Template:Autotranslate/doc

This template is used to show a template in the users interface language.

How to convert a template
Before you apply this template, first you have to prepare the template.

Pick a template
&mdash;See for example Template:Cc-by-1.0 before changes.

First you have to pick a template to autotranslate.

In this documentation, we will name our "selected template" as:
 * See Template i18n for a list of templates needing translation or translated.

Create a layout template
&mdash;See for example Template:Cc-by-1.0/layout.

You must create a layout template, named, to contain the layout of all language versions of the template.

This template should not add any categories when transcluded.

In this page, you must add the code that will make the template to recognise automaticly the translations when available:

Convert existing language versions
&mdash;See for example Template:Cc-by-1.0/en.

All versions must be subpages of, and his name must use the appropriate prefix, as used on Wikipedia when adding a new language –ISO 639 language code–. Posibilities are listed here. For example, Spanish subpage must be named Usually the English language link to the main template – –. That is incorrect, point it to the  subpage.

Each language version of the template should be checked and converted to use the layout template – –. Start with the English language version and compare it to the current template.

Note that everything that is not supposed to be included together with the template, like  or , must be inside a   tag.

Here is the sintaxis you must use for, where   is one of this.

Create a documentation page
&mdash;See for example Template:Cc-by-1.0/doc.

Create a documentation page at. This documentation page should include some code for creating language versions of the template.

Convert the main template
&mdash;See for example Template:Cc-by-1.0.

The last step is to enable the template. Be sure to check everything before you enable the template. You can cause a really big mess! To enable the template, put this code in the template – –.

Protect templates
The main template page is probably already protected. You should probably also protect  and.

Code snippet
To use this template, include the following code: 