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Asked: 2026-05-16T09:08:40+00:00

I want to create a MediaWiki template which shows different text depending on where

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I want to create a MediaWiki template which shows different text depending on where it is on a page.

Specifically, it is before the first heading it should show text like, “this template is applicable to this whole page”

Alternatively, if it is within a section on a page (after a heading) it should show text like, “this template is specifically applicable to this section”.

I know there are templates that make use of “If” (like If pagename); is there any way of detecting the template’s location on the page?

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  1. Editorial Team

    With a lot of help from a colleague the answer is below. Put this into a template (which you then call from all your other templates containing header / instruction / etc. text).

    <includeonly><css>
div.headingText { color: blue; border: 2px solid blue; background: lightcyan; width: 461px; padding:0.5em 0.5em 0.5em 0.5em; display: none; margin-bottom:-6px; }

h2 + div.headingText, h3 + div.headingText, h4 + div.headingText, h5 + div.headingText, h6 + div.headingText { display:block; margin-top:5px; }
</css>
<div class="headingText">'''{{{1|This [[tag]] applies only to this section.}}}'''</div></includeonly><noinclude>
your explanatory text
</noinclude>

    Notes:

    1. This requires use of the CSS extension.
    2. What this actually does is show certain text if the tag is included directly below a title and no text otherwise. (It has default text in parameter 1 in this example, which can be changed.)
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