          = <!--template's usergroup (all/admin/…)-->
 |placement          = <!--template's placement (top/source/…)-->
 |usage-notes        = <!--notes about the correct usage-->
 |type               = <!--template type (infobox/formatting/…)-->
 |example            = <!--example value for one (unnamed) parameter-->
 |example-value      = <!--example use of the templatea-->
 |i18n-method        = <!--translation method-->
 |i18n-desc          = <!--translation info-->
 |i18n-mediawiki-msg = <!--name of the message (method=“mediawiki-msg”)-->
 |i18n-subpage       = <!--translation subpage (method="ext.translate")-->
 |i18n-data-file     = <!--tabular data file on Wikimedia Commons-->
 |seealso            = <!--list of relevant links-->
 |setscats           = <!--list of categories automatically set-->
 |print              = <!--template code layout (one/multi/infobox)-->
 |shorthand          = <!--redirects to the main template-->
 |relieson           = <!--list of templates the template relies on-->
 |mustbesubst        = <!--if template must be substituted: yes-->
 |docsub-page        = <!--{{Documentation subpage}} page parameter-->
}}

About: TemplateData

Every entity, except inherit that is documented at the TemplateData technical documentation, is supported by {{TemplateBox}}. Conversion to JSON is done by a LUA module. The LUA module automatically converts traditionally used parameters as well as the new ones to both, TemplateData, as well as the "historic table", on demand. The "historic table" is the table which was used to show parameter information at Wikimedia Commons before TemplateData was invented.

Required parameters

• |desc= (or in its translated form), parameters and their description

Translation

• Avoid {{LangSwitch}}. It doesn't work in TemplateData.
• Append -langcode to the name of any translatable parameter, marked by ^-langcode in TemplateBox. For example, adding the French translation of the description of parameter 1, you would write |1d-fr=C'est la description pour paramètre un.. Supplying only |1d-en=This is the description of parameter 1. instead of |1d=This is the description of parameter 1. will also work. The -en-style is recommended because it eases the job for translators. They then recognize the structure behind it without having to consult the documentation.
• The language code must be the last element. Valid: |1d-td-en=. Invalid: |1d-en-td=

Naming

• Both, old names and new names are supported but treated differently if both of them are supplied.
  • For example, while creating the "historic table", if both 1def and 1default where supplied, the value for 1def would be used. For generating TemplateData, the preference is the other way around.

Overriding

• It's possible to override a specific entity, either for the "historic table" or for TemplateData.
  • To override for TemplateData, append a -td to the parameter's default name.
  • On the other hand, if you coded something for TemplateData and want to use a link or other markup in the "historic table", use the parameter name without the -td or modify that, which should be only used for TemplateData appending -td.

Pay attention

• TemplateData does not support parsing Wiki-Markup. Think of it as if it would expand all templates and finally putting a nowiki around all this.
• When including templates, they must be wrapped them in <nowiki>s, if they should not be expanded (it's, on the other hand, a geeky feature that you can use, if having the expanded content inside TemplateData is exactly what you want).
• Even though some tags, such as <pre> seem to be rendered as expected, avoid them.

Activation

• TemplateData can be activated setting the useTemplateData parameter to 1 or to only. The former will add a collapsed version of the table; the latter one replaces the "historic table" with the TemplateData table. In both cases, TemplateData is available through the API.

Fetching TemplateData (e.g. for TemplateBox itself)

/w/api.php?action=templatedata&format=json&titles=Template%3ATemplateBox (raw result, pretty result)

Advantages

• No type-mixture: Instead of inserting a new content-type, a template can be used.
• Syntax: Less error-prone compared to editing JSON (without a special editor).
• Schema: Always valid. TemplateBox always passes a structure matching the requested schema.
• Flat structure.
• Prepared for future changes. Adjustments to the LUA module can be made to support future changes. The power of control remains at Commons.
• Inserting redundant information can be avoided.
• Template traditionally used at Commons.

Issues

• Grouping sets is currently not supported in the "historic table". Set labels are not supported to be multilingual (ideas how one could achieve this are truly welcome).

Example

{{TemplateBox

  | useTemplateData = 1
  | 1 = artist
  | 1aliases = Artist
  | 1label-en = Artist
  | 1type = string

  <!-- used as the parameter description in the main parameter area of the documentation -->
  <!-- and in the template data section unless overridden with 1d-td-langcode -->  
  | 1d-de = Künstler, der das ursprüngliche Kunstwerk geschaffen hat.<br/>Benutze möglichst immer {{Creator:Vorname Nachname}} mit der Vorlage {{Tl|Creator}}.
  | 1d-en = Artist who created the original artwork.<br/>Use {{Creator:Name Surname}} with {{Tl|Creator}} template whenever possible.
  | 1d-fr = Artiste ou artisan à l'origine de l'œuvre.<br/>Dans la mesure du possible, utiliser le modèle {{Tl|Creator}}.
  | 1d-sv = Artist som skapade originalverket.<br/>Använd {{Creator:Förnamn Efternamn}} med {{Tl|Creator}}-mallen om detta är möjligt.

  <!-- this overrides 1d-en in the Template data section -->
  <!-- and all other translations unless each is provided as desc-td-langcode -->
  | 1d-td-en = Artist who created the original artwork; this overrides "1d-en" in the Template data section; "1d-en" is used in the template "Parameter" section.

  | 1def-de = Freifeld, angezeigt als: "{{int:wm-license-information-author}}".
  | 1def-en = blank field presented as: "{{int:wm-license-information-author}}".
  | 1def-fr = champ vide: « {{int:wm-license-information-author}} »
  | 1def-sv = tomt fält, visas som: "{{int:wm-license-information-author}}"

  <!-- used as the description of the template in the main documentation area -->
  <!-- and in the Template data section unless overridden with desc-td-langcode -->
  | desc-de = Deutsche Übersetzung der {{tl|Vorlagen}}beschreibung
  | desc-en = English translation of the {{tl|template}} description

  <!-- this overrides desc-en in the Template data section -->
  <!-- and all other translations unless each is provided as desc-td-langcode -->
  | desc-td-en = English translation that is used in the Template data section instead of "desc-en". This will also replace all desc-langcode translations, unless corresponding "desc-td-langcode" is provided.

}}

A live example is Template:Information/doc (edit that enabled TemplateData through TemplateBox, API-result showing the JSON generated by the Lua Module behind TemplateBox)

Experimenting

You can use Special:ExpandTemplates to experiment with how the template will output the template documentation and the Template data section; e.g., copy the example above and paste it into the input text on the Special:ExpandTemplates page; then click on the ok button to see the result.

Complications

( NOTE : the {{sed|1}} template links appears HERE : >>> )

edit

A complication is that the template suppresses section editing links on the whole page of the documented template, and also on its documentation page, even for paragraphs outside the part produced by this template TemplateBox. Template:Sed can be used (as is done here) to create an edit link anyway.