DramaWiki:List of Templates

Templates are used within articles to provide a consistent look to often used and thus repeating messages. Changes to the look, wording, or style of the message can be implemented quickly, because templates are rendered for the reader when the article loads. This page lists some useful templates available in WikiDrama and explains how to use them.

Template messages

Template messages are used on pages for information purposes only. They are often displayed in boxes.

What to type	What it looks like	Comment
{{spoiler}} (Talk, list)		can be added within the text of a page right before a spoiler
{{airing}} (Talk, list)	This drama is currently airing. Some information on this page may be incomplete, missing or even wrong.	to be added to the top of a page of a drama that is still airing on TV
{{upcoming}} (Talk, list)	This page is about a verified upcoming drama. Some information on this page may be missing or even wrong.	to be added to the top of a page of a confirmed drama that is scheduled to be aired on TV
{{unconfirmed}} (Talk, list)	This TV drama has not been officially confirmed. Information cannot be verified by TV network sources.	to be added to the top of a page of a drama that cannot be verified by a primary source.
{{JTVSeasons}} (Talk, list)	Japanese Television Seasons Winter: January-March • Spring: April-June • Summer: July-September • Autumn/Fall: October-December	to be used in places where the Japanese TV seasons need to be defined.
{{disambig}} (Talk, list)		to be added to the bottom of disambiguation pages

Maintenance templates

Besides informational purposes maintenance templates are used for better administration of pages. These templates usually put the pages into a special category to make them easier to find.

What to type	What it looks like	Comment
{{stub}} (Talk, list)	This article is a stub. You can help DramaWiki by expanding it.	marks an incomplete page as stub and puts the page into the stub category
{{delete}} (Talk, list)	This page is a candidate for deletion If you disagree with its deletion, please explain why on its talk page. If this page obviously does not meet the criteria for deletion, or you intend to fix it, please remove this notice, but do not remove this notice from an article that you have created yourself. Administrators, remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.	Marks a page as candidate for deletion Adds page to Category:Requested for deletion
{{deletebecause|text}} (Talk, list)	This page is a candidate for deletion Reason: some text which gives a reason If you disagree with its deletion, please explain why on its talk page. If this page obviously does not meet the criteria for deletion, or you intend to fix it, please remove this notice, but do not remove this notice from an article that you have created yourself. Administrators, remember to check if anything links here and the page history before deleting.	Marks a page as candidate for deletion, but also allows for a customized reason. Adds page to Category:Requested for deletion
{{cleanupbecause|text}} (Talk, list)	The entire article, or this section needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. Reason: some text which gives a reason See How to Edit and Manual of Style for help, or this article's talk page.	Marks a page that needs to be cleaned up, and offers explanation. Place either at the very top of the article or at the beginning of a section. Adds page to Category:Requested for deletion
{{Template:Synopsis}} (Talk, list)	This article or section contains a synopsis that is overly long or contains too much detail about the work. Please edit it to both contextualise the fictional nature of the work and focus on summarizing the work rather than simply reiterating the plot from start to finish. You may also discuss changes on the talk page. All synopses are to be limited to 150 words (current length as of adding this message is {{{1}}} words.) See DramaWiki's style guide to writing more effective synposes for suggestions.	Marks a page containing a synopsis that is too lengthy or contains too much detail. Place either at the very top of the article or at the beginning of the synopsis section.
{{Template:Inuse}} (Talk, list)	This page is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while. As a courtesy, please do not edit this page while this message is displayed. Edit information for this article will be listed in the article's edit history. The date/time stamp left by the editor is: {{{1}}}. If this page has not been edited recently (several hours!), please remove this template. This message is intended to help reduce edit conflicts; please remove it between editing sessions to allow others to improve this page. If after a number of days no information has been added to this article in order for it to stand on its own, please replace this template with the template {{deletebecause|Not enough information to justify the article's existence.}}	Marks a page as currently in the process of being edited for a short duration of time. Place at the very top of the article. Use {{inuse|~~~~}} to mark the template with a date/time/editor stamp.

Navigational templates

Navigational templates are used to create menus for easier navigation.

What to type	What it looks like	Comment
{{CategoryTOC}} (Talk, list)	Contents: Top • 0–9 • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z	creates an alphabetical index for a category used on category pages
{{CategoryTOCYear}} (Talk, list)	Year 1958 | 1959 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 2010	creates an year index for a drama category
{{SeasonRing}} (Talk, list)	{{{3}}} {{{1}}} {{{5}}} {{{4}}} {{{2}}} {{{6}}}	use this to create a season ring for a specific TV network and timeslot. Parameters: TV network name Day/time period Previous season/year Previous drama name Next season/year Next drama name
{{DramaRing}} (Talk, list)	Previous {{{1}}} Next {{{3}}} {{{2}}} {{{4}}}	use this to create a drama ring. Parameters: Name of ring Previous drama number Previous drama name Next drama number Next drama name
{{Weekly_Synopsis_Listing_26}} (Talk, list)	[[{{{1}}}|{{{2}}} - {{{1}}}]] Episode Synopsis By Week [[{{{1}}}/Week_1|Week 1]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_2|Week 2]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_3|Week 3]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_4|Week 4]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_5|Week 5]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_6|Week 6]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_7|Week 7]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_8|Week 8]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_9|Week 9]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_10|Week 10]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_11|Week 11]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_12|Week 12]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_13|Week 13]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_14|Week 14]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_15|Week 15]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_16|Week 16]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_17|Week 17]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_18|Week 18]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_19|Week 19]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_20|Week 20]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_21|Week 21]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_22|Week 22]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_23|Week 23]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_24|Week 24]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_25|Week 25]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_26|Week 26]]	use this to create weekly synopsis box (26 weeks). Parameters: Name of drama One-line description of drama
{{Weekly_Synopsis_Listing_27}} (Talk, list)	[[{{{1}}}|{{{2}}} - {{{1}}}]] Episode Synopsis By Week [[{{{1}}}/Week_1|Week 1]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_2|Week 2]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_3|Week 3]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_4|Week 4]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_5|Week 5]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_6|Week 6]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_7|Week 7]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_8|Week 8]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_9|Week 9]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_10|Week 10]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_11|Week 11]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_12|Week 12]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_13|Week 13]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_14|Week 14]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_15|Week 15]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_16|Week 16]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_17|Week 17]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_18|Week 18]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_19|Week 19]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_20|Week 20]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_21|Week 21]] [[{{{1}}}/Week_22|Week 22]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_23|Week 23]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_24|Week 24]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_25|Week 25]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_26|Week 26]] | [[{{{1}}}/Week_27|Week 27]]	use this to create weekly synopsis box (27 weeks). Parameters: Name of drama One-line description of drama

Miscellaneous Templates

These are some other useful templates.

What to type	What it looks like	Comment
{{tl|templatename}} (Talk, list)	{{tl|delete}} gives: {{delete}}	template link (tl) template creates a link to a template (useful when talking about templates)

Obsolete Templates

The following templates should not be used anymore. See talkpage for reasons.

What to type	What it looks like	Comment
{{CatDramaHelp|category}} Talk, list	{{CatDramaHelp|JDrama1998}} gives: To add a drama to this category simply add the following line to that drama's entry. [[Category:JDrama1998]] If no entry for that drama exists yet you will need to create it first. (see Help page)	explains how to categorize drama pages. used on drama category pages.
{{CatArtistHelp|category}} Talk, list	{{CatArtistHelp|KActress}} gives: To add an artist to this category simply add the following to that artist's entry. [[Category:KActress]] If no entry for that artist exists yet you will need to create it first. (see Help page)	explains how to categorize artist pages. used on artist category pages.
{{CatPersonHelp|category}} Talk, list	{{CatPersonHelp|KDirector}} gives: To add a person to this category simply add the following to that person's entry. [[Category:KDirector]] If no entry for that person exists yet you will need to create it first. (see Help page)	explains how to categorize person pages. used on person category pages.
{{CatDrama|helptext}} (Talk, list)	{{CatDrama|<pre>[[Category:JDrama1983]]</pre>}} Template:CatDrama	drama category usage help please use the newer {{CatDramaHelp|category}} instead
{{CatArtist|helptext}} (Talk, list)	{{CatArtist|<pre>[[Category:KActor]]</pre>}} Template:CatArtist	old artist category usage help please use the newer {{CatArtistHelp|category}} instead
{{CatPeople|helptext}} (Talk, list)	{{CatPeople|<pre>[[Category:KDirector]]</pre>}} Template:CatPeople	old person category usage help please use the newer {{CatPersonHelp|category}} instead

See also

• MetaWikipedia Template help
• Wikipedia templates