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{{Dochead}}{{wikipedia}}
The <code>{{<nowiki />documentation}}</code> template is used to contain information and instructions for templates and modules. The actual information is located in the <code>/doc</code> subpage.
The <code><nowiki>{{documentation}}</nowiki></code> template is used to contain information and instructions for templates and modules. The actual information is located in the <code>/doc</code> subpage.


Wikipedia's documentation template has modules that help render the dialog boxes, but here the box is hard-coded to simplify things.
Wikipedia's documentation template has modules that help render the dialog boxes, but here the box is hard-coded to simplify things.
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=== Templates ===
=== Templates ===
On templates, place <code>{{<nowiki />documentation}}</code> on the page itself, place the relevant categories afterwards, and enclose them in <code><<nowiki />noinclude></code> tags:
On templates, place <code><nowiki>{{documentation}}</nowiki></code> on the page itself, place the relevant categories afterwards, and enclose them in <code><nowiki><noinclude></nowiki></code> tags:


<pre>
<pre>
<noinclude>
<noinclude>
{{documentation}}
{{Documentation}}


[[Category: ...]]
[[Category: ]]
...
</noinclude>
</noinclude>
</pre>
</pre>


=== Modules ===
=== Modules ===
On pages consisting of exclusively code (modules, CSS, JS, etc), place this template on the <code>/doc</code> subpage and pass the notes, along with {{tlx|dochead}}, in as the first unnamed parameter:
On pages consisting of exclusively code (modules, CSS, JS, etc.), place this template on the <code>/doc</code> subpage and pass the notes, along with {{tlx|dochead}}, in as the first unnamed parameter:
 
{{escape notice}}


<pre>
<pre>
{{documentation|
{{Documentation|
{{dochead}}
{{Dochead}}
...
}}
}}
</pre>
</pre>


Additionally, when {{tlx|lua}} is used on a module documentation page to indicate dependencies, the first paragraph paragraph of text after the Lua banner may need to be encased in its own paragraph (<code>&lt;p&gt;</code>) element since otherwise the MediaWiki parser may fail to render the paragraphs correctly:
{{Escape notice}}
 
Additionally, when {{tlx|lua}} is used on a module documentation page to indicate dependencies, the first paragraph of text after the Lua banner may need to be encased in its own paragraph (<code><nowiki><p></nowiki></code>) element since otherwise the MediaWiki parser may fail to render the paragraphs correctly:


<pre>
<pre>
{{documentation|
{{Documentation|
{{dochead}}{{lua|...|...|}}
{{Dochead}}{{lua|||}}
<p>Paragraph 1</p>
<p>Paragraph 1</p>


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Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
...
}}
}}
</pre>
</pre>


Wikipedia has {{w|Module:Documentation}} which takes care of things automatically, but here, these are used as workarounds to avoid the need for modules.
Wikipedia has {{w|Module: Documentation}} which takes care of things automatically, but here, these are used as workarounds to avoid the need for modules.


=== See also ===
=== See also ===
* [[Template:Dochead]] – used to categorise and add appropriate headers onto documentation pages.
* [[Template: Dochead]] – used to categorise and add appropriate headers onto documentation pages.