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}}]]'''
- nowiki disables parsing of all wiki syntax. For example, "
- 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.
- noinclude prevents text from appearing when the page is transcluded, so the text will only be visible on the current page. For example, "
- 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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