Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Templates

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Below is a list of templates that are used on Lexicanum to help standardize articles and make editing easier. For more information on the style of formatting used on Lexicanum, see Getting Started, General Article Structure.

For a list of retired templates, see Template Graveyard.

Lexicanum

• Actor - Marks a performer (audiobook and audiodrama performers, etc.) and puts the article in the category "Roles by (referenced actor)".

• Attention - Use this template to notify miscellaneous article problems, and state their nature in the Problem parameter: {{Attention|Problem}}

This article requires some attention. Template:Problem You can help Lexicanum by fixing it.

• Archive - Eases links to web.archive adresses.

• Auth - Marks an author. Links to Someone's wiki page and puts the article in the category "Works by Someone".

• Black Library - Eases links to the Black Library's website. See discussion on the template page.

• Cite this - Marks the need for a source in the text of the article.

• Citation Issues - Marks article with citation issues : {{CI}}

This article contains text passages or images with citation issues. The concerned content is marked with "Citation issue" tags. Please help to improve this article by fixing those issues as described in the corresponding Help article. Do also note that it is absolutely forbidden to add new information or content to these marked passages as long as the pre-existing citation issues have not been completely resolved.

• Endnote - The infamous endnote. To be used in conjunction with footnotes.

• Footnote - The infamous footnote. Te be used in conjunction with endnotes.

• • Citation Mark Starts - Marks the beginning of a citation issue on an article : {{CMS}}

• • Citation Mark Ends - Marks the end of a citation issue on an article : {{CME}}

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• Cite - Obsolete way to mark an article with citation issues. To be replaced by Citation Issues.

• Deletion - Template to mark articles for deletion: {{Delete}}

Attention adept of the Lexicanum! This article has been nominated for deletion. You can discuss this nomination here!

• Disambiguation - Template to explain that a particular article is being used to disambiguate between two or more possible meanings (for example, Leman Russ): {{disambig}}

This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.

• Help - For help pages: {{Help}}

Helpful articles

• Heretic Tomes - Articles including content from Heretic Tomes-branded Black Library products.

• Template:Missing map - articles that should be improved by adding a map

• Template:Purge - adds a purge button that reloads the page and clears the server cache, forcing the page to be completely rendered "from scratch". Useful on often-edited pages and pages featuring a lot of transclusion.

• Quarantine - Template to mark articles which have had text and/or images put under quarantine due to insufficient citation.

• • Quarantine Start - Template to mark the beginning of the quarantine section on a discussion page.

• • Quarantine End - Template to mark the end of the quarantine section on a discussion page.

• Trivia - Marks a trivia section with no in-universe and/or inspirations, allusions, references. For information regarding its use, see Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum:Trivia.

• Work in Progress - Articles that are created or revised: {{WIP}}

Attention Adept of the LEXICANUM! This article is being created or revised. Please consider this before you edit this text!

Images

• Copyright - Generic copyright block. To be added to images if not present : {{Copyright}}

40k, Adeptus Astartes, Battlefleet Gothic, Black Flame, Black Library, the Black Library logo, BL Publishing, Blood Angels, Bloodquest, Blood Bowl, the Blood Bowl logo, The Blood Bowl Spike Device, Cadian, Catachan, Chaos, the Chaos device, the Chaos logo, Citadel, Citadel Device, Cityfight, City of the Damned, Codex, Daemonhunters, Dark Angels, Darkblade, Dark Eldar, Dark Future, Dawn of War, the Double-Headed/Imperial Eagle device, 'Eavy Metal, Eldar, Eldar symbol devices, Epic, Eye of Terror, Fanatic, the Fanatic logo, the Fanatic II logo, Fire Warrior, the Fire Warrior logo, Forge World, Games Workshop, Games Workshop logo, Genestealer, Golden Demon, Gorkamorka, Great Unclean One, GW, GWI, the GWI logo, the Hammer of Sigmar logo, Horned Rat logo, Inferno, Inquisitor, the Inquisitor logo, the Inquisitor device, Inquisitor:Conspiracies, Keeper of Secrets, Khemri, Khorne, the Khorne logo, Kroot, Lord of Change, Marauder, Mordheim, the Mordheim logo, Necromunda, Necromunda stencil logo, Necromunda Plate logo, Necron, Nurgle, the Nurgle logo, Ork, Ork skull devices, Sisters of Battle, Skaven, the Skaven symbol devices, Slaanesh, the Slaanesh logo, Space Hulk, Space Marine, Space Marine chapters, Space Marine chapter logos, Talisman, Tau, the Tau caste designations, Tomb Kings, Trio of Warriors, Twin Tailed Comet Logo, Tyranid, Tyrannid, Tzeentch, the Tzeentch logo, Ultramarines, Warhammer, Warhammer Historical, Warhammer Online, Warhammer 40k Device, Warhammer World logo, Warmaster, White Dwarf, the White Dwarf logo, and all associated marks, names, races, race insignia, characters, vehicles, locations, units, illustrations and images from the Blood Bowl game, the Warhammer world, the Talisman world, and the Warhammer 40,000 universe are either ®, TM and/or © Copyright Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2024, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. Used without permission. No challenge to their status intended. All Rights Reserved to their respective owners.

• Gallery - Gallery-making template. Can accommodate varying shapes, sizes, widths, etc.

• Image Summary Needed - If there is no summary/description of the image : {{ImSum}}

Attention adept of the Lexicanum! This Image needs a summary or it needs to be improved! Please add one for clarity on the image.

Layout

• Character List Bar

• Clear

• Collapsible

• Collapsible toggle

• Column-lists - Template to aid the creation of X columns across a page (recommended maximum :3)

• Template:Nowrap - Prevents line-breaking.

• Quote

• QuoteBox

• Refpoint - allows for a valid link of Template:Refpoint#Value directing towards this: Value's line.

• Template:Tl - Created a template link between braces. Used in documentation.

Templates used for linking and navigating related articles.

• Hatnote - Generic note box with an extra cool drone picture. Lacks documentation.

• Mbox - Generic customizable text box.

• Portal Badge Link - ???

• Portal Link Box - Generic portal link box, similar to Faction Portals.

• Warning Message - Generic warning block, similar to {{Cite}}.

Page-specific templates

• Template:Dont Delete This Line (Immaterium) - Intro block for the Immaterium training grounds.

Faction Portals

These templates add a faction logo and link to the faction portal in question. As an example:

Chaos Portal

• Chaos: {{ChaosPortal}}

• Dark Eldar: {{DarkEldarPortal}}

• Eldar: {{EldarPortal}}

• Necrons: {{NecronsPortal}}

• Orks: {{OrksPortal}}

• Tau: {{TauPortal}}

• Tyranids: {{TyranidsPortal}}

• Adeptus Mechanicus: {{AdeptusMechanicusPortal}}

• Imperial Guard: {{ImperialGuardPortal}}

• Inquisition: {{InquisitionPortal}}

• Ordo Hereticus: {{OrdoHereticusPortal}}

• Ordo Malleus: {{OrdoMalleusPortal}}

• Ordo Xenos: {{OrdoXenosPortal}}

• Space Marines: {{SpaceMarinesPortal}}

• Black Templars: {{BlackTemplarsPortal}}

• Blood Angels: {{BloodAngelsPortal}}

• Dark Angels: {{DarkAngelsPortal}}

• Imperial Fists: {{ImperialFistsPortal}}

• Iron Hands: {{IronHandsPortal}}

• Raven Guard: {{RavenGuardPortal}}

• Salamanders: {{SalamandersPortal}}

• Space Wolves: {{SpaceWolvesPortal}}

• Ultramarines: {{UltramarinesPortal}}

• White Scars: {{WhiteScarsPortal}}

Lore

• Planets: {{Planets}}

Map	Basic Data		Planetary Image
	Name:	{{{Name}}}
	Segmentum:
	Sector:
	Subsector:
	System:
	Population:
	Affiliation:
	Class:
	Tithe Grade:

• Deities: {{Deities}}
  

Space Marines

• Loyal Founding Chapters - See Template:Loyal Founding Chapters/doc
• Loyalist Chapters - See Template:Loyalist Chapters/doc
• Traitor Founding Legions - See Template:Traitor Founding Legions/doc
• Chaos Space Marine Warbands

Imperial

• Imperial Vehicles
• Imperial Aircraft
• Large Regiments - Larger regiments, such as the Catachan Jungle Fighters
• Small Regiments - Actual armies such as the Catachan 4th

Xenos

Eldar

• Craftworlds

Magazines

• Magazine - For a specific issue of a magazine, such as White Dwarf or Citadel Journal.

Country-specific content templates

For country-specific information. As an example:

This article is based on information Games Workshop UK created on their own behalf and may conflict with more general background material.

To be phased out and replaced by the more versatile GW template.

• Games Workshop Australia-New Zealand: {{GW-AU}}
• Games Workshop Canada: {{GW-CA}}
• Games Workshop France: {{GW-FR}}
• Games Workshop Germany: {{GW-GE}}
• Games Workshop Italy: {{GW-IT}}
• Games Workshop Spain: {{GW-SP}}
• Games Workshop United Kingdom: {{GW-UK}}
• Games Workshop United States: {{GW-US}}

Miniatures

• MiniaturesCatalogue - Miniatures articles should be made to this template.