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The code is need on many pages. It is ~~therfore~~ added to a new page on the wiki named <code>Template:Stub</code>. Then, once saved, the template can be called upon using double curly brackets around the name of the template, i.e. <nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki> . As long as the code is created in a document labeled 'Template:XXXXX', it can then be called upon again by '''<nowiki>{{XXXXX}}</nowiki>'''.

The code is need on many pages. It is therefore added to a new page on the wiki named <code>Template:Stub</code>. Then, once saved, the template can be called upon using double curly brackets around the name of the template, i.e. <nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki> . As long as the code is created in a document labeled 'Template:XXXXX', it can then be called upon again by '''<nowiki>{{XXXXX}}</nowiki>'''.

For more information on importing templates used on Wikipedia for example, navigate to [[Infoboxes#Export/Import]]

===Good templates===

Below is a table of templates used throughout the wiki for consistency, such as TopBars, buttons, and labels. This introduces a good function of templates, variables. When creating a template, if you insert {{{1}}}, that '''''1''''' can be filled when the template is called, separated by vertical lines <code>|</code>.

Below is a table of templates used throughout the wiki for consistency, such as TopBars, buttons, and labels. This introduces a good function of templates, variables. When creating a template, if you insert {{{1}}}, that '''''1''''' can be filled when the template is called, separated by vertical lines <code>|</code>. By adding templates, you can use the "what links here" tool on the left hand side, showing all articles that use that template. We can therefore see all pages that use [[Template:Empty]], for example.

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-The code is need on many pages. It is therfore added to a new page on the wiki named <code>Template:Stub</code>. Then, once saved, the template can be called upon using double curly brackets around the name of the template, i.e. <strong><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></strong> . As long as the code is created in a document labeled 'Template:XXXXX', it can then be called upon again by '''<nowiki>{{XXXXX}}</nowiki>'''. <br>
+The code is need on many pages. It is therefore added to a new page on the wiki named <code>Template:Stub</code>. Then, once saved, the template can be called upon using double curly brackets around the name of the template, i.e. <strong><nowiki>{{Stub}}</nowiki></strong> . As long as the code is created in a document labeled 'Template:XXXXX', it can then be called upon again by '''<nowiki>{{XXXXX}}</nowiki>'''. <br>
 For more information on importing templates used on Wikipedia for example, navigate to [[Infoboxes#Export/Import]]
 ===Good templates===
-Below is a table of templates used throughout the wiki for consistency, such as TopBars, buttons, and labels. This introduces a good function of templates, variables. When creating a template, if you insert {{{1}}}, that '''''1''''' can be filled when the template is called, separated by vertical lines <code>|</code>.
+Below is a table of templates used throughout the wiki for consistency, such as TopBars, buttons, and labels. This introduces a good function of templates, variables. When creating a template, if you insert {{{1}}}, that '''''1''''' can be filled when the template is called, separated by vertical lines <code>|</code>.  By adding templates, you can use the "what links here" tool on the left hand side, showing all articles that use that template. We can therefore see all pages that use [[Template:Empty]], for example.
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