Help:XML-style tags

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XML-style tags

XML-style tags use the syntax <tag name>contents</tag name>. XML-style tags are frequently used by MediaWiki extensions; see Extending wiki markup for details on adding new tags.

Default

The following tags are available in a default MediaWiki installation.

  • parsing is the conversion of text markup and XHTML to formatting and structure like templates, links, formatting, line breaks, et cetera. Two tags affect parsing:
    • nowiki disables parsing of all wiki syntax. For example, "<nowiki>'''[[{{tc}}]]'''</nowiki>" gives "'''[[{{tc}}]]'''".
    • pre mimics nowiki above in a formatted box, and preserves new lines. For example, "<pre>'''[[{{tc}}]]'''</pre>" outputs as:
      '''[[{{tc}}]]'''
  • transclusion is adding the content of one page to another using the {{...}} template syntax. Three tags affect transclusion:
    • noinclude prevents text from appearing when the page is transcluded, so the text will only be visible on the current page. For example, "<noinclude>[[Category:Foo]]</noinclude>" will only categorize the template page.
    • includeonly hides text on the current page, so that it will only appear when the page is transcluded. For example, "<includeonly>[[Category:Foo]]</includeonly>" will categorize all pages that transclude the template, but not the template itself.
    • onlyinclude hides all other text when the page is transcluded, so that only the text inside the onlyinclude tags will be shown. For example, "I am an <onlyinclude>apple</onlyinclude>." will output "apple" when transcluded.
  • math uses TeX markup to generate complex mathematics, usually in image form (see Help:Displaying a formula). For example, "<math>\sqrt{a^2+b^2}</math>" outputs as <math>\sqrt{a^2+b^2}</math>.

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