Template:Template reference list/doc

This template is used to show the references used in a template on the template page.

Overview
Template reference list provides an explanatory list of references that are entered into the template in which Template reference list is inserted. The references appear in the article where the template is used if either Reflist or the tag is used in the article. By showing the references on the template page, the Cite error message is defeated, and it allows the template editor to verify those references.

Documentation page
If the template includes a documentation page, simply add a regular references section there.

Basic usage
If the template does not include a documentation page, add: near the end of the template as in any article.

Grouped references
If one or more references of the template are grouped (like: ), you may use: It supports a maximum of 6 group names.

Important note
The article where the template is used must include a tag or the Reflist template.

If the references are grouped, the article must also include tags or the  templates.

Technical
This templates uses  instead of   to create the section header. The standard wikimarkup creates an edit link that when transcluded links back to the original template. Thus, an editor who clicked on the edit link on the References section would confusingly open this template for editing.