Templates are pages designed to be included on other pages. They are found in the Template namespace and usually display material that needs to be shown on multiple pages at the same time. Templates are vital tools for wikis to run efficiently. There are many different types of templates that fulfill different purposes. Templates like infoboxesor citations promote a uniform style on the wiki, while others are used in tandem to structure a single page, such as the main page. Template pages are created and modified using the source editor. Most templates can be added, or transcluded, on pages while using any editor interface, but complicated templates may be easier to work with in the source editor. Editing a transcluded template will update how it appears on all of the pages where the template is transcluded.
New Fandom communities have a set of ready-to-use default templates. You can view a complete list of templates on any community by going to Special:AllPages and selecting "Template" from the namespace dropdown menu. Once you've figured out what templates you have to work with, you can begin thinking about how to use them in their most basic form. The instructions are slightly different depending on the editor interface: In the VisualEditor, click on the bolded word INSERT found in the top middle of the page and click "Templates" from the drop down list. You can also type {{ in the page itself. In the dialog box that appears, search for the name of the template you wish to include. In the source editor, simply type Template:TemplateName replacing TemplateName with the name of the template.
Templates can be powerful, but some templates can be complicated. It often helps to start by creating the simplest possible kind of template. On your community, navigate to Template:Example using the address bar of your browser. On Community Central, this would be https://community.fandom.com/wiki/Template:Example Click the "Create Source" button in the top-right corner of the page. This will open the source editor. A popup will appear, asking you to choose a template type. Select the option that matches the template you want to make or select "Unknown" if you're not sure, then click the "Save" button at the top-right. (If your wiki used to be on Gamepedia, this step is not relevant.) Type a few words or a sentence in the editor. Example: This is example template text. For demo purposes only. Click "Save" at the bottom right. You've just created a template! Go to your user profile or another testing page on your community. Follow the steps above to insert the template depending on your preferred editor. The page that you created should show: This is example template text. For demo purposes only. Congratulations! You've successfully created and used a template! Now you can change the content of your template and add it to more pages to make it more useful for your community. For a full guide on creating and using templates,