If you have standard texts you want to include on several pages, the MediaWiki template feature comes into play. Unlike extensions and media files, there is no central repository for templates. Templates can be newly written or to save duplicating work already done.
Templates are standard wiki pages whose content is designed to be transcluded (embedded) inside other pages. Templates follow a convention that the name is prefixed with "Template:", assigning it to that namespace; besides this, you can create them like any other wiki page.
EXAMPLE: If you include {{About zodiac.wiki}} in a post, the text displayed will be the latest version of the zodiac.wiki description, as indicated in the original template file.
Contribution Templates
Pre-Loaded Pattern Template (Problem/Solution)
The following link can be used to pre-load a problem/solution template for the Patterns category. To use it, (1) copy/paste the URL into your browser's address bar, (2) replace "Pattern_Name_Here" in the URL with your chosen pattern name, and (3) hit "enter" to visit the new custom URL, which will pre-load a simple problem/solution template for you to fill in.
http://zodiac.wiki/index.php?title=Pattern_Name_Here&action=edit&preload=Template:Pattern1 [Edit Template]
For full instructions on how to contribute a pattern, visit the Contribution Guide.
Pre-Loaded Library Submission Template
The following link can be used to pre-load the template for the Library category. To use it, (1) copy/paste the URL into your browser's address bar, (2) replace "Add_Title_Here" in the URL with the resource title, and (3) hit "enter" to visit the new custom URL, which will pre-load the Library Submission template for you to fill in.
http://zodiac.wiki/index.php?title=Add_Title_Here&action=edit&preload=Template:Library_Submission [Edit Template]
For full instructions on how to contribute a library item, visit the Contribution Guide.
Pre-Loaded Story Submission Template
The following link can be used to pre-load the template for the Stories category. To use it, (1) copy/paste the URL into your browser's address bar, (2) replace "Add_Title_Here" in the URL with the resource title, and (3) hit "enter" to visit the new custom URL, which will pre-load the Story Submission template for you to fill in.
http://zodiac.wiki/index.php?title=Add_Title_Here&action=edit&preload=Template:Story_Submission [Edit Template]
For full instructions on how to contribute a library item, visit the Contribution Guide.
Text Templates
{{About zodiac.wiki}}
zodiac.wiki is an open, living resource for DAOs. It is home to a shared library of reading materials, documentation, stories, and a pattern language describing common problems and offering practical responses for organizations. While DAOs collectively steward the resource and take responsibility for its maintenance, anyone is able to create an account and contribute. [Edit Template]
{{About patterns}}
The patterns on zodiac.wiki describe common problems and offers practical responses for organizations. By co-developing and co-organizing a pattern language together, the hope is that deeper insight will be revealed. [Edit Template]
{{About library}}
The Library is a collectively curated selection of texts related to decentralized governance. Ranging from books to hyperlinks, the library items are considered by the Zodiac ecosystem to be rich, informative, or historically important. [Edit Template]
{{About stories}}
The Stories section on zodiac.wiki is an archive of inactive, failed, and otherwise deceased crypto projects with lessons worth remembering. The lessons distilled here may later be shaped into patterns. [Edit Template]
{{About Zodiac Standard}}
The expansion pack for DAOs, Zodiac is a collection of tools built according to an open standard. The Zodiac open standard enables DAOs to act more like constellations, connecting protocols, platforms, and chains, no longer confined to monolithic designs. [Edit Template]
