ConRunner:Template Messages/General

Note: This page contains details of templates relating to:

• Article descriptions (eg disambiguation, spoiler, wikicode)

Templates related to issues and disputes with articles, including NPOV, are listed under Disputes templates.

Disambiguation

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{{Disambig}} edit Talk Links		Disambiguation pages, at the bottom
{{Otheruses}} edit Talk Links	:<span class="dablink">''For other uses, see [[{{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)]].''</span> Rendering on this page: For other uses, see Template Messages/General (disambiguation).	Articles with a disambiguation page, at the top
{{Otheruses1|topic}} edit Talk Links	<div class="dablink"><span style="margin-left: 2em;">''This article is about {{{1}}}; for other meanings, see'' [[{{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)]].</span></div> Rendering on this page: This article is about topic; for other meanings, see Template Messages/General (disambiguation).	Articles with a disambiguation page, at the top
{{Otheruses2|location}} edit Talk Links	: <span class="dablink">''For other uses, see [[{{{1}}} (disambiguation)]].''</span> Rendering on this page: For other uses, see location (disambiguation).	Articles with a disambiguation page, at the top
{{Otheruses3|location}} edit Talk Links	:<span class="dablink">''For other uses, see {{{1}}}.''</span> Rendering on this page: For other uses, see location.	Articles with a non-standardly named disambiguation page, at the top (note that the template does not provide a link by default)
{{Otherplaces}} edit Talk Links	:<span class="dablink">''For other places with the same name, see [[{{PAGENAME}} (disambiguation)]].''</span> Rendering on this page: For other places with the same name, see Template Messages/General (disambiguation).	Articles about places with a disambiguation page, at the top
{{Otheruses-number}} edit Talk Links	: <span class="dablink">''This article is about the year. For other uses, see [[{{PAGENAME}} (number)]].''</span> Rendering on this page: This article is about the year. For other uses, see Template Messages/General (number).	Year articles that also are a number article (e.g. 1000), at the top
{{Redirect|location}} edit Talk Links	:<span class="dablink">''{{{1}}} redirects here. For other uses see [[{{{1}}} (disambiguation)]].''</span> Rendering on this page: location redirects here. For other uses see location (disambiguation).	Articles that have pages redirecting to them requiring disambiguation, at the top
{{For|description|location}} edit Talk Links	<div class="dablink"><span style="margin-left: 3em;">''For {{{1}}}, see [[{{{2}}}]].''</span></div> Rendering on this page: For description, see location.	Articles with only one alternative meaning and no disambiguation page, at the top
{{dablink|your message here}} edit Talk Links	<div class="dablink"> :''{{{1}}}'' </div> Rendering on this page: your message here	Articles with alternative meanings and none of the above templates are appropriate, at the top

Footnotes

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{{Fn|footnote#}} edit Talk Links	These are used within text1 in order to mark footnotesb and provide links to the referencesIII.	Articles notes or references
{{Fnb|footnote#}} edit Talk Links	Notes Note 1: These are placed at the bottom of a table or within a "Notes" or "References" section Note b: Each of these are also back-links which will place you back at the matching {{Fn|}} tag. Note III: See Wikipedia:Footnotes for more information.	Articles notes or references
{{Ref|footnote_name}} edit Talk Links	This is another way to make reference links and footnotes [1] that are numbered automatically [2].	Articles notes or references This is the preferred ConRunner footnoting style
{{Note|footnote_name}} edit Talk Links	*  The footnote also links back to the reference. *  A # can be used at the beginning of the line to create a numbered list. Similarily, * creates a bullet.	Articles notes or references
{{Ref 1}} edit Talk Links	[1]	Articles varies
{{Ref 2}} edit Talk Links	[2]	Articles varies
{{Ref 3}} edit Talk Links	[3]	Articles varies
{{Ref 4}} edit Talk Links	[4]	Articles varies
{{Ref 5}} edit Talk Links	[5]	Articles varies

Miscellaneous messages for readers

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{{Current}} edit Talk Links	This article documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.	Articles top
{{Dab current|article}} Edit Talk Links		Article top
{{Now}} edit Talk Links	The current time and date is 17:42, April 19, 2025 (UTC).	various
{{Spoiler}} edit Talk Links		Sections near top
{{Solution}} edit Talk Links		Sections near top
{{Wrongtitle|title=article}} Edit Talk Links	The title of this article is incorrect because of technical limitations. The correct title is article.	Article top
{{Wrongtitlecat|title=category}} Edit Talk Links	The title of this category given above is incorrect, due to technical limitations. The correct title is category.	Category top
{{SpecialChars}} edit Talk Links		TOO LARGE (and trivial) for top. PLACE AT BOTTOM, under a headline Special characters. Add {{SpecialCharsNote}}to TOP.

Templates oriented primarily towards editors

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{{Expansion}} edit Talk Links	This article, or a section of this article, is requested to be expanded. See the request on the listing or elsewhere on this talk page. Once the improvements have been completed, you may remove this notice and the page's listing.	Talk page
{{Lipsum}} edit Talk Links	Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.	Pages testing or demonstrating fonts top
{{Divbox}} edit Talk Links		Anywhere; but be aware excessive boxes may offend some users. Available in a range of styles; see Talk.
{{Doctl}} edit Talk Links	This template inserts boilerplate for consistent documentation of a template on its own Talk page. Once inserted, it must be edited to include specific information.	Template Talk page substitute and customize