These templates and message boxes are used on template pages and their subpages such as their /doc pages.
Additional templates for template pages can be found in Category:Template namespace templates and its subcategories.
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{{convert template}}
Add to a template that should be converted to one of the standardized templates (like 'fix', or 'infobox')
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{documentation}}
See Wikipedia:Template documentation for usage.
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{{documentation subpage}}
Only shows when on a /doc subpage.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{high-use}}
To be put in the documentation for high-use templates.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{used in system}}
To be put in the documentation for templates that are used in the Wikipedia user interface.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.| Warning | This template is used in system messages. Changes to it can cause immediate changes to the Wikipedia user interface. To avoid major disruption, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. The tested changes can be added to this page in a single edit. Please discuss changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
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{{Use template sandbox testcases request}}
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.| File:Ambox important.svg | Before making any changes to the template, please first try your changes in the /sandbox and compare them on the /testcases page. The tested changes can then be added in one single edit to this template. |
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{{intricate template}}
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.| File:Ambox warning yellow.svg | This Wikipedia page employs intricate features of template syntax.
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.
You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here. |
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{{Deprecated template}}
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{template sandbox notice}}
Only shows when on a /sandbox subpage.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{template test cases notice}}
Used on a /testcases subpage.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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{{test-mode}}
Allows a test version of a template to be seen by users that have "test-mode" enabled. All other users see the normal public version of the template being tested.
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TemplateStyles' src attribute must not be empty.
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For the template talk page