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The MediaWiki software used to run Wikitravel offers the capability to automatically generate sophisticated HTML using templates. Templates are faster than typing manually, and keep common messages uniform across the site. New templates should be discussed before being created or modified.

The list below shows most of the templates that are currently available, alongside brief explanations of how and where to use them, or you can see a complete list of all pages in the Template namespace.

[edit] Article status

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{stub}}	Indicates that an article is at stub status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article.	This article is still a stub and needs your attention. It does not have a template. Please plunge forward and help it grow!
{{outline}} {{outlineitinerary}} {{outlinetopic}}	Indicates that an article is at outline status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article.	This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!
{{usablecity}} {{usableregion}} {{usablecountry}} {{usablephrasebook}} {{usabletopic}} {{usableitinerary}} {{usablepark}}	Indicates that a an article of the specified type is at usable status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article just below the content.	This is a usable article. It has information for getting in as well as some complete entries for restaurants and hotels. An adventurous person could use this article, but please plunge forward and help it grow!
{{guidecity}} {{guideregion}} {{guidecountry}} {{guidephrasebook}} {{guidetopic}} {{guideitinerary}} {{guidepark}}	Indicates that a an article of the specified type is at guide status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article just below the content.	This is a guide article. It has a variety of good, quality information including hotels, restaurants, attractions, arrival and departure info. Plunge forward and help us make it a star!
{{starnomination}}	Indicates that a an article of has been nominated for star status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article just below the content, in place of the "guide" template.	This Guide-quality article has been nominated for "Star" article status. To be considered a Star article, it has to be comprehensive, properly formatted, and well written. Please comment on whether or not you think it meets the specific criteria, at Wikitravel:Star nominations. And if you think it's not quite ready, please plunge forward and help make it so!
{{starpotential}}	Draws attention to a failed star nomination for an article and the reasons why it wasn't awarded star status. This notice should be placed at the top of an article's discussion page.	This article has Star potential. It’s well written with great information. However, for Star status it needs both to be entirely complete and to perfectly match the Manual of style. If you see how it can be improved, please plunge forward or point it out on the talk page.
{{starcity}} {{starregion}} {{starcountry}} {{starphrasebook}} {{startopic}} {{staritinerary}} {{starpark}}	Indicates that a an article of the specified type is at star status. This notice should be added to the bottom of the article just below the content.	This is a star article. It is a high-quality article complete with maps, photos, and great information. If you know of something that has changed, please plunge forward and help it grow!

[edit] Disambiguation notices

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{confused|place}}	Notifies readers that a particular place should not be confused with another place, perhaps with a similar name.	Not to be confused with Sibu, Sarawak.
{{disamb}}	Indicates that a page is a disambiguation page. This notice should be added to the bottom of all disambiguation pages.	This article is a disambiguation page. If you arrived here by following a link from another page you can help by correcting it, so that it points to the appropriate disambiguated page.
{{otheruses}}	Used on pages that would normally require disambiguation, but meet the "most famous" exception (such as Paris and Denmark). This notice should be added to the top of the article and will create a link to a disambiguation page.	For other places with the same name, see Paris (disambiguation).

[edit] Further information

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{seealso}}	Used at top of page sections, to point reader to related information.	See also: [[{{{1}}}]]
{{moreinfo}}	Used at top of page sections, to refer reader to another page for particular information..	For more information on {{{1}}}, see the [[{{{2}}}]] article.

[edit] Articles needing attention

These notices are used to indicate that an article needs attention due to some problem:

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{vfd}}	Indicates that an article has been recommended for deletion. This notice should be added to the top of the article.	This page has been nominated for deletion. After taking a look at the deletion policy, please weigh in with your opinion at Wikitravel:Votes for deletion. Please do not remove this notice as it must remain on the article until the nomination discussion is complete. If you are the author of this article, this nomination is not a critique of your work, but is instead a notice that the article title or subject may not meet Wikitravel's criteria, or that the content might belong in another Wikitravel article. </div>
{{ifd}}	Indicates that an image has been recommended for deletion. This notice should be added to the image description on the article(s) where the image appears.	This image has been recommended for deletion.
{{ifds}}	Same as above, but used for images that are located on :Shared	This image has been recommended for deletion.
{{copyvio|url}}	Used on pages that contain a copyright violations. This notice should be placed at the top of an article. Note that it is generally preferred to just remove copyrighted information and then leave a note on the talk page indicating where the content came from and why it was removed.	This page contains content which appears to be a copyright violation. The content in question appears to have been appropriated from: [1]. Please refer to our policies and guidelines for an explanation of what content can and cannot be used on this site. If you are the author of the content in question, please let us know that it's OK for us to use your work by leaving a note on the talk page.
{{merge|destination}}	Indicates that an article does not meet the article criteria and that its content should be merged into the destination article. This notice should be placed at the top of an article.	This topic may not meet the Wikitravel criteria for a separate article and should be merged into San Francisco. If you have an opinion, please discuss on this article's talk page. Please do not add new content to this article, but instead add it to San Francisco. You can help by copying any relevant information from this page to the new page. Once all content has been copied, this article should be made into a redirect. Please do not remove this merge notice without first gaining consensus for the removal on the article's talk page.
{{style}}	Indicates that a page does not conform to the manual of style. This notice should be placed at the top of an article.	This article or section does not match our manual of style or needs other editing. Please plunge forward, give it your attention and help it improve! Suggested fixes: None specified. Please use the article's talk page to ask questions if you are not sure why this tag was added and whether it is safe to remove it.
{{ad}}	Indicates that a page contains extensive touting and hyperbole. This notice should be placed at the top of an article.	This article or section is full of touting and sounds like an advertisement. Please plunge forward, give it your attention and help it improve!
{{transcription|standard}}	Indicates that content in a phrasebook does not match Wikitravel's romanization standards.	Phrases in this section are not consistently transcribed with Revised Romanization of Korean and Wikitravel's romanization guidelines. If you are familiar with the language, please help fix them up!
{{districtify}}	Content on a huge city main page needs to be split off into districts. This notice should be placed at the top of the section that needs work.	Wikitravel:Template index is a huge city, so all individual listings should be moved to the appropriate district articles, and this section should contain a brief overview. Please help to move listings if you are familiar with this city.
{{movelistings}}	Content on a region page needs to be moved to the respective city articles. This notice should be placed at the top of the section that needs work.	Wikitravel:Template index is a region article, so all individual listings should be moved to the appropriate city articles, and this section should contain a brief overview. Please help to move listings if you are familiar with this region.
{{districts discussion}}	Discussion on the Talk page is under way for defining new districts. This notice should be placed at the top of the city article that has a districts discussion taking place.	Discussion on defining district borders for Wikitravel:Template index is in progress. If you know the city pretty well, please share your opinion on the talk page.
{{regions discussion}}	Discussion on the Talk page is under way for defining new regions. This notice should be placed at the top of a regions article that has a regions discussion taking place.	Discussion on defining regions for Wikitravel:Template index is in progress. If you know the area pretty well, please share your opinion on the talk page.

[edit] Collaboration of the month

These notices are used to promote articles that are collaborations of the month:

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{cotm|from-date|to-date}}	Indicates that a page is the current collaboration of the month. This notice should be placed at the top of an article as well as at the top of the article's talk page.	This article is the Collaboration of the month for 27 Mar 2006. Find out how it can be improved, and plunge forward to make this an article we can be proud of!
{{pcotm|from-date|to-date}}	Indicates that a page was previously a collaboration of the month. This notice should be placed at the top of an article's talk page.	This article was the Collaboration of the month for 27 Mar 2006.
{{cotmpromote}}	Used on the front page to promote the current collaboration of the month.	The current collaboration of the month is Wikitravel:Country surgeon Expedition Help out by plunging forward to make it into a star article!
{{Current collaboration}}	Used by other templates to create a link to the current collaboration of the month.	Wikitravel:Country surgeon Expedition

[edit] Other information notices

Informational notices provide warnings and disclaimers about hazards or other vital pieces of information that travelers should be alerted to.

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{disclaimerbox|disclaimer}}	A disclaimer is a sparingly-used message, normally containing editorial content about policy decisions. A disclaimer should generally be discussed prior to being added to an article.	Here Tibet is used as a synonym for the Tibetan Autonomous Region (T.A.R.) of China not the historic Tibet in existance prior to the Chinese takeover. This is not a political statement. The strict restrictions on freedom of movement put on foreigners, sharply divides the T.A.R from ethnically Tibetan areas that form a geographic and cultural continuation of Tibet to the east of the T.A.R..
{{cautionbox|caution}}	Used for non-life-threatening warnings that could affect a traveler's possessions, finances, or health, and other notices that need presentation in an attention-grabbing format. It should be used sparingly—only if normal prose is insufficient for some reason. You can use the parameter "boldtext=" to change the word "NOTE" to something else.	NOTE: To avoid the unsavory, corrupt, and thoroughly untrustworthy booking services based in Kolkata, it is best to get a place to stay on arrival without advance reservation.
{{warningbox|warning}}	Used to call out information that is vital to a traveler's safety, such as recent damage from a natural disaster, political instability, or some other serious condition. Warning boxes should be sparingly used and placed either at the top of an article or within the article section that is related to the warning.	WARNING: The effects of Hurricane Katrina severely damaged parts of New Orleans at the end of August, 2005, and it expected to take many months for the city to return to normality. As of Spring 2006, most services in the main travel centers (French Quarter, Central Business District, Garden District, and Faubourg Marigny) are back to normal; however, be prepared for contingencies if you're traveling outside the city center.
{{VisaRestriction|information}}	Information about visa restrictions.	Visa Restrictions: Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen block passports containing stamps or visas from Israel. If you intend to visit any of these nations, ask immigration to stamp a blank page, rather than your passport, when entering. Note that those countries will also search for Jordanian/Egyptian exit stamps from land borders with Israel and will likewise prohibit your entry if they find one.

[edit] Large events

These are temporary templates for use on articles where large and significant events will be hosted. These templates should be deleted and removed from here once the event has passed.

Host City for

London 2012 Olympics

<<Stadium/Venue>>

London 2012 Olympics [2] · London2012 [3]

[edit] Content insertion

These templates are used to standardize the look of specific Wikitravel article content.

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{infobox|title|description}}	Used to create an infobox to display an interesting fact or notable piece of information within an article. Infoboxes should be used sparingly.	Sample title Sample description
{{eatpricerange|budget|midrange|splurge}}	Used to establish the local baseline for classifying restaurant listings.	This guide uses the following price ranges for a typical meal for one, including soft drink: Budget Under $10 Mid-range $10-30 Splurge Over $30
{{sleeppricerange|budget|midrange|splurge}}	Used to establish the local baseline for classifying accommodation listings.	This guide uses the following price ranges for a standard double room: Budget Under $50 Mid-range $50-100 Splurge Over $100
{{Climate | units = Metric | janhigh = 32 | febhigh = 33 | marhigh = 34 | aprhigh = 35 | mayhigh = 34 | junhigh = 33 | julhigh = 33 | aughigh = 33 | sephigh = 32 | octhigh = 32 | novhigh = 32 | dechigh = 31 | janlow = 21 | feblow = 23 | marlow = 25 | aprlow = 26 | maylow = 26 | junlow = 25 | jullow = 25 | auglow = 25 | seplow = 25 | octlow = 24 | novlow = 23 | declow = 21 | janprecip = 9 | febprecip = 29 | marprecip = 28 | aprprecip = 64 | mayprecip = 220 | junprecip = 149 | julprecip = 154 | augprecip = 196 | sepprecip = 344 | octprecip = 241 | novprecip = 48 | decprecip = 9 | description = Check '''Bangkok's 7 day forecast''' at [http://www.tmd.go.th/en/province.php?id=37 TMD.go.th] }}	Used to show information about the climate of a destination.	Climate Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Daily highs (°C) 32 33 34 35 34 33 33 33 32 32 32 31 Nightly lows (°C) 21 23 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 24 23 21 Precipitation (mm) 9 29 28 64 220 149 154 196 344 241 48 9 Check Bangkok's 7 day forecast at TMD.go.th
{{IATA|XXX}} {{ICAO|KXXX}}	Used to display airport codes, either IATA or ICAO.	IATA: XXX ICAO: KXXX
{{newsitem|title|date|description}}	Used to create a news item on the Main Page.	Budget terminals at Sing, KL (23 March 2006)
{{routebox | image1=image name (do not include "Image:") | imagesize1=pixel size for icon (optional, defaults to 22px) | directionl1=direction (should be N, NW, W, or SW) | majorl1=[[Next major city or junction]] | minorl1=[[Next minor city]] (optional) | directionr1=opposite direction (should be S, SE, E, or NE) | majorr1=[[Next major city or junction]] | minorr1=[[Next minor city]] (optional) }}	Used to add routes through the city. For more than one route, add a space and then the "image" through "minorr1" lines before the closing brackets and replace "1" with "2", "3",etc. See Wikitravel:Routebox navigation for more detailed instructions.	Routes through Template index End ←  W  E  → Brandon → Orlando Atlanta ← Ocala ←  N  S  → Bradenton → Miami End at ←  N  S  → Clearwater → St.Petersburg Atlanta ← Brooksville ←  N  S  → Bradenton → Miami
{{quickbar | image=[[Image:Pretty.jpg|noframe|250px]] | flag=[[Image:xx-flag.png]] | location=[[Image:xx-location.png]] | capital=Capital | government=Government type | currency=Local currency (ABC) | area=123 sq km | population=4,567,890 (July 2005 est.) | language=Language1, Language2 | religion=Religion1, Religion2 | electricity=xxxV/yyHz (Z plug) | callingcode=+CC | tld=.xx | timezone=UTC +N }}	Used to create the quick reference box for country pages (and should not be used anywhere else). All arguments to the command are optional. For the image argument, please make sure the width is exactly 250px (the width of the quickbar) and that the "noframe" option is specified.	Flag Quick Facts Capital Singapore Government Parliamentary pepublic Currency Singapore dollar (SGD) Area total: 692.7 sq km water: 10 sq km land: 682.7 sq km Population 4,425,720 (July 2005 est.) Language English (official), Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official) Religion Buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Taoist, Confucianist Electricity 230V/50Hz (British plug) Calling Code +65 Internet TLD .sg Time Zone UTC +8
{{regionlist | regionmap=Macao-map.png | regionmaptext=Districts of Macau | regionmapsize=250px | region1name=[[Macau/Peninsula|Macau Peninsula]] | region1color=#d56d76 | region1items= | region1description=The peninsula in the north. | region2name=[[Macau/Taipa|Taipa]] | region2color=#d5dc76 | region2items= | region2description=The northern island. | region3name=[[Macau/Cotai|Cotai]] | region3color=#d09440 | region3items= | region3description=A strip of reclaimed land. | region4name=[[Macau/Coloane|Coloane]] | region4color=#71b37b | region4items= | region4description=The southern island. }}	Shows regions and a map of a huge city, country or region article.	Districts of Macau Macau Peninsula The peninsula in the north. Taipa The northern island. Cotai A strip of reclaimed land. Coloane The southern island.
{{traveltopic}}	Identifies an article as a Wikitravel "travel topic" article. Should be placed at the top of the content of an article.	This article is a travel topic.
{{itinerary}}	Identifies an article as a Wikitravel "itinerary" article. Should be placed at the top of the content of an article.	This article is an itinerary.
{{PrintDistricts}}	Applied to articles using the Huge City template to point out that listings are on separate district pages. Should be placed at the top of the content of an article.	Template index is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all.
{{geo|lat|long}}	Specifies the latitude and longitude of the location and adds a "Map" link to the page for a Google, Yahoo, or Microsoft map.
{{discover}}	Inserts the current "Wikitravel Discover" factoids. Should be placed in the appropriate spot on the Main Page.	The Police Boat 813 (pictured) in Khao Lak was swept 2 kilometers inland in the 2004 tsunami, and it has been left where it was as a memorial and historical landmark. Istanbul is situated on two continents - the western part in Europe and the eastern in Asia. Founded by Christopher Columbus's brother Bartolome Colombus in 1496, Santo Domingo is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas.
{{Unsigned|UserName}}	Annotates unsigned posts to make discussions easier to follow	—The preceding comment was added by DenisYurkin (talk • contribs)
{{Attribution|Source1|Source2|...|Source30}}	Identifies external sources that contributed content to the article, to comply with the Attribution requirement of the Creative Commons BY-SA license. Placed at the bottom of an article.	This article may contain pieces contributed by people external to Wikitravel, namely: Evan, Sapphire, Phil
{{Mergecredit|Redirect page}}	Identifies other articles whose content has been merged to this article, to comply with the Attribution requirement of the Creative Commons BY-SA license. Placed at the bottom of an article.	This article contains content that was once found at Redirect page. View that page's revision history for the list of authors.
{{Wikipedia|WP article name}}	Identifies content reused from articles on Wikipedia, also to comply with the Attribution requirement of the Creative Commons BY-SA license. Placed at the bottom of an article.	This article contains content from Wikipedia's Portugal article. View that page's revision history for the list of authors.
{{translate|fr}}	Identifies that a more complete article exists in another language version of Wikitravel; encourages the user to help with translation. Placed at the top of an article.	A more complete article exists in French. If you are familiar with the language, please help with translation!
{{joke}}	Indicates that the article has been written as an April Fool's Day joke, and that no more edits should be made. It is placed at the top of the article.	This was an April Fool's Day joke article. We amused ourselves tremendously in making it. Please refrain from dragging out the silliness and plunge forward on some real articles!
{{CompletedEvent}}	Indicates that the article has been written for an event that has passed, and that no more edits should be made. It is placed at the top of the article.	Template index: This event has closed and is no longer open to the public. {{{2}}}

[edit] Talk pages

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{swept}}	Indicates if a discussion has been swept in from the Traveller's Pub	Swept in from the pub

[edit] Image copyright

All images, files, etc on Wikitravel must be published according to our copyleft. When uploading a file it is imperative that you select a compatible license:

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{cc-by-sa-1.0}}	the default license for Wikitravel before 2010	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document according to the terms in Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0. The full text of this license may be found here: CC by-sa 1.0
{{cc-by-sa-2.0}}		Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document according to the terms in Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. The full text of this license may be found here: CC by-sa 2.0
{{cc-by-sa-2.5}}		Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document according to the terms in Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5. The full text of this license may be found here: CC by-sa 2.5
{{cc-by-sa-3.0}}	the default license for Wikitravel from 2010	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document according to the terms in Creative Commons License, Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. The full text of this license may be found here: CC by-sa 3.0
{{cc-by-sa-all}}	licenses the image under all current and future versions of cc-by-sa	Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document according to the terms of Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike version 1.0 or any later version. The full text of these licenses may be found here: CC by-sa 1.0, CC by-sa 2.0, CC by-sa 2.5, CC by-sa 3.0
{{dual-gfdl-cc-by-sa-3.0}}	for images licensed under both cc-by-sa 3.0 and GFDL	This picture is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license version 3.0 and any later versions, and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
{{dual-gfdl-cc-by-sa-any}}	for images licensed under any version of cc-by-sa and GFDL	This picture is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license version 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and any later versions, and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
{{PD-creator}}	use this if you are the creator of the image and wish to release it into the Public Domain	This picture is not protected by copyright. The creator submitted it and has released all rights to it. This applies worldwide.
{{PD-fed}}	most images created by a US federal gov't employee during the course of duty are in the Public Domain	This picture is not protected by copyright. It was created by an employee of the U.S. federal government in the course of his/her duties, and is therefore in the public domain. This applies worldwide.
{{PD}}	use this if you are not the creator of the image, but have found it already in the Public Domain	This picture is not protected by copyright. The originator has released all rights, or the copyright is no longer valid. This applies worldwide.

[edit] News

Wiki Markup	Purpose	Template Display
{{newsitem|title|date|description}}	A newsitem that is placed on the Travel news page, and optionally also on the Main Page.

[edit] Inserting boilerplate text

Wikitravel has a number of article templates that can be used to format articles. The following substitution texts can be used to quickly insert the article template into newly created articles. When the article is saved the shortcut is replaced with the text. This is a one-off substitution and can only be undone by deleting the inserted text - use with care.

• Country - Type {{subst:country}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Country article template text when saved.
• Region - Type {{subst:region}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Region article template text when saved.
• Small city - Type {{subst:smallcity}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Small city article template text when saved.
• Big city - Type {{subst:bigcity}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Big city article template text when saved.
• Huge city - Type {{subst:hugecity}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Huge city article template text when saved.
• District - Type {{subst:district}} into the edit box. - Expands into the District article template text when saved.
• Park - Type {{subst:park}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Park article template text when saved.
• Phrasebook - Type {{subst:phrasebook}} into the edit box. - Expands into the Phrasebook article template text when saved.

[edit] Nomination templates

These templates are used on Wikitravel-namespace pages to help unify the presentation of nominations and other internal site processes.

{{DotmNomination | place=Place Name | status=articlestatus | time=featuretime | comment=Commentary | nominatedBy=~~~~ | DotMImage=Image | DotMBlurb=BlurbForFrontPage }}

This template is used for nominations on the Wikitravel:Destination of the Month candidates page.

Article status: star (must be guide or above). Time to feature: June-September would be best Nominated by: LtPowers 10:56, 8 September 2011 (EDT) Comment: This is one of my absolute favorite places because they have sideways fish that look like blended wing body airplanes. The island paradise of Nusa Lembongan is a world away from the hassle and hectic pace of much of Bali. Neither hawkers nor traffic mar the magnificent scenery; this is a fine place to just put your feet up and relax. Main activities include surfing, diving and snorkeling in the vivid aqua blue waters. (more...)

[edit] Print formatting

The following special templates are used by Wikitravel Press to control the appearance of printed text. They have no impact on the appearance of website and can be safely ignored.

{{index|...}} 

Add an entry to the index for this point

{{pagebreak}} 

Force a page break here

{{web|...}} 

Show this content only on the web, not in print

See Editor's Handbook: Preparing guides for print for details.

[edit] Graffiti wall

Similar to Wikitravel:Graffiti wall, you can use Template:Graffiti wall to play with a major edit to existing template before making it live for an existing (and widely used) template.

[edit] See also

• Using Mediawiki templates - Policies about template use and creation.
• Article templates - Guidelines about standard sections that should be included in Wikitravel articles.