Templates

Templates are an effective way to present a precise body of information across many wiki entries. A change to the content of an original template page will result in corresponding changes across all of the entries upon which the template has been inserted. This allows for the efficient conveyance of a message throughout the relevant pages. Contributors will likely not need to create new templates.

Inserting a template is very similar to inserting a link (see next section). A template is embedded using WikiTextEditor - enclose the title of the template in double braces — { } — within an entry in the desired location:

There are several templates that have been created for the use of the contributor that all should be aware of:

• Copyright: the Copyright template—© UNB Archives & Special Collections, 2014—has been inserted at the bottom of every entry in this wiki and should be inserted at the bottom of every entry created by the contributor.
  • This is intended to declare ownership and protect the information contained in the wiki pages.
• UnderDevelopment: the UnderDevelopment template declares to the reader that an entry, though initiated, has not yet been completed. As information for the entry is still being collected and refined, the contents of the page cannot yet be considered authoritative.
  • This template should be inserted at the top of an entry that meets this description.

• Stubs: the Stub template declares to the reader that, while an entry is not yet completed, the information that it contains is authoritative. This is meant to indicate that the included sections of the entry have been completed, but that the entry still needs to be developed further.
  • This template should be inserted at the top of an entry that meets this description.

• Images: