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Templates are created and edited in much the same way as any other page: choose an appropriate name, navigate to that page, then click the "Edit" tab or create a new page as needed. As mentioned above, templates are normally placed in the [[WP:Template namespace|Template namespace]], though templates intended for your own personal use or for experimentation can be created in your own [[WP:user space|user space]]. Anything that can be included on a normal page or article can be included on a template, including other templates (called ''{{dfn|subtemplates}}''). Templates often make use of programming features—parameters, parser functions, and other [[Help:Magic words|magic words]]—which allow the transcluded content to vary depending on context. There are also special tags to control which information is transcluded and which is not.
Before creating a template, do a quick search for existing templates (such as by exploring [[:Category:Wikipedia Nordic Larp Wiki templates]]) to see if there is already a template that does what you want or a similar template whose code can be copied and modified (or left in place and expanded). Look for generic templates on which the new template can be based; for example, [[WP:Navbox|navbox]] templates can be easily created by calling the generic [[Template:Navbox]].
There is no hard rule about what name to choose for a template—make it short but reasonably descriptive. If similar templates exist, try to follow a consistent naming pattern. Templates can be renamed without breaking existing transclusions, provided a [[WP:Redirect|redirect]] to the new template name is left behind.
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