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MediaWiki has a form of markup text behind it that does '''bold''' and [[hyperlinks]] and so on). It also allows you to call Templates – which are a special type of page – by using {{double}} curly brackets for notation.

Example

Let's say Template:Example1 contains the text:

The cat sat on the mat.

To call the content of Template:Example1 on another page you insert {{Example1}}. This renders on the main page as:

The cat sat on the mat.

Enhanced things you can do with Templates

Embedding named or numbered variables in templates

You can do this by enclosing them in {{{triple}}} curly brackets. So, if Template:Example2 reads:

The {{{1}}} {{{2}}} on the {{{3}}}.

Inserting {{Example2|Frog|stood|Hippopotamus}}, will render as:

The Frog stood on the Hippopotamus.

Embedding templates in templates

You can do this by using curly quotes on a template page to call another template. So, if Template:Example3 reads

The {{{1}}} rolled over and lit a {{{2}}}. {{Example2|{{{1}}}|sat|sofa}}

Inserting {{Example3|dog|cigarette}} will render as:

The dog rolled over and lit a cigarette. The dog sat on the sofa.

Auto-taxonomising templates

Say I want to create a series of templates with a given naming convention, I can make a template to do this with dynamic inputs that WSD could specify to get the right one. For example, I can create Template:ISDAclause which contains the following: [[Template: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} {{{7}}} {{{8}}}]] where

{{{1}}} is Publisher
{{{2}}} is Edition;
{{{3}}} is Document;
{{{4}}} is Client (e.g. Barclays)
{{{5}}} is Counterparty type;
{{{6}}} is eligible jurisdiction;
{{{7}}} is clause reference; and
{{{8}}} is status

Therefore, writing: {{ISDAclauseTest|ISDA|2002|Schedule|Barclays|Corporate|All|5(a)(vii)|Preferred1}} will render as Template:ISDAclauseTest.

From there it is a snip to create compound templates to further enforce/ease workflow:

{{BarclaysISDA2002SchedulePreferred|COUNTERPARTY|CLAUSE}} is {{ISDAclauseTest|ISDA|2002|Schedule|Barclays|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|Preferred}}

and so on.

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 ====Auto-taxonomising templates====
-Say I want to create a series of templates with a given naming convention, I can make a template to do this with dynamic inputs that WSD could specify to get the right one. For example, I can create [[Template:ISDAclause]] which contains the following: <nowiki>[[Template: ISDA 2002 Schedule {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}}]]</nowiki> where
+Say I want to create a series of templates with a given naming convention, I can make a template to do this with dynamic inputs that WSD could specify to get the right one. For example, I can create [[Template:ISDAclause]] which contains the following: <nowiki>[[Template: {{{1}}} {{{2}}} {{{3}}} {{{4}}} {{{5}}} {{{6}}} {{{7}}} {{{8}}}]]</nowiki> where
-* <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki> is "client" (eg Barclays)
+* <nowiki>{{{1}}}</nowiki> is Publisher
-* <nowiki>{{{2}}}</nowiki> is counterparty type;
+* <nowiki>{{{2}}}</nowiki> is Edition;
-* <nowiki>{{{3}}}</nowiki> is eligible jurisdiction;
+* <nowiki>{{{3}}}</nowiki> is Document;
-* <nowiki>{{{4}}}</nowiki> is clause reference; and
+* <nowiki>{{{4}}}</nowiki> is Client (e.g. Barclays)
-* <nowiki>{{{5}}}</nowiki> is status
+* <nowiki>{{{5}}}</nowiki> is Counterparty type;
+* <nowiki>{{{6}}}</nowiki> is eligible jurisdiction;
+* <nowiki>{{{7}}}</nowiki> is clause reference; and
+* <nowiki>{{{8}}}</nowiki> is status
-Therefore, writing: '''<nowiki>{{ISDAclause|Barclays|Corporate|All|5(a)(vii)|Preferred}}</nowiki>''' will render as {{ISDAclause|Barclays|Corporate|All|5(a)(vii)|Preferred}}. Navigating to this page to deposit the relevant text is therefore enforced. This page name  on the which page you contain the provision you want to call…
+Therefore, writing: '''<nowiki>{{ISDAclauseTest|ISDA|2002|Schedule|Barclays|Corporate|All|5(a)(vii)|Preferred1}}</nowiki>''' will render as {{ISDAclauseTest|ISDA|2002|Schedule|Barclays|Corporate|All|5(a)(vii)|Preferred1}}.
+From there it is a snip to create compound templates to further enforce/ease workflow:
+<nowiki>{{BarclaysISDA2002SchedulePreferred|COUNTERPARTY|CLAUSE}}</nowiki> is <nowiki>{{ISDAclauseTest|ISDA|2002|Schedule|Barclays|{{{1}}}|{{{2}}}|Preferred}}</nowiki>
+and so on.