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Surrogate/phantom templates are used by setting the template name in <code>includepage = {templatename}.suffix</code> (changing the suffix to whatever the template name is, usually the suffix is descriptive of template purpose). |
Surrogate/phantom templates are used by setting the template name in <code>includepage = {templatename}.suffix</code> (changing the suffix to whatever the template name is, usually the suffix is descriptive of template purpose). |
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Naming the surrogate/phantom template after its parent, and then adding [[Controlling output volume#Include contents related to templates|a descriptive suffix on the end]], ensures both the parent and surrogate are easily found, and their relationship to each other easily understood. This style of naming them is particularly useful when looking in the |
Naming the surrogate/phantom template after its parent, and then adding [[Controlling output volume#Include contents related to templates|a descriptive suffix on the end]], ensures both the parent and surrogate are easily found, and their relationship to each other easily understood. This style of naming them is particularly useful when looking at templates in [[Special:AllPages]] (and selecting the templates drop-down option). |
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[[Category:Surrogate (phantom) templates]] |
[[Category:Surrogate (phantom) templates]] |