Template guidelines

From Wikia Templates

As templates can often be fairly complex and depend on various external factors, this page outlines some guidelines for inclusion on Wikia Templates.

[edit] Rules

[edit] Code

• Templates should be self contained, and avoid calling other templates (unless absolutely necessary).
• Templates which include CSS calls in their design should mention so. Generally it's best avoided, unless the CSS classes exist as standard.
• Use images sparingly.

[edit] Usage

• Templates should have usage and modification instructions.
• Templates should aim to be easy to read and understand even without usage instructions.

[edit] Inputs

• Don't try and make the most extensible template ever: don't make everything a variable for the user to provide. e.g. alignment of boxes: just pick an alignment and hard-code it, or make it the default choice.

[edit] Layout

For details about how to layout the template pages, see Template layout.

[edit] See also

• Template repository on MediaWiki.org