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===misunderstanding . . .=== | ===misunderstanding . . .=== | ||
There seems to be some misunderstanding (on all sides!) - and especially so on 'boilerplates'.<br> | There seems to be some misunderstanding (on all sides!) - and especially so on 'boilerplates'.<br> | ||
Firstly, as I understand it, a '[[:Category: | Firstly, as I understand it, a '[[:Category:Boilerplate|Boilerplate]]' is simply (and ONLY) a method of 'copy and paste' - for experienced wiki editors who can copy/paste said boilerplate into a new or existing article, and manually enter all field data. A boilerplate will definately NOT contain any actual coding or syntax to render a true article - what a boilerplate WILL contain is effectively a 'link' to the specific template. So to take the [[:template:Wikia boilerplate]] as a specific example, it contains 'copy & paste' info, along with hidden text, and [[:Category:Wikia|Wikia]]-specific pre-formated URLs (along with Wikia standard edit mode and wiki licence) - but it also contains the 'link' to the [[template:Wiki]] - and it is this specific [[template:Wiki]] (and NO other template) which renders the correctly formated 'infobox' (with all its category links - status, language, edit mode, recent changes, etc) on an article page. To prove this point, create a new blank page (from a direct URL edit in your browsers address bar - WITHOUT using any of the 'create new wiki' type of pages), copy & paste the Wikia boilerplate, click on 'Show preview' button, then scroll to the bottom of the page, and under 'Templates used in this preview:' - it will list - 'Template:Wiki' (and NOT any other template)!!! | ||
Quite simply, it is ONLY [[template:Wiki]] which contains all of the specific syntax and coding. It is ONLY [[template:Wiki]] which is used to render ALL articles here on WikiIndex (well, those which are an article page on a wiki!) - and this is irrespective of which 'boilerplate' may be used, or whatever 'create a new wiki' page or button is used. As proof of this, open up (ideally in a new window or tab) [[template:NewWiki boilerplate]], then click on its 'edit' tab. At the very top of the edit box window, you will see <pre>{{Wiki</pre>, and again, scroll down to the bottom of the page, look under 'Templates used in this preview:' - it will list - 'Template:Wiki' (along with three/four other templates - but none of those alone will render the correctly formated right-aligned 'infobox' for wiki articles). It will NOT list 'Template:NewWiki boilerplate' (or indeed any 'boilerplate' template) under the Templates used listing. | Quite simply, it is ONLY [[template:Wiki]] which contains all of the specific syntax and coding. It is ONLY [[template:Wiki]] which is used to render ALL articles here on WikiIndex (well, those which are an article page on a wiki!) - and this is irrespective of which 'boilerplate' may be used, or whatever 'create a new wiki' page or button is used. As proof of this, open up (ideally in a new window or tab) [[template:NewWiki boilerplate]], then click on its 'edit' tab. At the very top of the edit box window, you will see <pre>{{Wiki</pre>, and again, scroll down to the bottom of the page, look under 'Templates used in this preview:' - it will list - 'Template:Wiki' (along with three/four other templates - but none of those alone will render the correctly formated right-aligned 'infobox' for wiki articles). It will NOT list 'Template:NewWiki boilerplate' (or indeed any 'boilerplate' template) under the Templates used listing. | ||