Can someone please explain, or point me to doc concerning, the difference between System Messages and Templates? I thought I understood until beginning to research customizing the Sidebar.
Thank you, John
John Durant wrote:
Can someone please explain, or point me to doc concerning, the difference between System Messages and Templates? I thought I understood until beginning to research customizing the Sidebar.
Thank you, John
A system message is stored in a page with name MediaWiki:xxxxx They can have all kinds of syntax (the sidebar syntax is a good example of odd syntax) and may be used by MediaWiki (sometimes with parameters $1, $2...). Only sysops can edit system messages. A template is stored at Template:xxxxx, anyone can edit them (unless protected), they are included in normal pages with {{xxxxx}}, and its content is normal wikitext (although they accept parameters as {{{1}}}, {{{2}}}, {{{name}}}...).
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