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What is TemplateData?[edit]
TemplateData is the standardized description of a template, used by VisualEditor, the 2017 wikitext editor and other tools to improve the template-editing experience for the user. Both VisualEditor and the 2017 wikitext editor include a wizard to edit templates, but for the wizard to be most useful, it needs to present specific information to the user about each template, such as a short description of the template's purpose and its parameters. This information is codified formally (by any wiki editor) using TemplateData.
Editing without TemplateData[edit]
Without TemplateData, each parameter needs to be added manually when inserting a new template.
No information is provided about what the value of the parameter should be.
Editing with TemplateData[edit]
With TemplateData, a list of supported parameters (and their description) is provided for the template.
TemplateData provides context for each parameter, and makes it much easier for users to modify templates.
Adding TemplateData[edit]
Anyone can help by adding TemplateData to templates (particularly high-profile ones, such as infoboxes) so that they are easier to edit in VisualEditor. The following is a minimal example, placed on a template's documentation page:
<templatedata>{
"description": "insert description here",
"params": {
"first parameter": {
"label": "x",
"description": "x",
"type": "string",
"default": "default value",
"required": false
}
}
}</templatedata>
You can also add or edit TemplateData using a GUI, by pressing the following button which appears at the top of the edit page:
The TemplateData tutorial explains in detail how to add TemplateData information to a template.
Commonly used templates[edit]
List maintenance[edit]
Here is a list of the most commonly used templates. When you've added TemplateData to one, add a {{Done}} mark behind it; we'll update the list with new additions as we go. It's advisable to do a null edit on the main template page to force the system to update the database. You can also look at this list of popular templates with no TemplateData or this list of popular templates from May 2015.
- For completed items, consult the bot-generated logging page Wikipedia:VisualEditor/TemplateData/List.
- If you complete an item, add {{Done}} after the entry until the item appears on the logging page.
- If you partly complete an item, add {{Partly done|<explain what still needs to be done>}} to the entry and do not remove it from this list until it is completed. Partly done items will appear on the logging page as if they were completed.
- Templates not suitable for TemplateData or with technical problems: add {{Not done|<briefly explain why TemplateData couldn't be added>}} after the entry.
Data sources[edit]
- Raw data for the initial template usage statistics are stored on Phabricator in this list.
- A formatted, partially cleaned up version of this data with usage count values is stored at Wikipedia:TemplateData/Template usage count.
- Previous lists, based on data of 2013, have been archived at Wikipedia:TemplateData/Archive1, including lists of meta-templates and templates in other namespaces.
- This list depends on Category:TemplateData documentation (merged into Category:Templates using TemplateData since October 2018) for filtering and may include a limited number of already "logged" Template Data additions. Those templates just need a {{TemplateData header}} in their TemplateData section and should be marked as "Done".
Previously unfinished template entries[edit]
This list includes all high-usage templates that haven't been "Done" on the previous list, as of May 2015.
- Template:Coord VE does not allow overloaded templates
- Template:Infobox3cols
- Template:Infobox ship characteristics
- Template:Infobox sportsperson Faulty. Needs repair.
- Template:Infobox NFL biography Faulty. Needs repair.
- Template:Infobox political party "Basic Usage" params covered
- Template:Infobox rugby league biography A bare skeleton is in place
- Template:Cite patent A few formatting fields remain
Over 100,000 uses in mainspace[edit]
- Template:Goal Done
- Template:Fb r Done
- Template:Dts
- Template:Flagathlete Done
- Template:Football squad player Done
- Template:Election box candidate with party link Done
- Template:Flagcountry Done
- Template:Harvard citation no brackets
- Template:Mp
- Template:Football box collapsible Done
- Template:Yel Done
- Template:Fb Done
- Template:Episode list Done
- Template:Jct
- Template:FlagIOCathlete Done
- Template:R from move Done
- Template:Party shading/Democratic Done
- Template:FlagIOC Done
- Template:Party shading/Republican Done
- Template:Football box Done
- Template:Ushr Done
- Template:MLBplayer Done
- Template:Birth date and age2 Done
- Template:FlagIOC2athlete Done
Over 50,000 uses in mainspace[edit]
- Template:Location map~ Done
- Template:USS Done
- Template:Election box candidate AU party
- Template:NRHP row
- Template:Baseball year
- Template:Rp Done
- Template:Track listing Done
- Template:CBB schedule entry
- Template:Election box turnout Done
- Template:Empty section Done
- Template:Lang-fa
- Template:CFB schedule entry
- Template:Use British English Done
- Template:MedalGold Done
- Template:Increase Done
- Template:Ntsh Done
- Template:Single chart Done
- Template:Fr icon Done
- Template:MedalCompetition
- Template:Center Done
- Template:De icon Done
- Template:Iran Census 2006
- Template:Cr Done
- Template:Gbmappingsmall
- Template:Election box majority Done
- Template:! Not done: This isn't a template. It actually needs special help from VE because
{{!}}
is a magic word but{{!|any parameter}}
transcludes a broken template, but VE doesn't know this and displays a pipe anyway. T182576 should probably add a description anyway. - Template:HMS Done
- Template:London Gazette Done
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- Template:Extended football squad player
- Template:MedalSilver Done
- Template:STN
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- Template:Film date
- Template:Canadian election result Done
- Template:Ref Not done: Outdated, usage no longer recommended
- Template:Episode list/sublist Done
- Template:Ref label Not done: Outdated, usage no longer recommended
- Template:National football squad player Done
- Template:Color box Done
- Template:EngvarB
- Template:MedalBronze Done
- Template:SfnRef
- Template:IPAc-pl
- Template:NRISref Done
- Template:Infobox NRHP Done
- Template:Election box hold with party link
- Template:MedalSport Done
Over 10,000 uses in mainspace[edit]
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- Template:Cite newspaper The Times
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Over 5,000 uses in mainspace[edit]
- Template:BS2
- Template:R from gene symbol
- Template:URS
- Template:Refimprove section
- Template:FIBA player
- Template:Italic title prefixed
- Template:Infobox Australian place
- Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal
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- Template:Age in days
- Template:Visa policy link
- Template:Weather box
- Template:Chembox Properties
- Template:Chembox Done
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- Template:Lang-es
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- Template:Infobox aircraft begin
- Template:Grade II colour
- Template:Issue
- Template:16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3-Byes
- Template:Americanfootballbox
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- Template:IPA link
- Template:16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
- Template:Rugby squad player
- Template:USN flag
- Template:STV Election box candidate with party link
- Template:Other ships
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- Template:SCO
- Template:Single-innings cricket match
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- Template:DANFS
- Template:Nobold
- Template:Internet Archive author
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- Template:Ebicite
- Template:Gutenberg author
- Template:TXint
- Template:Fb cl header
- Template:College athlete recruit entry
- Template:Draw key
- Template:Given name
- Template:Au
- Template:Infobox NCAA team season
- Template:FlagPASO
- Template:Aircontent
- Template:INRConvert
- Template:Cite conference
- Template:Stribe
- Template:En dash Done
- Template:RussiaAdmMunRef
- Template:Infobox venue
- Template:Ru-rt
- Template:R from ISO 639 code
- Template:SMU
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- Template:Noflag
- Template:Harvcoltxt
- Template:Listref
- Template:Michelin Done
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- Template:IUCN status
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- Template:Curlie
- Template:FM station data
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- Template:Chembox Hazards
- Template:Hansard-contribs
- Template:ICD9
- Template:Jockey colours row
- Template:NYint
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- Template:AFB game box start
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- Template:Visible anchor Done
- Template:Audio
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- Template:Infobox cyclist
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- Template:Cite DNB
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- Template:ARG
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- Template:Fb r2 team
- Template:IND
- Template:Google books
- Template:Infobox Italian comune
- Template:Indian Rupee
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- Template:Infobox Korean name
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- Template:Marriage
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- Template:AUshield
- Template:Infobox football league season
- Template:Notelist
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Low-use templates[edit]
Main-space templates[edit]
Following are templates which taking parameters but are used <250 times. There are thousands of templates which contain only content for transclusion and which take no parameters. These are not considered here.
Orphans[edit]
Following have no instances of use:
- Template:BiowebUW
- Template:BrainInfo
- Template:BrainMaps
- Template:CephBase Family
- Template:CephBase Genus
- Template:CephBase Suborder
- Template:CephBase Subclass
- Template:CephBase Superorder
- Template:EntrezGene2
- Template:WestAfricanPlants
See also[edit]
- Wikipedia:VisualEditor/TemplateData/List A list of all pages with TemplateData