On the Malls & Retail Wiki, there are several different templates which are used across many different pages. These range from notices, info boxes, nav boxes, and more. This page showcases all of the major templates, how to make them, what they're used for, and how to use them.
Notices
Template:Delete
This template is used when you want a page to be deleted. It should be placed at the top of the page so It's easy to see. Before using this template, make sure that there's a good reason for deletion. Examples include: A page that isn't related to Malls or Retail, a page that is completely blank with no content, a page that's nonsense or gibberish. After you add this template to a page, you can let an Admin know that you want the page deleted.
Template:Stub
This template is used for a page that's a "Stub." A stub is a page that includes very little info, and usually no pictures, and little to no categories. This page can be placed ether towards the bottom or top of the page.
Template:Disambig
The disambiguation template is used for disambiguation pages, which are a special type of page on the wiki. They're used when there's multiple pages with the same name. For example Heritage Mall (Albany, OR) and Heritage Mall (Edmonton, AB). This page can be placed at the bottom or top of the page. Also, make sure to mark the page as a disambiguation within the page options.
Information
Template:Retail Store, Restaurant, Shopping mall, etc...
All of these templates are called info boxes. These templates show info about the Mall/Retailer. These templates are placed towards the top right of the page. Depending on the type of page, there are different info boxes, for a full list of info boxes on the wiki, see Here.
Template:Primary Page
This template is one of the most commonly used templates on the wiki. It's a dropdown box which shows all of the subpages of a main page. For example, Walmart has 4 subpages: Walmart/Decor Guide, Walmart/Locations, Walmart/Relocations, and Walmart/Services. All of these subpages can be easily accessed from this template. The Primary Page template should always be placed at the very top of the page.
This page is the main page for this topic. For other related pages & articles, see:
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Template:Main
This template is similar to the last one, it's also mainly used for subpages. However, this template can be used anywhere on the page.
- Main article: Malls and Retail Wiki:Rules
The Navigation Box template is a dropdown menu used to navigate to other pages which are related. This template is placed at the very bottom of the page.
The Kroger Company
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Current Subsidiaries Kroger | Dillion's | Food 4 Less | Fred Meyer | Fry's Food & Drug | Harris Teeter | King Soopers | Mariano's | Quality Food Centers (QFC) | Ralph's | Roundy's | Jay C | Smith's Former Subsidiaries
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To make your own Navbox on the wiki, make a page called "Template:Page Name Here" and make sure your in the Source Editor. Then, you can copy this code into the page:
{{Navbox|Navbox Name Here|
|header=[[Navbox Name Here|<font color=white>Navbox Name Here</font>]]
|body=
'''First Section'''<br>
[[Page #1]] {{!}} [[Page #2]]
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'''Second Section'''<br>
[[Page #1]] {{!}} [[Page #2]]
</small>
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[[File:Exampleimage.jpg|center|150px|link=Put the page name for the main page here, for example, Kroger]]
}}
Here is the basic template for a navbox on the wiki. Put the name of the Navbox where it says "Navbox Name Here." For the main body, replace "First Section" and "Second Section" with the section names, if you want to make more sections, just copy that section line and separate it with four dashes as shown in the code above. Replace Page #1 and the other links with your own links. Make sure your links are separated with the styled brackets with the exclamation mark in the middle, this willl separate the links on the navobox. At the bottom line, replace "Exampleimage.jpg" with your own image, and in "Link=" put the main page name for the navbox.
Template:Chronology
This template is usually used when a company is merged or bought out by another company. For example, Kaufmann's being bought out by Macy's. This page is usually used towards the bottom of the page.
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