Help:TemplateData/nqo

 ߦߋ߫ ߘߐ߬ߥߙߊ߬ߟߌ ߘߏ߫ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߥߞߌߞߟߏߜߍ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߟߎ߬ ߟߊߡߊ߲߬ߘߌ߫ ߊ߬ ߣߴߊ߬ ߟߊ߬ߓߍ߲߬ߢߐ߲߰ߡߦߊ߬ߘߊ߸ ߏ߬ ߘߐ߫ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ ߡߊ߬ߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߌ߲ ߘߌ߫ ߛߴߊ߬ ߖߊ߬ߛߏ߲߬ ߠߴߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߏ߬ ߟߊߓߊ߯ߙߊ߫ ߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߘߐ߫߸ ߏ߬ ߦߴߊ߬ ߞߍ߫ ߟߊߣߐ߰ߦߊ߬ ߟߊ߫ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߟߎ߬ ߓߟߏ߫ ߞߵߊ߬ ߟߊߘߏ߲߬ ߞߐߜߍ ߟߎ߬ ߟߴߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߞߵߊ߬ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߫ ߞߐߜߍ ߟߎ߬ ߟߊ߫.

ߞߊ߬ߦߌ߯ ߂߀߁߉ ߞߏ߲ߞߏߘߌ߬ߓߌ ߟߊ߫߸ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߦߋ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߟߐ߲ߕߊ ߝߊ߲߭ ߘߏ߫ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߓߍ߯ ߦߋ߫ ߥߞߌߔߋߘߌߦߊ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߞߊ߲߬߸ ߣߴߊ߬ߟߎ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߘߏ߫ ߝߙߊ߬, ߤߊߟߌ߬ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߜߊ߲߬ߞߎ߲߬ߓߊߟߌ ߟߎ߬ ߝߣߊ߫. ߢߊ߫ ߝߌ߬ߟߊ߫ ߞߊ߲߬ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߛߎ߲ ߣߌ߫ ߦߋߢߊ߫ ߡߊߦߟߍߡߊ߲ ߡߊ߬ߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߟߊߘߏ߲߬ ߠߊ߫ ߛߌߟߊ ߘߏ߫ ߝߍ߬. ߌ ߖߘߍ߬ߞߊ߬ߣߌ߲߬ ߥߞߌ ߦߴߌ ߓߟߏ߫߸ ߌ ߡߊ߬ߞߏ ߘߌ߫ ߛߋ߫ ߡߊߞߍ ߡߊ߬.

ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߝߙߊ߬ߟߌ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߘߏ߫ ߟߊ߫߸ ߏ߬ ߛߏ߯ߙߏߣߍ߲߫ ߦߋ߫ ߓߑߟߐߞ ߘߋ߬ߣߍ߲ JSON ߘߏߝߙߍߕߍ (ߏ߬ ߘߊ߲߬ߕߍ߰ߣߍ߲߬ ߦߋ߫ ߘߎ߰ߟߊ ߘߐ߫) ߞߙߊߞߏ ߘߐ߬ߛߙߋ߬ߦߊ߬ߟߌ ߞߐߜߍ ߘߐ߫. ߌ ߘߌ߫ ߛߋ߫ ߣߌ߲߬ ߞߍ߫ ߟߊ߫ ߛߌߟߊ߫ ߓߊߖߎߡߊ߫ ߝߌ߬ߟߊ߫ ߝߍ߬߸ ߞߵߊ߬ ߞߍ߫ ߓߟߏߟߕߊ ߘߌ߫ ߥߟߊ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߡߊ߬ߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߟߊ߲ ߠߊߓߊ߯ߙߊ߫߸ ߥߍ߬ߢߍ߲ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫ ""/"" ߘߐ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߞߐߜߍ ߟߊ߫ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߟߊ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߘߐߥߙߊ߬ߟߌ ߟߊߞߎ߲߬ߘߎ߬ߣߍ߲ ߘߌ߫. JSON ߘߐߞߍߣߍ߲߫ ߦߋ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߟߊ߬ߓߍ߲߬ߢߐ߲߰ߡߦߊ߬ߘߊ ߛߙߍߘߍ ߟߎ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߟߊ߬ߓߍ߲߬ߢߐ߲߰ߡߦߊ߬ߘߊ ߞߋ߬ߟߋ߲߬ߞߋ߬ߟߋ߲߬ߠߊ ߓߍ߯ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߟߎ߬ ߟߋ߬ ߟߊ߫߸ ߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߡߎ߰ߡߍ.

ߣߌ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߞߍ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߘߌ߫߸ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߏ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߦߌ߬ߘߊ߬ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߟߊ߫ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ ߘߐ߫ ߣߌ߫ ߟߊ߬ߓߊ߰ߙߊ߬ߟߊ ߞߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߝߙߊ߬߸ ߥߊ߯ߕߌ ߘߏ߫ ߟߴߊ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߟߎ߬ ߦߌ߬ߘߴߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߥߊ߯ߕߌ߫ ߜߘߍ߫ ߟߊ߫ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ߬ ߡߊߞߊ߬ߝߏ߬ߣߍ߲ ߠߎ߬. ߛߋ߲߬ߧߊ ߘߏ߫ ߟߎ߫ ߘߐ߫߸ ߊ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߡߊߝߊ߬ߟߋ߲߬ ߞߊ߬ ߓߍ߲߬ ߡߊ߬ߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߟߊ߫ ߞߏߡߌߘߊߢߊ ߡߵߊ߬ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߫ ߕߎߡߊ ߥߟߊ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߝߙߊ߬ ߕߎߡߊ.

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ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߟߊߛߓߊ߬ߕߌ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߂߀߁߃ ߞߎ߲߬ߝߟߐ ߟߋ߬ ߘߐ߫ ߦߟߌ ߘߌ߫߸ ߏ߬ ߡߍ߲ ߕߘߍ߬ ߦߋ߫ ߡߋߘߌߦߊߥߞߌ ߡߊߝߍߣߍ߲ߠߌ߲߫ ߝߊߘߌ ߘߌ߫ ߥߊ߯ߕߌ ߏ߬ ߟߊ߫. ߦߋߢߊ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߌ߲ ߦߋ߫ ߦߋߢߊ߫ ߡߊߦߟߍߡߊ߲ ߓߊߖߎߡߊ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߥߞߌߡߋߘߌߦߊ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߦߋ߫߸ ߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߦߴߊ߬ ߟߊߘߌ߬ߢߍ߬ ߟߊ߫ ߞߵߊ߬ ߞߍ߫ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ߫ ߟߊߓߊ߯ߙߕߊ ߞߏߟߌߞߏߟߌ ߘߌ߫ ߣߌ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߟߎ߬ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߞߍ߫ ߘߴߌ ߘߐ߫. ߊ߬ ߞߐߡߊߓߌ߲ߓߌ߲ߣߍ߲߫ ߦߋ߫ ߦߋߗߏ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߠߋ߬ ߓߟߏ߫ ߞߊߟߌߦߊ߫ ߘߐ߫ ߦߋߢߊ ߡߋߦߟߍߡߊ߲ ߞߍߟߌ ߘߊߢߌߣߊ߬ ߘߊ߫ ߡߋߘߌߦߊߥߞߌ߫ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߝߊ߲߬ߓߊ ߓߟߏ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߟߥߊ߬ߟߌ߬ߟߌ ߞߵߊ߬ ߕߊ߬ ߂߀߁߃ ߞߵߊ߬ ߛߌ߰ ߂߀߁߆ ߟߊ߫߸ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߣߊ߬ ߘߊ߫ ߞߴߊ߬ߟߎ߫ ߝߊ߲߭ ߓߍ߲߬ߣߍ߲ ߘߏ߫ ߘߌ߫.

߂߀߁߆ ߞߏߟߌ߲ߞߏߟߌ߲ ߠߊ߫߸ ߦߋߗߏ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߢߐ߲߯ߕߍߞߣߍ ߛߌ߲ߘߌ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߟߊ߬ߛߐ߬ߘߐ߲߬ߕߊ ߘߌ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߘߏߝߙߍߕߍ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߫ ߞߊ߲ߡߊ߬ ߓߋߕߊ ߟߥߊ߬ߟߌ߬ߟߌ ߘߌ߫. ߏ߬ ߞߟߌ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߟߋ߬. ߏ߬ ߟߋ ߣߊ߬ ߘߊ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߟߥߊ߬ߟߌ߬ߟߌ ߘߌ߫ ߛߎ߲ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߘߌ߫ ߛߋ߲߬ߧߊ߫ ߝߟߐ ߘߐ߫.

߂߀߁߈ ߕߙߊߓߊ ߟߊ߫߸ ߛߊ߲ߡ ߥߌߟߑߛߐ߲߫ ߞߊ߬ ߟߊߛߓߊ߬ߕߌ߫߸ ߜ߭ߎߌ (GUI) ߞߙߊߞߏ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߌ߲ ߘߐߥߙߊ߬ߟߌ ߟߊߛߓߊ߬ߕߌ߫ ߥߞߌߡߋߘߌߦߊ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߟߎ߬ ߢߍ߫߸ ( ߏ߬ ߡߊߟߐ߲߫ ߢߊ ߞߍ߫ ߘߊ߫ ߂߀߁߀ ߥߞߌߛߓߍߟߌ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲ ߠߋ߬ ߘߌ߫), ߞߵߊ߬ ߟߊߥߟߌ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߟߊߘߏ߲߬ߠߌ߲ ߠߊߣߐ߰ߦߊ ߡߊ߬ ߞߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߞߌ߬ߓߊ߬ߙߏ߬ߦߊ ߟߥߊߟߌ߫. ߂߀߁߉ ߞߏ߲ߞߏߘߌ߬ߓߌ ߟߊ߫߸ ߞߙߊߞߏߥߊߌߖ߭ߊߙߘ (TemplateWizard) ߞߊ߬ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߝߊ߲߭ ߘߏ߫ ߛߌ߲ߘߌ߫ ߂߀߁߀ ߥߞߌߛߓߍߟߌ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߟߎ߬ ߦߋ߫ ߥߞߌߡߋߘߌߦߊ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߟߊ߫. ߏ߬ ߞߘߐ ߟߋ߬ ߞߏ߫ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߦߋ߫ ߓߐߛߎ߲ ߝߊ߲߭ ߘߏ߫ ߟߋ߬ ߘߌ߫ ߡߎ߬ߕߎ߲߬ ߝߊ߲߭ ߝߌ߬ߟߊ ߓߍ߯ ߦߋ߫߸ ߦߋߢߊ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߠߎ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߛߎ߲ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߬ߠߊ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߥߞߌߡߋߘߌߦߊ ߥߞߌ ߟߎ߬ ߓߍ߯ ߟߊ߫.



ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߝߙߊ߬ߟߌ ߥߟߴߊ߬ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲
ߖߐ߲߬ߛߊ߫ ߞߊ߬ ߞߙߊߞߏߘߕߊ ߝߙߊ߬ ߥߟߊ߫ ߞߵߊ߬ ߡߊߦߟߍ߬ߡߊ߲߫߸ ߌ ߦߋ߫ ߛߐ߰ ߛߏ߲ߓߊߟߌ ߡߊ߬ ߞߊ߬ ߕߊ߯ ߞߙߊߞߏ ߞߐߜߍ ߞߊ߲߬߸ ߡߍ߲ ߦߋ߫ ߛߐ߬ߘߐ߲߬ ߠߊ߫ "/ߞߙߊߞߏ:ߞߙߊߞߏߕߐ߮" ߘߐ߫.

Checking the current state
Before adding or editing TemplateData, check whether the template has a documentation subpage. Then check whether the template already contains TemplateData and, if so, whether it's located on the template page or the documentation subpage.

Documentation subpages
There are two main ways templates on most Wikimedia wikis store their usage notes and other data that shouldn't be included in the actual template itself, like categories the template should be contained in:

On pages like this, the {{}} template transcludes all the /doc page's content onto the template page, keeping the template's source code much cleaner.
 * The vast majority of templates keep usage notes and other data that doesn't belong on the template page itself on a documentation subpage: "/Template:Templatename/doc".
 * On templates with documentation subpages, the "Test Template Info-Icon - Version (2).svg Template documentation" heading will be followed by links such as [view], [edit], [history] and [purge].

You can spot it on these pages by looking for an occurrence of  between  tags.
 * A few template pages have retained that information on the template's main page.

Different wikis may present all this differently. Rarely, main template pages may still contain documentation even when you've checked all of the foregoing; here, a user will have added a custom /doc page title between " " and " " and then added content after " ".

You can also look for a notice at the bottom of the page similar to this: "The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Templatename/doc".

Templates without documentation subpages
If a template doesn't have a documentation subpage, create it and move the template's documentation there (or a placeholder for it). Then you can add TemplateData to the documentation subpage.

Creating the subpage and moving the documentation
To create the documentation subpage, click ""/"" on the main template page; look for the tags and their contents (usually at the bottom).

It should look something like this:

You may also find that it already contains TemplateData. If so, it will look something like this:

Select everything after " " and before "" and cut it into your clipboard or save it in a temporary document. Delete " ", leaving only the following:

Save the template page.

Now, to create the new subpage, look at your browser's address bar and add /doc to the end of the URL. Press Enter, then choose the option to create a new page.

If this wiki has a {{}} notice template, add it at the top of the new page. You may also wish to add other templates, such as a {{}} or {{}} link (if supported by the wiki in question). See m:Help:Template documentation for more info.

Insert the text you cut or saved in the previous text (beneath the notice template, if applicable).

Wrap any categories in tags so that they apply only to the template's main page:

Many wikis have a  template. Use this template here if it's likely that the template you're editing exists in a sandbox version (located at "Template:Templatename/sandbox") in order to prevent the categories from applying to the sandbox page:

Finally, publish the page.

You can now add and edit the TemplateData on the documentation subpage using the instructions described in #Methods.

Adding and editing TemplateData on the main template page
If you can't create the /doc page, you can add and edit TemplateData on the template's main page by following the instructions in #Methods.

If a template has a documentation subpage, check both the main page and the documentation subpage for the presence of TemplateData (the tag followed by an array inside curly brackets:  ).

Alternatively, the TemplateData extension can perform this check for you. Click "" or "" on either page. If the template already has TemplateData on either page, you will see a yellow notice at the top of the page saying either:



or

If the template has TemplateData on its documentation subpage

If the template has TemplateData on its documentation subpage, this is the page you should edit. You can do this by clicking the "[edit]" located after the heading " Template documentation" (or similar), or, if you are already on the /doc page, by clicking "" or "" at the top. Follow the guidance at #Methods to add or edit the TemplateData.

If the template has TemplateData on its main page

If the template has TemplateData on its main page, you once again have two options:


 * You can either move to its documentation subpage. This is the preferred option.


 * Or, you can edit it on the main template page.

Moving TemplateData to the documentation subpage

To do this, click ""/"" on the main template page, and look for the tags, enclosed within  tags. It should look something like this:

Cut only the tags and their contents out of the code, then save the page.

Next, edit the documentation subpage by clicking the "[edit]" located after the heading " Template documentation" (or similar).

Type a heading, like "TemplateData", then beneath it paste the TemplateData.

You can now edit the TemplateData based on the guidance at #Methods.

Editing TemplateData on the main template page

If you do not wish to move the TemplateData to the /doc page, you can edit it on the main template page. See #Methods for how to edit TemplateData.

If the template does not yet have TemplateData but has a doc subpage

If the template does not yet have TemplateData, you should add it to the documentation subpage.

Do this by clicking the "[edit]" located after the heading " Template documentation" (or similar), or, if you are already on the /doc page, by clicking "" or "" at the top. Type a heading, like "TemplateData", then add it beneath this heading. The section #Methods explains how to add TemplateData.

TemplateData editor method
This is a simple way to add or edit TemplateData, recommended for less experienced users.

The TemplateData editor is a graphical user interface for adding and editing TemplateData. It is part of the TemplateData extension, available on any template's page (or documentation subpage) by clicking "" or "".

After clicking "" or "", you will see a button above the editing area and page title that says "".

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Clicking this button will take you to the TemplateData Editor. If the page you are on already contains TemplateData, it will automatically appear here.

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Features in the above window:


 * The top item chooses the language of the interface text. It allows you to enter text content in multiple languages, displayed to users based on their settings in Preferences, not based on the wiki's language; different wikis have entirely different template databases. If no language TemplateData exists, the interface will only offer users the wiki's own language, but users can click "" to add more inputs. The language code is displayed in brackets next to the parameters to which it can be applied, such as descriptions and labels.
 * The next item is the template description. This is the description of the template as a whole; it's shown to users in numerous places in the template editors while adding a template. This parameter and its effects are outlined here.
 * The third item controls the wikitext formatting of the template. This parameter determines how the wikitext will be laid out when the user clicks "", the two main types being  (on one line) and   (on new lines). This parameter and its effects are outlined here.
 * If the user chooses "", they can enter wikitext under "" according to rules outlined here, in order to create a custom layout for the template when the user clicks "".


 * The fourth item configures a template's parameters. If parameters have already been defined in TemplateData, this area displays them in a list. If the template's source code specifies parameters for which no TemplateData exists, you may see a button labeled "". The editor extracts these suggestions from the template's source code by looking for  or  . Clicking "" will add these parameters using their names as defined in the source code. A green notice will also appear at the top, for example, "".
 * At the bottom of the window you see an "" button. This allows you to add a parameter manually with a custom name.

Continue to the next step by clicking any one of the parameters in the list. This will allow you to edit that parameter's info.

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All of these features and their effects are outlined in the section #Within a parameter's name.

When finished, click "". This will automatically insert the TemplateData at the bottom of the page before the tag; or, if already present, it will be updated with the new information without changing its position. The TemplateData text will also be selected when you click "".

The TemplateData editor creates a  parameter at the bottom of the TemplateData (or updates it if it already exists). contains the current TemplateData parameters in the order in which they were displayed by the TemplateData editor. You can change the  by dragging the parameters up and down in the TemplateData editor using the three horizontal bars on the left. and its effects are described here.

After this, click "" to save your revision of the page.

Manual method
You can also add or edit TemplateData manually. TemplateData is written in JSON, but you do not need to learn JSON to learn how to create TemplateData. TemplateData follows a few very simple rules and accepts only a few dozen possible predefined parameters and values, typically following a  format.

Adding TemplateData manually

Considerations:


 * If you're adding TemplateData on a template's documentation subpage (recommended), you may add it anywhere on the page; check to see if your language's Wikipedia has a preferred location for it. For example, on the English Wikipedia, TemplateData is typically near the bottom of the documentation page; on the German Wikipedia, it is typically at the top.
 * If you're adding TemplateData on a template's main page (not recommended; see #Prior checks), you must make sure to place it inside the  tags.

Click "" or "" on the respective page, then move to the place in the page where you intend to add TemplateData and write a heading: "TemplateData".

Many wikis have a TemplateData header template that adds a short notice regarding TemplateData. If your wiki does, add it after the heading.

To start adding TemplateData, type an opening and closing tag and a pair of curly brackets on new lines, with an empty line between them:

Next, add an indent on the empty line between the two curly brackets, and start adding parameters. Details for the parameters can be found at #TemplateData parameters. Most are optional; some are highly recommended.

Parameters can be in any order, but what follows is the order that best conforms to TemplateData documentation and makes the content easiest to use for editors:

Make sure the parameters, for example, in the  object, remain inside that object; otherwise you will trigger an "" error when you try to save.

 Example 

Here is some example TemplateData for a hypothetical cleanup template. Such a template would display a notice and place the page into a dated category based on the month and year entered. The notice might also contain a link to a talk page section. The TemplateData would look something like this:

The corresponding TemplateData documentation would display as follows:

{	"description": "Use this template to indicate that an article is in need of cleanup.", "format": "inline", "params": { "date": { "label": "Month and year", "description": "The month and year that the template was added", "type": "string", "autovalue": " ", "example": "January 2013", "suggested": true },		"reason": { "aliases": ["1"], "label": "Reason", "description": "The reason the article is in need of cleanup", "type": "string" },		"talk": { "aliases": ["talksection"], "label": "Talk page section", "description": "The section of the talk page containing relevant discussion", "type": "string" }	},	"paramOrder": [ "date", "reason", "talk" ] }

TemplateData parameters
All available TemplateData parameters are listed below with a description and example. They are also listed in more technical detail at Extension:TemplateData#Format.

Within a parameter's name
Note: if neither,   nor   are set as   for a parameter, its status will show as   in the TemplateData documentation.

Once you're done, hit "". If you've made errors, it will not let you save (which is disruptive but means you can't break anything). Should you run into errors, explain on the feedback page what you were trying to do, and we will be happy to help.

Note that if you are abusing a hack template to dynamically generate TemplateData, it cannot be checked for errors before saving.

Note that each item of information is enclosed in quotation marks (except for  and  ) and separated from the next item by a comma (unless it's the last one).

Type parameter
The  parameter is meant to signal to a template editor the nature of a parameter's value. In some cases, template editors have been programmed to modify the user interface for a certain parameter according to this TemplateData value, such as to only allow the user to enter valid values that match the specified type. This parameter does not have any functional effect on the template parameter or its value; it merely controls how template editors see and treat the parameter in editing mode.

How to use

It is used by adding the  parameter, followed by a colon and a space, then adding any of the values listed in the table below in quotation marks.

Example:

Effects

As of February 2020, only 5 of the 13 type values have visible effects in VisualEditor and the 2017 wikitext editor, while 8 have visible effects in TemplateWizard.

The effects of certain values are likely to change as the template editors get updates to support them. One such effort for VisualEditor and the 2017 wikitext editor is tracked in the Phabricator task T55613. A similar effort to get TemplateWizard to support the boolean value is tracked in T200664.

The currently known effects are listed as follows.

Custom formats
When editing the  value, you create custom formats by inputting a set of wikitext symbols using some predefined rules.


 * - start of the template
 * - content (e.g., string, integer or parameter). This underscore serves to indicate the minimum length of a value in characters and can be repeated, like . If this length is not reached, it fills the remaining characters with spaces. This can be used to align all equals signs to a specific position after a parameter (if used with   for new lines).
 * - pipe (separates parameters)
 * - equals sign (precedes the value of a parameter)
 * or pressing the enter key - new line (this will display as  in the entry field)
 * - space (can be used with  to indent new lines)
 * - end of the template

The wikitext should at least meet the minimum of, otherwise there will be an invalid format string error.

Blank boilerplate
You can copy the blank boilerplate below to add new TemplateData to a template. Only the most common tags are included.

/ Bad JSON format
These errors occur when saving TemplateData, usually manually edited, with invalid JSON code (duplicate keys/parameters, trailing or missing commas, etc.) in VisualEditor or the 2017 wikitext editor.

"" appears in VisualEditor and the 2017 wikitext editor; "Bad JSON format" appears when editing in the TemplateData GUI editor.

These errors can be difficult to detect and come in too many forms to list. The best way to avoid them is to edit template data exclusively with the TemplateData editor; the best way to detect them once they've occurred is to use an external JSON validator, such as JSONLint, which will highlight errors and aid in fixing them.

The 2010 wikitext editor does not check for invalid JSON thanks to an old, unfixed bug. Pages that contain invalid JSON may throw alarming "" messages. To fix these errors, your best bet is to use a JSON validator (see above).

This error occurs if you state a parameter in  that is not stated in. The number in the square brackets refers to the parameter in  that is missing. It refers to its order in the sequence, but it is one less than its actual position, since  is an array; 0 is the first one, 1 is the second, etc.

To fix this, make sure all parameters stated in  are listed in. Alternatively, you can remove the  object to remove this error.

This error occurs if you state a parameter in  that is not stated in. The number in the square brackets refers to the parameter in  that shouldn't be there. It refers to its order in the sequence, but it is one less than its actual position, since  is an array; 0 is the first one, 1 is the second, etc.

To fix this, make sure all parameters stated in  are listed in. Alternatively, you can remove the  object to remove this error.

This error occurs if you put quotation marks around the value of either  or.

These are boolean values, not strings, therefore they require no quotation marks. To fix this, remove any quotation marks around the values  or   for these parameters.

Property "format" is expected to be ...
If the  parameter exists but its value is not ,   or a valid format string, you will see the error message "".

To fix this, make sure the value after  equals   or   and that there no spelling mistakes. Alternatively, if it's wikitext, make sure it contains a minimum of  and that there are no mistakes in the syntax that would normally cause a template to fail, such as duplicate equals signs or missing/duplicate curly brackets; see the section #Custom formats for the syntax for custom formats. Alternatively, you can remove the  parameter to remove this error.

This error occurs if you state a parameter that does not exist in TemplateData. This is probably due to spelling mistakes.

It also occurs if you state a parameter in any TemplateData object that is not a parameter of that object. This may be due to spelling mistakes, or you may have written the parameter of one TemplateData object under another object that it doesn't belong to.

For example, you might have written the parameter  under the root TemplateData object instead of inside  :

Alternatively, if the unexpected parameter is under a template parameter inside, you'll see its name after "params.parametername." in the error.

To fix this, make sure there aren't any spelling mistakes in the parameter names, and make sure your parameters are in their correct location. Additionally, make sure you don't state any parameters that don't exist for a TemplateData object. You can check which parameters exist for an object in the section #TemplateData parameters.

This error occurs if there is no  object in the TemplateData. This is a necessary object, as it contains all the details of each parameter, so to fix this error, make sure it's added and that there are no spelling mistakes. See the section above on how to add the  parameter.

Limitations and feedback

 *  Missing features  – TemplateData is an example of a tool that was made available with few features, in hope that users would help to guide development of features that they desired. If you'd like to request new features for TemplateData, please let us know.
 *  Delays in showing in templates  – After adding TemplateData to a template, the metadata should be visible immediately when the template is opened in the visual editor. However, it is possible that it will take several hours before the metadata will show. You can force an update by making a null edit to the template page itself (not the documentation subpage). To perform a null edit, open the template page for editing, and save the page without making any change and without adding any edit summary.
 *  Current issues  – A list of current bugs and feature requests is available in the Wikimedia bug tracker.

Other tools

 * : A toolbar dialog window for entering template wikitext via an form built from TemplateData.
 * TemplateData Wizard: A tool that generates TemplateData through an interactive interface.
 * Skeleton TemplateData generator: A tool that reads the source wikicode of a template, tries to find all the parameters used and outputs a skeleton document with the parameters listed.
 * JSONLint: A tool that allows you to validate manually-written JSON to help find errors in the syntax.
 * [ List of all templates with TemplateData] on this wiki
 * With dewiki template TemplateData template data is shown in a box, and the template is added to a category of templates with template data
 * https://query.wikidata.org/ and Query Helper