Help:Templates

Templates are a class of special pages on the MediaWiki engine (on which War Thunder Wiki also works) whose contents can be displayed on any other page using only a short code to insert a template. In this case, the contents of the template will be displayed on another page only in the form in which it is recorded in the template itself.

You can read more about how templates work and are created on the MediaWiki engine in these articles:

• Wikipedia: Templates
• Wikipedia: Help:Template
• Wikipedia: Parser Functions
• MediaWiki: Help:Magic words

This article provides brief information and describes the features of the use of templates in the War Thunder Wiki.

Template navigation

All templates are categorized according to their purpose. The main category for templates is called Category:Templates , it contains general-purpose templates and subcategories with highly specialized templates.

Some main subcategories are:

• Category:Navigation — navigation templates and navigation tables created using them.
• Category:Design templates — the templates for which articles on aircraft, tanks, ships, their weapons, etc. are made out.
  • Category:Article messages — informational messages in articles created using the template Ambox.
  • Category:Userboxes — information boxes that users can place on their personal pages.
• Category:Documentation — Template documentation. It is designed using doc and docpage templates .

Applying templates

When using the code editor, templates are invoked as follows: {{Template name|(Parameters)}}

For example, typing {{Main|Help:Templates}} will produce:

When using the visual editor, go to the "Templates" section of the "Insert" menu, and select the desired template by name.

When using the visual editor, the parameters used in this template will be automatically suggested for some templates. In all other cases, help on using a particular template can be found on its documentation page.

Useful templates

Popular and useful templates implemented in the War Thunder Wiki:

• Template:Main — used to design links to more detailed articles;
• Template:Ge, Template:Sl, Template:Rp, Template:Wb — used to quickly specify currencies;
• Template:Sp-begin — designed to insert hidden text, used in combination with Template:Sp-end;
• Template:Youtube — allows you to embed a framed YouTube video;
• Template:Youtube-gallery — designed to insert a YouTube video gallery;
• Template:Notice — is needed to insert various kinds of warnings into articles;
• Template:Annotation — needed for small annotations;
• Template:Quote — used to highlight quotes in the text.

Automatic characteristics

To use automatically substituted data in articles, use the template {{Specs|<parameter 1>|<parameter 2>|...}} on the vehicle page.

List of parameters available for use (case does not matter):

For all types of vehicle

Parameter 1	Parameter 2	Parameter 3	Parameter 4	Description
name				Full name
pseudonym				Short name
article	en (by default)			Address of the article
	ru
image				URL of the picture of the vehicle (as in the card in-game)
icon				URL of the icon of the vehicle (as in the research tree)
type				Type of vehicle. Returns: 1 - aircraft 2 - tank 3 - ship 4 - helicopter
gift				Returns 1 if the vehicle is bundle or gift, 0 if not
premium				Returns 1 if the vehicle is premium, 0 if not
squadron				Returns 1 if the vehicle is squadron, 0 if not
country				The name of the country to which this vehicle belongs
manufacturer				Returns the code of the vehicle flag in the card if it differs from the flag of the nation in which the vehicle is located
class	Natural number <1...N>	<empty> (by default)		The name of the Nth class of the vehicle in order.
		code		In-game code of the Nth class of the vehicle in order.
rank	value			Tech tree rank in the form of Arabic numerals (4)
	<empty> (by default)			Tech tree rank in the form of Roman numerals (IV)
br	ab			Battle rating in Arcade mode
	rb (by default)			Battle rating in Realistic mode
	sb			Battle rating in Simulator mode
price	currency			Currency in which the vehicle is sold: S - Silver Lions Z - Golden Eagles NA - Not available for purchase
	value			The price of the vehicle in the form of a number without a separator (100000)
	<empty> (by default)			The price of the vehicle in the form of a number with a separator (100 000)
repair	ab	min	value	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Arcade mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Arcade mode in the form of a number with a separator
		max (by default)	value	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Arcade mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Arcade mode in the form of a number with a separator
	rb (by default)	min	value	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Realistic mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Realistic mode in the form of a number with a separator
		max (by default)	value	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Realistic mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Realistic mode in the form of a number with a separator
	sb	min	value	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Simulator mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The minimum cost of repairing the vehicle in Simulator mode in the form of a number with a separator
		max (by default)	value	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Simulator mode in the form of a number without a separator
			<empty> (by default)	The maximum cost of repairing the vehicle in Simulator mode in the form of a number with a separator
research	value			The cost of vehicle research in the form of a number without a separator
	<empty> (by default)			The cost of vehicle research in the form of a number with a separator
crew	basic	value		The cost of purchasing the basic crew qualification as a number without a separator
		<empty> (by default)		The cost of purchasing the basic crew qualification as a number with a separator
	experts	value		The cost of purchasing the expert crew qualification as a number without a separator
		<empty> (by default)		The cost of purchasing the expert crew qualification as a number with a separator
	aces	value		The cost of purchasing the aces crew qualification as a number without a separator
		<empty> (by default)		The cost of purchasing the aces crew qualification as a number with a separator
	aces_research	value		The cost of research in the RP aces crew qualification in the form of a number without a separator
		<empty> (by default)		The cost of research in the RP aces crew qualification in the form of a number with a separator
	count			Number of crew members
expmul				The coefficient of accrual of Research Points (not counting bonuses from premium status)
expsilver				The coefficient of accrual of Silver Lions (not counting bonuses from premium status)