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− | + | Many instructional documents must repeatedly present subsets of instructions. Synchronizing all the instances of that subset repeated throughout the wiki is a poor use of energy. | |
+ | These subsections can be named as separate templates and then simply included (by name) in the Wiki pages. The MediaWiki system will look up & embed the expanded subsection into the page. | ||
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+ | By editing the template, all the pages using that template will be updated instantly. This is the handled much like re-using image files on web pages. | ||
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+ | However, too many templates create a filing mess. An alternative to ripping out a potentially re-useable chunk of text occurs when the original document has only a single re-useable subsection. In that case, you can mark off the desirable subsection and use the original page like a template. | ||
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+ | The following collapsible subsection is a [https://m.mediawiki.org/wiki/Transclusion Transclusion] (''transcribed inclusion'') from the [[Gramps_5.1_Wiki_Manual_-_Preface|Gramps 5.1 Wiki Manual - Preface]] page. (The <onlyinclude>...</onlyinclude> tags were added the original page around the re-useable subsection.) | ||
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Many instructional documents must repeatedly present subsets of instructions. Synchronizing all the instances of that subset repeated throughout the wiki is a poor use of energy.
These subsections can be named as separate templates and then simply included (by name) in the Wiki pages. The MediaWiki system will look up & embed the expanded subsection into the page.
By editing the template, all the pages using that template will be updated instantly. This is the handled much like re-using image files on web pages.
However, too many templates create a filing mess. An alternative to ripping out a potentially re-useable chunk of text occurs when the original document has only a single re-useable subsection. In that case, you can mark off the desirable subsection and use the original page like a template.
The following collapsible subsection is a Transclusion (transcribed inclusion) from the Gramps 5.1 Wiki Manual - Preface page. (The <onlyinclude>...</onlyinclude> tags were added the original page around the re-useable subsection.)
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In this book, some words are marked with special typography:
The manual also provides assorted bits of additional information in tips and notes as follows:
Finally, there are warnings, notifying you where you should be careful:
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