Help:List of COLLADA wiki templates

This page contains details of Wiki templates currently defined in this COLLADA wiki.

User templates

Any template can be used by anyone, but these are more likely to be of general use to a general user.

Message templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{stub}}	This article is a stub; it could use more information. Please help by supplying sufficient info for purposes of this wiki.	Bottom of articles that need more info.
{{editor | what=what needs attention }}	((EDITOR: This page needs the following improvement: what needs attention ))	Inside articles at location where an editor needs to address an issue.

Formatting templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{highlight | text to highlight }}	text to highlight	Enclose text to highlight as an argument
{{notice | text to format as notice }}	text to format as notice	Enclose text (doesn't work in all contexts because it's a table)
{{prettytable}}	border="2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" rules="all" style="margin:1em 1em 1em 0; border:solid 1px #AAAAAA; border-collapse:collapse; background-color:#F9F9F9; font-size:95%; empty-cells:show;"	On first line of table definition
{{=}}	=	Inside templates where an = character is needed

Extensions templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{Extension | various arguments }}	Extension information Purpose: unstated Company(s): unstated Product(s): unstated Last updated: unstated Contact for technical issues: This article is part of the COLLADA extensions directory Adding to the extensions directory note see the template itself for details about the arguments	Top of each article that describes a COLLADA extension.
{{Extensions | n/a }}	Extension information Purpose: unstated Company(s): unstated Product(s): unstated Last updated: unstated Contact for technical issues: This article is part of the COLLADA extensions directory Adding to the extensions directory obsolete	Use Template:Extension
{{Extensions header}}	Extensions directory Information about COLLADA <technique profile=...> and <extra> extensions. This article is part of the COLLADA extensions directory. • List of extensions by vendor • List of extensions by profile name • List of extensions by element Instructions for adding to the extensions directory [[Category: ]]	Top of articles that summarize or collect info on extensions.

Site templates

These templates are used in the construction of other templates, for more specific system administration or page construction, or are otherwise less likely to be of use to a general user.

General navigation templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{addtocategory | description }}	The following is an automatically collected, alphabetic list of subcategories and articles that have been flagged as pertaining to this category. To add an article to this list, add the following to the end of the article: [[Help:List of COLLADA wiki templates]] Note: this template fills in name of category, not "COLLADA wiki templates"	Top of Category pages.
{{addimagetocategory}}	To add an image to this list, just add the following to the end of the image's description page: [[Help:List of COLLADA wiki templates]] Note: this template fills in name of category, not "COLLADA wiki templates"	Top of image Category pages.
{{disambig}}	Note: this template also places the article in Category:Disambiguation	Bottom of articles that disambiguate terms that could have various meanings (disambiguation pages).
{{portalheader | various arguments }}	Welcome to the {{{title}}} portal {{{description}}} Portals:  • Products  • Extensions  • Tools  • Conditioners  • COLLADA DOM  • Coherency Test  • Tech topics  • Tutorials	Top of portal pages.
{{helpTOC}}	Help Wiki About (overview) Search FAQ Help Navigation Portals Categories Searching Editing Basic editing Article names Adding article Formatting Linking Tables Redirects Deleting Copying Images Policies and guidelines Standard article layout Review edits, spam Bugs COLLADA FAQ Tutorials	Top of Help articles.

System administration templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{delete | reason=why to delete }}	Sysop, please delete this page. Reason: why to delete	Top of articles that you'd like a sysop to delete.

Tutorial templates

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{DOM navigation}}	COLLADA DOM - Version 2.4 Historical Reference List of main articles under the DOM portal. User Guide chapters:  • Intro  • Architecture  • Setting up  • Working with documents  • Creating docs  • Importing docs  • Representing elements  • Working with elements  • Resolving URIs  • Resolving SIDs  • Using custom COLLADA data  • Integration templates  • Error handling Systems:  • URI resolver  • Meta  • Load/save flow  • Runtime database  • Memory • StringRef  • Code generator Additional information:  • What's new  • Backward compatibility  • Future work Terminology categories:  • COLLADA  • DOM  • XML	Bottom of articles that are part of the Portal:COLLADA DOM.
{{ClassElement}}	See template documentation	When used with "subst:"prefix ({{subst:ClassElement}}), fills in outline and sample text to get started on an article about a class or an element.
{{TutorialSample}}	See template documentation	When used with "subst:"prefix ({{subst:TutorialSample}}), fills in outline and sample text to get started on a how-to (tutorial) article .
{{Domsub}}	See template documentation	Note: This template is probably obsolete. When used with "subst:"prefix ({{subst:Domsub}}), fills in outline and sample text to get started on an article about a subsystem.
{{DOMversion | {{{arg}}} }}	DOM 1.3 This revision of this article is current for COLLADA DOM version 1.3. See DOM 1.3 documentation for all related articles. See Portal:COLLADA DOM for other documentation versions.	Put at top of DOM tutorial articles to indicate what version the page is current for.
{{Tutorials}}	Tutorials This article is one several tutorials, guides, and annotated examples available in this wiki. Multipage tutorials:  • COLLADA DOM user guide Shorter how-tos:  • Using accessors  • Schema validation • Using URIs  • Various annotated examples Instructions for adding a tutorial [[Category: ]]	Top of tutorial article or first in related set of articles forming a single tutorial.

Templates for constructing templates and similar underpinnings

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{NavigationBox | various arguments }}	{{{Title}}} {{{Summary}}} {{{List}}} [[Category: ]] note see the template itself for details about the arguments	General format for creating navigation boxes such as Template:DOM navigation
{{Tplink}}	{{[[:Template:|]]}}	Used in this article for displaying template info for templates with no arguments
{{Tplinkarg | arg=argname=valuedescription }}	{{[[:Template:|]] | arg=argname=valuedescription }}	Used in this article for displaying template info for templates with one argument (for more than one, say "various arguments" and refer to template documentation).

For FAQ and help desk pages

And other places where you want to control people adding a single heading and (usually) a single paragraph or so to the article.

What to type	What it produces	Where to put it
{{addnewsection | actiontext=what user achieves }}	Now you may what user achieves by clicking here.	In FAQ or help desk or similar article AFTER instructions on how you want people to add new sections/questions. "what user achieves" might be "ask a question", "add a new FAQ", etc.
{{howtoask}}	How to ask a question Search first. As this wiki grows, it might be faster for you to find what you're looking for. Include a title and a question. It's easier for everyone if question formatting is consistent. Be specific. Clearly state your question and include any information that might help to understand the context (for example, a wikilink or a link to an online resource). Don't provide contact information, such as your e-mail|e-mail address, home address, or telephone number. Making your e-mail address public here may make it very public. Sign your question. Type ~~~~ (four tildes) at the end of your question, so we know know who's asking. Be patient. Your question probably won't be answered right away, so come back later and check for a response. Questions are normally answered at the same page on which they were asked. A complete answer to your question may be developed over time.	Use before addnewsection in help desk type articles.
{{howtoanswer}}	How to answer a question Indent your answer. Indent your response under previous text by putting a colon (:) at the beginning of each paragraph of your response. Be thorough. Provide as much of the answer as you can. Provide links when available, such as wikilinks to related articles, or links to the information that you used to find your answer. For long answers, create a new article and link to it from here (if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length). Sign your response using four tildes (~~~~).	Use after addnewsection in help desk type articles.
{{howtopost}}	How to post a new FAQ (question and answer) using the following link Include a concise question as the subject (title). Include the answer as text below the subject/title. Be thorough; provide as much of the answer as you can. Provide links when available--such as wikilinks to related articles in this wiki, or a link to an online resource. For long answers, create a new article and link to it from here (if your answer is more than a paragraph or so in length).	(Don't use at the moment...see following)
{{howtopostfaq}}	You can post a new question with an answer using the following link: Include a concise question as the subject. Include the answer below the subject. Provide links when available--wikilinks to related articles in this wiki, or link to an online resource. For long answers, create a new article and link to it from here.	Use before addnewsection in FAQ type articles.