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<p>Localise template catalogue and editorial guidance for the independent wiki</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&#039;&#039;&#039;Substitution&#039;&#039;&#039; provides local editorial guidance for the independent Elite Dangerous Wiki. Apply it alongside [[Project:Community standards|community standards]] and [[Project:Policies|existing local policies]].<br /> <br /> == Transclusion and substitution ==<br /> Ordinary template use, such as &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{Template name}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;, transcludes the current template when the page is rendered. &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:Template name}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; saves expanded wikitext into the edited page instead. Later template changes generally will not update that saved expansion.<br /> <br /> == Choose deliberately ==<br /> Follow the local template&#039;s documentation. Some user-talk messages are intended for substitution, while navigation and infoboxes usually need transclusion. Do not substitute a template just because an imported example says to do so. Check dates, signatures and any nested templates before saving.<br /> <br /> == Preview ==<br /> Test unfamiliar templates in a sandbox. Substitution can produce a large amount of wikitext and unexpected categories or links. Do not substitute templates into many pages without checking the result. See [[Project:Template documentation]].<br /> <br /> [[Project:Editorial guidance|Editorial guidance directory]]</div>

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