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Usage
[edit]Meta template that returns "yes" if evaluated during substitution, and the empty string if evaluated during transclusion.
Note that this template must be used in safesubst mode to work properly:
{{ safesubst:<noinclude/>issubst}}
Examples
[edit]- "
{{issubst}}" → "" - "
{{subst:issubst}}" → "yes"
List of subst helper templates
[edit]- {{require substitution}} – Prints an error unless substituted.
- {{substituted or transcluded}} – if-then-else metatemplate that checks if a template is currently being substituted or transcluded
- {{always substitute}} – For the doc of the above templates; prints a message asking for it be substituted.
- {{never substitute}} – The reverse of {{always substitute}}. For the doc of templates which should not be substituted; prints a message asking for it not to be substituted.
- {{may be substituted}} – For the doc of templates whose substitution is optional.
- {{substitution}} – Allows free-fill description of whether the template should be substituted and under what conditions.
- {{ifsubst}} – Forks if substituted or not.
- {{issubst}} – Returns "yes" if substituted.
- {{HTML comment}} – To sign substitutions with comments that contain wikitext expansions
- Module:Unsubst – Prevents substitution.
- Module:Unsubst-infobox – Prevents substitution for infoboxes, cleans up parameters.