Wikiversity:Templates
Welcome to the Template Taskforce! This is part of the MediaWiki Project.
This is (will be) a guide to creating, perfecting, deploying and documenting templates used at Wikiversity.
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Prerequisites[edit]
Please take the Wikiversity:Guided tour if you haven't already.
Recommended:
See also Topic:MediaWiki and join the MediaWiki Project if you wish.
Immediate needs[edit]
Templates imported from other projects often need updating to reflect the needs of Wikiversity, and documentation of their intended use, variations, and substitution procedures, etc. See a complete list of templates. Please include templates that need work below along with a brief summary of what attention is needed:
- Categorising uncategorised templates!
- Category:Protected templates. Go through these and see which ones are actually protected or not.
- {{Welcome}}. Please help keep an eye on user creation log and add this template quickly to their user discussion page.
- {{wikiversity}}. Make sure wikipedia articles point to the right place at Wikiversity and only appear in the External links section of Wikipedia articles.
- Reading Group template for Wikipedia -- similar to the above template but pointing towards Portal:Reading groups as well.
- A basic set of page navigation templates such as those used at the bottom of w:Music genre and w:History of Europe. See {{AI navbar 0}} for a simple example.
Wikiversity:Community Review[edit]
{{Administering Wikiversity}} - this is what made what you see to the right
- Wikiversity:Custodians - custodians use the {{custodian}} (sysop) template - {{custodians}} is under development
- Wikiversity:Catalyst - any {{user}} can become a {{catalyst}} by volunteering and taking initiative.
Here are a couple of nominees: lysander89 (talk | email | contribs | stats) - Trinity507 (talk | email | contribs | stats)
{{VOTE}}: {{support}} - {{oppose}} - {{comment}} - {{question mark}}
Learning groups[edit]
Main page learning project - this is the group that maintains our portal to the public
General knowlege for template editors:
Important: See Category:Page creation templates for ideas on how to create whole pages from templates called "boilerplates".
Learning projects[edit]
We will learn some fundementals by creating some new templates. Please list needed needed templates here:
- Template:TemplateTaskforce - Place {{TemplateTaskforce}} on the Template_talk page associated with a template that you feel needs attention.
- Template:Wiki101 came from and goes along with lesson Wiki 101
- Template:User oops is a fun template to look at and study. It's used as an example at Wiki 101.
- Barnstorm (Barnstar Brainstorm) - This is where we discuss award templates for Wikiversity.
- Avoid /potential conflicts, and name your templates specifically
- Wikiversity:Mentors. Create and use mentor templates so learners can find you.
- ...edit me to add an interesting template...
Language and translation[edit]
This Wikiversity page is under construction. If you see a Red link, turn it into a Blue link. If you see something that needs Translation, translate it. If you don't agree with something or have a question, simply go to Wikiversity talk:Templates with your concerns. This is a wiki!
Getting Started[edit]
Make sure you have read through Wiki 101, paying particular attention to the Templates section. That section deals with small templates that are added to pages as reusable infoboxes, navigational aids and such. Our textbook is the Help:Template section of the MediaWiki Handbook at Meta. Please sign up below and introduce yourself at Wikiversity talk:Templates.
