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When To Use a Template

Basic

A page that uses the Basic template is the home page for the Evergreen Helpwiki

Below is the syntax for the basic template that you can copy and paste into your page.

__NOTOC__
{{Basic
|lead=
Lead text / brief overview of the page content. 
|content=
===Page Content===
====Task heading (optional)====
#
#
#
#
}}

• The basic template can be utilized on pages that you want to keep relativly unformatted
• The template includes formatting for imputing a block of content but does not include formatting for adding a sidebar or more than one section for content.
• If you want to add additional styling to the page see Help:Templates- MediaWiki or Help:Magic words - Media Wiki
• Link to the basic layout page/example

Two Column/Sidebar

A page that uses the Two Column or Sidebar template is the I forgot my Username or Password page

Below is the syntax for the TwoColumn or Sidebar template that you can copy and paste into your page.

__NOTOC__
{{TwoColumn|lead= 
Succinct description of what this page is about. Could be two lines but shorter is better.
|content=
===Page Content===
====Task heading (optional)====
#
#
#
#
|sidebar=
====Sidebar information====
*Links to related content
----
{{GetHelp}}
}}

• Two Column is the official name of the template that is used within the syntax, but it is also refered to as sidebar becuase it is preformated to include a sidebar
• Link to the Two Column/Sidebar layout page/example
• This is the most commonly used template within the Evergreen Helpwiki

Landing

A page that uses the Landing template is the Accessibility Help page

Below is the syntax for the landing page template that you can copy and paste into your page.

<pre>
__NOTOC__
{{Landing
|lead=
Lead text or brief overview of the page content. 
|content=
Page content that falls under the main page, and not in a subcolumn.
|col1=
====Bulletted items under column 1====
*
*
*
|col2=
====Bulletted items under column 2==== 
*
*
*
|sidebar=
====Sidebar information====
*Links to related content
----
{{GetHelp}}
}}

• Link to the Landing layout page/example
• Use the landing page template when creating a hub to list pages that are related
• You can Include the 3 Box or 2 Box template to add further structure to your landing page