Wowpedia:Templates

There are many, many templates in use in Wowpedia and these are only subset, hopefully representing the most commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.

The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted
Category:Templates should have all templates in the wiki, categorized.

Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency. See Help:Template for further information on using and creating templates.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{Horde Icon}}). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used.

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Article management tags[]

See also: Category:Article management tags

Accuracy[]

{{accuracy}} displays a banner requesting a fact check

{{accuracy-section}} for sections within articles

This section is flagged for a fact check!

Better name / Conjecture[]

{{bettername}} displays a banner flagging the article as probably needing a new name

Citations needed[]

{{Source needed}} displays a well-visible banner and places the article in Category:Articles needing citations
{{fact}} inserts a small link in the text and places the article in Category:Articles needing citations

Cleanup[]

Add to articles or sections that require editing attention. This will include them in Category:Articles to clean up.

Please try and add reasons - this will help editors to change what is wrong or add what is not there without having to ask the user who tagged the page.

Dead links[]

{{dead link}} can be placed inside references and after external links to indicate that the link is permanently non-functional. An optional argument can be used to pass the full url of an archived copy. If no url is passed, the page will be added to Category:Articles with dead external links. Before adding this template, consider searching for an archived copy of the linked page (such as through the Wayback Machine), or in the case of very unimportant external links, simply deleting them.

^{[dead link]}

^{[dead link - archived copy]}

Deletion templates[]

{{Delete}}, {{Speedydelete}}, {{Terminate}} etc. are used as part of the article deletion process. See delete, Terminate.

Disputed[]

{{Disputed}}

Game Masters[]

{{Game Masters}} displays a banner noting that the article is Game Masters restricted only

Merge[]

Add to articles that should be merged into one article. This will include them in Category:Merge candidates. Further elaboration on the articles' discussion pages would be helpful, such as suggesting which name both articles should be listed under.

Move[]

Add to articles that should be moved to another name (Category:Move candidates), in accordance with the Naming Policy. While many moves can be made immediately, if moving will be an involved process (as with a category) or there is debate as to what the article should be called, it is best to receive some feedback first.

Outdated[]

{{Outdated}} or the shorthand, {{ood}}

{{ood-section}} for sections within articles

This section contains information that is out-of-date.

Removed[]

{{Classic only}}, {{Removedfromgame}}, {{Removedfrombeta}}, or {{Removedfromptr}} where appropriate.
{{rfg-section}} and {{Classic only-section}} for sections within articles.

Split[]

Add to articles that should have sections split off into separate articles. This will include them in Category:Split candidates. Be sure to clarify on the article's discussion page which sections you think should be moved to a new article, and why.

Stubs[]

When a page has little or no useful information, then it is a stub.

Current stub templates

{{stub-section}} for sections within articles

Please add any available information to this section.

Talk pages[]

{{Talkheader|analysis=on}} (from {{Talkheader}})

This template can be added to an article's talk page where discussion about the issue in general is overwhelming editorial concerns regarding the article in particular. See Wowpedia:Talk page guidelines for more info.

Wikify[]

{{Wikify}}

General wiki templates[]

See also: Category:General wiki templates

Icons[]

Note that all these icons appear to the left of the text left edge. Use them only in indented sections (e.g. after a ":").

Category helpers[]

Use {{Server_US|<realm type>|<timezone>|<server>}} to easily categorize US servers. (timezone = Eastern, Central, Pacific, etc....) (server = article name minus Server:, helps alphabetize categories)

Use {{Server_EU|<realm type>|<language>|<server>}} to easily categorize EU servers. (language = English, French, German, etc....) (server = article name minus Server:, helps alphabetize categories)

Use {{correct2category|<article type>|<good-category>}} at the top of category pages that shouldn't be used to tell people what category they should be using.

Use {{bigcat}} at the bottom of very large (nearly or over 200 articles) categories:

	This is a very large category!
	To see more of it, click the links below for specific letters, or click the "Next" (or "Prev") links.
	* - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z 0-9 - a - b - c - d - e - f - g - h - i - j - k - l - m - n - o - p - q - r - s - t - u - v - w - x - y - z - ~

Note that {{catredirect|destination category}} is no longer required as of the MediaWiki 1.7 upgrade. You can now use regular #redirect [[:Category:destination category]] redirects. Old/deprecated categories should never be redirected per the category policy.

Clear below break before starting[]

You can use {{clear}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
You can also use {{clear|<left>}} or {{clear|<right>}} to clear only left or right floats

Line spacing[]

{{spc}} adds a moderate space between two paragraphs, or between items in a bullet list. The spacing is about 75% of a regular line height.

Columns[]

To easily put content in columns, use {{col-begin}}, {{col}}, and {{col-end}}.

For example

{{col-begin}}
{{col|3}}
First column
{{col|3}}
Second
{{col|3}}
Third
{{col-end}}

Yields

First column
Second
Third

Disambiguation[]

Use {{disambig}}, if a page has a chance of being confused with a page of a similar name but different content, a disambiguation page may be in order. See that page for more info on creating one and linking to it.
However, sometimes a disabiguation page is not appropriate, but a short note at the top may still be necessary. {{for}} can be useful for this situation.

{{for|the original 40-man raid introduced in [[Patch 1.11]]|Naxxramas (Classic)}}

For the original 40-man raid introduced in Patch 1.11, see Naxxramas (Classic).

Tables of Contents[]

Though discouraged (see Wowpedia:Manual of Style), you can float the table of contents of a page to the right with {{tocright}}

Tabs[]

If you want to make a nice looking tab to clearly indicate what to click, like Discussion, you can use the following:

{{articletab}} – Page
{{categorytab}} – Category
{{discussiontab}} – Discussion
{{edittab}} – Edit
{{helptab}} – Help page
{{historytab}} – History
{{projectpagetab}} – Project page
{{specialpagetab}} – Special page
{{templatetab}} – Template
{{userpagetab}} – User page
{{viewsourcetab}} – View source

Template links[]

Make example template code for templates with a link to them:

Simple template (i.e. {{t|<template>}})

Example, Example/Begin, Example/End[]

{{Example|}} can be used for very small examples, but often you will want to pull in substantial pieces of other pages or templates, in which case you can use {{Example/Begin}} LOTS of text, probably multiline {{Example/End}}:

LOTS of text, probably multiline

Page actions[]

{{edit|<pagename>}} can be used to create a link for editing a page, e.g. {{edit|Wowpedia:Templates}} creates [edit].

{{purge|<your text>}} creates a link that purges the cache of a page, i.e. forces a reload of all pulled-in templates. Sensible texts would be e.g. purge page cache, update subpages, refresh templates.

Smileys[]

{{=)}}
{{=D}}
{{=P}}
{{awesome}}
{{argh}}
{{neckbeard}}
{{psyduck}}
{{sparta}}

World of Warcraft templates[]

See also: Category:WoW utility templates

Money[]

Multiple ways to do money exist, but only a few are practical, and here they are:

123 45 67 {{cost|<123>|<45>|<67>}}
123 67 {{cost|<123>|<67>}}
25 50 {{cost|<g=25>|<s=50>}}
35 10 {{cost|<s=35>|<c=10>}}
10 48 32 {{cost|<g=10>|<s=48>|<c=32>}}
100 {{cost|ea=100}}

Currency[]

Similar to money, there are now many other types of currencies in WoW, where you exchange items as a currency for another item. For example:

1 {{costitem|<1>|<Alterac Valley Mark of Honor>}}
1 {{costitem|<1>|<Breastplate of the Wayward Conqueror>}}

Footers[]

See also: Category:Navigation templates

These templates take one parameter "class" which should be replaced by the class name; "Mage", "Warrior" etc. This is used to create links back to class-specific pages.

{{Classfooter|<class>}}

WoW icons[]

See also: Category:WoW icon templates

{{Race|<race>|<options or alternate text>}} is a shortcut for the ten playable races in the form of Human
{{class|<class>|<options or alternate text>}} is a shortcut for the ten playable classes in the form of Mage
{{RaceIcon|<Race>|<Gender>|<Large/Small>}} for all gender/race icons (both in large and small sizes).
{{ClassIcon|<Class>|<Size>}} for all class icons (both in large and small sizes).
{{ProfIcon|<Profession>}} for all profession icons.
{{FactionIcon|<Faction>|<Size>}} for faction icons. (See below)
Alliance icons:
- {{Alliance}} --
- {{Alliance Icon}} --
- {{FactionIcon|<Alliance>|<Large / Small>}} -- /
Horde icons:
- {{Horde}} --
- {{Horde Icon}} --
- {{FactionIcon|<Horde>|<Large / Small>}} -- /
Neutral icons:
- {{Neutral}} --
- {{Neutral Icon}} --
- {{FactionIcon|<Neutral>|<Large / Small>}} -- /
Combat icons:
- {{Combat}} --
- {{FactionIcon|<Combat>|<Large / Small>}} -- /

Blizzard:
- {{Blizz}}

Wow Armory icons[]

{{SpecIcon|<Spec Name>|<Class Name>}} can be used to display spec icons
Realm RoundIcon

Article types[]

See also: Category:Article type templates

Miscellaneous[]

{{Testpatch|<See Patch 2.4.>}} produces:

This article contains information based on the test realms and may change dramatically before the patch is finalised.
See Patch 2.4.

(If you've created a new page, use {{Stub/PTR}} instead)

{{Speculation}} produces:

This article or section includes speculation, observations or opinions possibly supported by lore or by Blizzard officials. It should not be taken as representing official lore.

{{Silly}} produces:

This is a silly article.
The content of this article is not part of official Warcraft lore, but has nevertheless become part of the World of Warcraft culture or community.

{{Guild}} produces:

This article is a guild information page.

The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only. Guild pages must comply with the personal article policy.

Page last modified: 2023-05-23

{{GOG}} produces:

This article is a a group of guilds information page

The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only. Guild pages must comply with the personal article policy.

{{PC}} produces:

This article is a player character biography page

The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only.
Please make sure player character articles are named properly - see the player character articles policy.

{{Player}} produces:

This article is a player information page

The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official World of Warcraft history or occurrences which are accurate for all realms. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and applied for roleplaying, fictional, speculative, or opinions from a limited playerbase only. Please make sure player character articles are in user namespaces - see the personal article policy.

{{Fanfic}} produces:

This article is fan fiction.
The contents herein are entirely player made and in no way represent official Warcraft lore or history. The characters and events listed are of an independent nature and are applied for roleplaying purposes only.

World of Warcraft[]

{{Wow-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to the original World of Warcraft.

{{Wow-inline}} produces:

{{Bc-section}} (used for article sections relating to TBC)

This section concerns content related to The Burning Crusade.

{{Bc-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to TBC)

{{Wotlk-section}} (used for article sections relating to WotLK)

This section concerns content related to Wrath of the Lich King.

{{Wotlk-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to WotLK)

{{Cataclysm-section}} (used for article sections relating to Cataclysm)

This section concerns content related to Cataclysm.

{{Cata-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Cataclysm)

{{C-inline}} (used for minor info/navboxes relating to Cataclysm)

{{Mop-section}} (used for article sections relating to Mists of Pandaria)

This section concerns content related to Mists of Pandaria.

{{Mop-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Mists of Pandaria)

{{Wod-section}} (used for article sections relating to Warlords of Draenor)

This section concerns content related to Warlords of Draenor.

{{Wod-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Warlords of Draenor)

{{Legion-section}} (used for article sections relating to Legion)

This section concerns content related to Legion.

{{Legion-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Legion)

{{Bfa-section}} (used for article sections relating to Battle for Azeroth)

This section concerns content related to Battle for Azeroth.

{{Bfa-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Battle for Azeroth)

{{Sl-section}} (used for article sections relating to Shadowlands)

This section concerns content related to Shadowlands.

{{Sl-inline}} (used for minor articles/article sections relating to Shadowlands)

Warcraft RTS Games[]

{{RTS}} produces:

This article or section contains lore taken from the Warcraft strategy games or their expansions, but also possibly including lore from their manuals and official bonus maps.

{{RTS-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft real time strategy games.

{{Warcraft III Reforged}} produces:

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reforged and its associated content.

{{WC3R-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reforged.

{{WC3R-inline}} produces:

{{Warcraft III}} produces:

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

{{WC3-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos or its expansion The Frozen Throne.

{{WC3-inline}} produces:
{{WC3FT-inline}} produces:

{{Warcraft II}} produces:

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, the manuals, and/or official bonus maps.

{{WC2-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness or its expansion Beyond the Dark Portal.

{{WC2-inline}} produces:

{{Warcraft I}} produces:

This article contains lore or information taken from Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and/or its manual.

{{WC1-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans.

{{WC1-inline}} produces:

Publications[]

{{Novel}} produces:

This article contains lore taken from Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

{{Novel-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft novels, novellas, or short stories.

{{Novel-inline}} produces:

{{comic}} produces:

This article contains lore taken from the Warcraft manga or comics.

{{Comic-section}} produces:

This section concerns content related to the Warcraft manga or comics.

{{Comic-inline}} produces:

{{RPG}} produces:

This article contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

{{RPG-section}} produces:

This section contains information from the Warcraft RPG which is considered non-canon.

{{RPG-inline}} produces:

{{TCG}} produces:

This article contains information from the Trading Card Game which is considered non-canon.

{{TCG-section}} produces:

This section contains information from the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game and is considered non-canon.

{{TCG-inline}} produces:

Blizzard[]

Forum links[]

Use {{blizzforumlink|<topicid>|<sid>|<subject>|<datetime>|<author>}} to get a link like:
0. New Forums Opened!- 1/08/07 | 2007-08-01 20:53 by Nethaera

Assumes a base URL of http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html.
Use {{blizzforumlink|<archiveurl>|<subject>|<datetime>|<author>}} to link with a forum archiver:
Recent In-Game Fixes - 6/4/09 | 2009-06-09 00:00 by Crygil
Use {{blizzEUforumlink|<topicid>|<sid>|<subject>|<datetime>|<author>}} to get a link like:
0. Welcome to the new forums! | 2006-08-24 16:30 by Thundgot

Assumes a base URL of http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html.

Blizzard text colors[]

Use {{text|<blizz>|<text>}} or class="blizztext" for coloring official Blizzard Entertainment text
Wikicode example: {{t|text|blizz|All your CC trinkets will be nerfed against level 60 in 2.0.3, but that's how it was supposed to work.}}

Wikicode example: All your CC trinkets will be nerfed against level 60 in 2.0.3, but that's how it was supposed to work.

i.e. All your CC trinkets will be nerfed against level 60 in 2.0.3, but that's how it was supposed to work.
For those using Monaco skin, use class="blizzlink" for coloring official Blizzard Entertainment links (in posts, announcements, press releases etc.).
Wikicode example: Visit the official community site: [http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/]

i.e. Visit the official community site: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/

Patch notes and hotfixes[]

Use {{Patch|<note>|<comment>}} to add patch note information to an article
Wikicode example: {{{{patch 3.1.0|note=Exorcism: Now can be used on any target and has a 100% chance to be a critical strike when used on Undead and Demons.|comment=This is to ensure that paladins do not see a drop in their dps when progressing from [[Naxxramas]] (which is full of undead) to [[Ulduar]] and beyond (not as much undead). Due to this change, [[Glyph of Exorcism]] was changed to 20% bonus damage.}}

i.e. Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Exorcism: Now can be used on any target and has a 100% chance to be a critical strike when used on Undead and Demons.

This is to ensure that paladins do not see a drop in their dps when progressing from Naxxramas (which is full of undead) to Ulduar and beyond (not as much undead). Due to this change, [Glyph of Exorcism] was changed to 20% bonus damage.
Use {{Hotfix|<date>|<bluenote>|<link>}} to add hotfix information to an article
Wikicode example: {{Hotfix|date=2009-05-19|bluenote=Some of the trash mob packs have been removed in the areas leading to [[Ignis the Furnace Master]] and [[Freya]].|link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=16474158165&sid=1}}

i.e. Hotfix (2009-05-19): Some of the trash mob packs have been removed in the areas leading to Ignis the Furnace Master and Freya.

Quality colors[]

The following templates change the color of the links. In case there is such a concern, note that each link, when moused over, has the underline in the typical link color. For instance, if a link does not exist, the underline is red; if it does exist, the underline is blue.

NOTE: Color for Artifact items used to be red and is currently undecided by Blizzard as there are no items of this type in-game yet, however GetItemQualityColor API function currently returns 0.90196..., 0.8, 0.50196..., "|cffe6cc80" (shown in that color) for quality=6 (Artifact), which gives some idea. Legendary items are said to have "(Color Undecided)" according to Item Basics at www.wow-europe.com, but have been seen in-game.

For simple quality links for use in other templates, use the following format:

the template name indicates the item has a quality
the first argument is the quality of a given item
the second argument is the name of a given item's article

Example Result

{{Quality|<WoW Token>|<token>}} token

{{Quality|<Heirloom>|<heirloom>}} heirloom

{{Quality|<Artifact>|<artifact>}} artifact

{{Quality|<Legendary>|<legendary>}} legendary

{{Quality|<Epic>|<epic>}} epic

{{Quality|<Rare>|<rare>}} rare

{{Quality|<Uncommon>|<uncommon>}} uncommon

{{Quality|<Common (quality)>|<common>}} common

{{Quality|<Poor>|<poor>}} poor

Simple color replacement templates deprecated using styling in MediaWiki:Common.css:

Class Color Code

qc-token WoW Token WoW Token

qc-heirloom Heirloom Heirloom

qc-artifact Artifact Artifact

qc-legendary Legendary Legendary

qc-epic Epic Epic

qc-rare Rare Rare

qc-uncommon Uncommon Uncommon

qc-common Common Common

qc-poor Poor Poor

Reputation colors[]

The {{reputation|<rep level>|<link page>|<alt text>}} template changes the color of text based on the reputation selected.

Example Result

{{reputation|exalted}} exalted

{{reputation|revered}} revered

{{reputation|honored}} honored

{{reputation|friendly}} friendly

{{reputation|neutral}} neutral

{{reputation|unfriendly}} unfriendly

{{reputation|hostile}} hostile

{{reputation|hated}} hated

You can also color custom text as well. For example: {{reputation|hated|very hated}} results in very hated.

Colored text[]

You can also easily color inline text with {{text}}. This template comes preloaded with some common colors - "emote", "say", "yell", "whisper", and "blizz" but many other colors can be supplied as well.

For example: {{Text|whisper|An Unknown Voice whispers: Tell yourself again that these are not truly your friends.}} results in

An Unknown Voice whispers: Tell yourself again that these are not truly your friends.

Item links[]

By default, linking an item will provide its icon and quality color, surrounded by brackets. To make a plain item link, type : after the [[.

Example Result

[[Azuresong Mageblade]] [Azuresong Mageblade]

[[:Azuresong Mageblade]] Azuresong Mageblade

Ability links[]

By default, linking an ability will provide its icon and be surrounded by brackets with a spell color. To make a plain ability link, type : after the [[.

Example Result

[[Frostfire Bolt]] [Frostfire Bolt]

[[:Frostfire Bolt]] Frostfire Bolt

User-related templates[]

See List of user templates or Category:User templates.

This user has a strong interest in articles on lore.

This user plays as a Miner / Blacksmith.

This user plays as a Shaman.

This user plays as a dwarf.

Example	Result
{{Quality\|<WoW Token>\|<token>}}	token
{{Quality\|<Heirloom>\|<heirloom>}}	heirloom
{{Quality\|<Artifact>\|<artifact>}}	artifact
{{Quality\|<Legendary>\|<legendary>}}	legendary
{{Quality\|<Epic>\|<epic>}}	epic
{{Quality\|<Rare>\|<rare>}}	rare
{{Quality\|<Uncommon>\|<uncommon>}}	uncommon
{{Quality\|<Common (quality)>\|<common>}}	common
{{Quality\|<Poor>\|<poor>}}	poor

Class	Color	Code
qc-token	WoW Token	<span class="qc-token">WoW Token</span>
qc-heirloom	Heirloom	<span class="qc-heirloom">Heirloom</span>
qc-artifact	Artifact	<span class="qc-artifact">Artifact</span>
qc-legendary	Legendary	<span class="qc-legendary">Legendary</span>
qc-epic	Epic	<span class="qc-epic">Epic</span>
qc-rare	Rare	<span class="qc-rare">Rare</span>
qc-uncommon	Uncommon	<span class="qc-uncommon">Uncommon</span>
qc-common	Common	<span class="qc-common">Common</span>
qc-poor	Poor	<span class="qc-poor">Poor</span>

Example	Result
`{{reputation\|exalted}}`	exalted
`{{reputation\|revered}}`	revered
`{{reputation\|honored}}`	honored
`{{reputation\|friendly}}`	friendly
`{{reputation\|neutral}}`	neutral
`{{reputation\|unfriendly}}`	unfriendly
`{{reputation\|hostile}}`	hostile
`{{reputation\|hated}}`	hated

Example	Result
`[[Azuresong Mageblade]]`	[Azuresong Mageblade]
`[[:Azuresong Mageblade]]`	Azuresong Mageblade

Example	Result
`[[Frostfire Bolt]]`	[Frostfire Bolt]
`[[:Frostfire Bolt]]`	Frostfire Bolt

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