VideoLAN Wiki:List of templates
Contents
Formatting
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Clear}} | If there are elements (eg wikipedia box) to the left or right of the page, this will place text under those, rather than beside it. |
| {{Lowercase}} | If the initial letter of article title should be lowercase (e.g. libdvbpsi) add this to the top of the article. |
| {{Anchoring space}} | Adds space for anchoring along with the associated message "This space is left blank to make anchoring work correctly". |
Interwiki links
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Mmwiki}} | Box to Multimedia Wiki |
| {{Website}} | Box to official website |
| {{Wikipedia}} | Box to Wikipedia: |
| {{Xiph}} | Box to Xiph Wiki |
| {{Open}} | Marks free open source projects |
Links to VLC project
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Doc}} | Link to documentation |
| {{Faqlink}} | Link to FAQs |
| {{Forum}} | Link to forum thread |
| {{File}} | Link to source code |
| {{VLCSourceFile}} | Same as {{File}} but does not add a leading bullet |
Maintenance
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Check}} | Adds [Please check] and adds to Category:Pages to check |
| {{Delete}} | Places a page in Category:Delete for deletion. |
| {{Historical}} | Tags obsolete pages as being for historical purposes only. |
| {{Merge}} | Request for a page merge. |
| {{Stub}} | Is a stub. Adds to Category:Stubs |
Page type banners
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Documentation}} | Marks as being from the official documentation |
| {{Howto}} | Marks as part of the how to pages |
| {{Mux}} | Marks as a container. |
| {{Codec audio}} | Marks as an audio codec. |
| {{Codec video}} | Marks as a video codec. |
| {{Protocol}} | Marks as an access module (http, cdda, etc). |
| {{Top box}} | A box with a square and a bit for text, used for {{mux}}, etc. |
| {{example code}} | Page is example code |
Yes and no
- Test status
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Yes}} | Yes |
| {{No}} | No |
| {{Ok}} | Ok / Upgradable |
| {{Partial}} | Partial |
| {{Middle}} | Middle |
| {{Untested}} | untested ??? |
| {{Up-to-date}} | Up-to-date |
- Needed
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Needed}} | X |
| {{UnNeeded}} | - |
Modules
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Module}} | Module info box |
| {{Option}} | Module option |
Other
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| {{Navbox}} | The classic navigational box used to create navigational aids in the wiki. |
| {{Compat}} | Asks for compatibility information, e.g. for hardware. |
| {{Tl}} | For templates, does the groovy {{tl}} thing. |
| {{Unsupported}} | Not compatible box |
| {{VLC}} | Expands to VLC media player. |
| {{VLC icon}} | Expands to the VLC icon  .
|
| {{VLC:latest version}} | Expands to VLC latest version. Currently 3.0.12 |
| {{Checkmark}} | Expands to a checkmark 
|
| {{Done}} | Expands to the text Done
|
| {{%}} | Expands to % for use at the start of console stuff |
| {{!}} | Expands to to the vertical bar for use inside templates |
| {{GPL}} | GPL notice ("Permission is granted to...") |
| {{CVE}} | Link to a CVE. |
| {{US-CERT}} | Link to a US-CERT Vulnerability Notice. |
| {{VideoLAN-SA}} | Link to a VideoLAN Security Advisory. |
