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Templates are pre-written, commonly-used content that can be inserted into multiple articles by using the Template BB-Code. They typically also contain pre-defined portions where implementers can fill in the blanks.
Introduction to Templates.jpg
For example, after including the template featured above and adding some text, it ends up looking like this.
Some things to keep in mind:
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- Because templates can be included in articles by any user that can edit articles, restricted content should not be hard-coded into a template.
- Templates slow down page generation and should be used economically.