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If the template that you want to edit looks like {{foo}}, you would go to Template:foo to edit it. To get there, type "Template:foo" in the search box (see search), or make a wikilink like [[Template:foo]] somewhere, such as in the sandbox, and click on it.
Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. This template should not be used in citation templates such as Citation Style 1 and Citation Style 2 , because it includes markup that will pollute the COinS metadata they produce ...
Consistently-formatted table for presenting information about books Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Name name Book title Default Pagename String optional Image image Image (prefer 1st edition where permitted). Use bare filename. File suggested Author author authors Author(s) of the book (should be link to their ...
This template is used on approximately 1,740,000 pages, or roughly 3% of all pages. To avoid major disruption and server load, any changes should be tested in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage.
Here's a common example: If you see the {{citation needed}} template in the edit box when you're editing an article, it's telling the software to go to the page [[Template:Citation needed]], get the text there (including formatting), and insert that text into the article when the article is displayed for readers.
Wikitext editing using the Source Editor is chosen by clicking the Edit source tab at the top of a Wikipedia page (or on a section-edit link). This opens an editable copy of the page, showing all the wikitext used there, and the Source Editor toolbar offers simple menu options to add or change the formatting.
For a citation to appear in a footnote, it needs to be enclosed in "ref" tags. You can add these by typing <ref> at the front of the citation and </ref> at the end. . Alternatively you may notice above the edit box there is a row of "markup" formatting buttons which include a <ref></ref> button to the right—if you highlight your whole citation and then click this markup button, it will ...
A note about editing on mobile devices: Most Wikipedians prefer to edit from a computer, as the editing interface works better there. You can edit from a mobile device and tablet, though. See this page for more information. Wikipedia is formatted using its own language called wiki markup, also called wikitext. It's pretty easy to learn the basics.