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'''I edited the template, so why didn't the page it is used on change? '''
: Wikipedia and your computer both store webpage ''[[Wikipedia:Web cache|caches]]'' – or saved copies – and don't always show you an updated page. First, try to [[Wikipedia:WP:BYPASS|bypass your browser's cache]] by pressing ⌘R, Ctrl+R, or F5. If that fails, you may need to [[Wikipedia:WP:PURGE|purge]] the page's cache (which can be done several different ways). Perhaps the easiest way to do this is by clicking '''edit''' on the page in which the template appears, and then clicking on '''Publish changes''' without having changed anything – there is no need to fill in the ''Summary'' field since there will not be any ''history'' of this as a change generated.
'''Can I move a template to a new name?'''
: Yes, this works in exactly the same way as normal [[Wikipedia:Help:Moving a page|page moves]]. When a page called for inclusion is a redirect page, the redirect target is included instead.
'''Can I use a template within a template?'''
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'''Where is the manual for the programming language used to write templates?'''
: The language inside templates is the same language as regular wiki markup, but template writers tend to use the more complex available functions such as #if: statements. See Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Help:Template]] and Wikimedia's [[
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For more detail see wikipedia page [[wikipedia:Help:A quick guide to templates]]
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