All The Tropes:Page Templates

In case it's not obvious, All The Tropes tries to have a consistent style across similar pages. All Works pages should have the same features, all Trope pages likewise, and so on. To this end, we have a predefined set of page templates called "boilerplates" which layout the basic structure of the various page types.

If you create a new page with the "Create New" button that appears as part of the menu that can be found at the top of most pages, the correct boilerplate will be pre-loaded for you into the page editor. (If it isn't, please let the ATT Staff know in the Tech Wishlist And Bug Reports forum.) However, if you are creating a page from scratch -- say, from clicking a Red Link, or choosing "Create this page" from a search results page that did not find what you were looking for -- you will have to select the correct boilerplate yourself before proceeding.

This is done very easily. Whenever you create a brand-new page, above the edit box will be a dropdown menu entitled "Select boilerplate". (See the illustration to the right.) Select the appropriate page type from the list and click the "Load" button, and the boilerplate will be loaded into the editor. You can change your mind, but be aware that changing the boilerplate will delete everything you may have already typed into the page; you will be asked if you really want leave the page and effectively open a new one when you do.

Page Categories
Most of the boilerplates come with at least two categories predefined -- the base page name plus whatever type of page it is (Work, Trope, Trivia, etc.). It is your responsibility when creating the page to add any other appropriate categories.

Also, when creating entirely new works, creators and tropes, you will also need to create their categories. These will show up as Red Links in the category bar at the bottom of the page; click the link, populate the resulting new page with the Index Page boilerplate, and save the page. That's all you need to do.

Trope Workshop
When proposing a trope, use this template and not the "Tropes Page" boilerplate. Use this boilerplate only when restoring trope pages lost either to TV Tropes' censorship or during our moves between wiki farms.

Stubs
The main page types -- Works, Trope Workshop and Creators -- all come with "stub" flags on them:,   and. These add a banner to the page identifying it as the "start" of a larger article, and asking for contributions. It is not mandatory to keep these. If you feel your new page is sufficiently complete, you can delete them. You won't be penalized if someone disagrees with you.

List of Boilerplates
The following boilerplates are available on All The Tropes as of August 2016:
 * Analysis Subpage - Creator
 * Analysis Subpage - Trope
 * Analysis Subpage - Work
 * Awesome Moments Subpage - Creator
 * Awesome Moments Subpage - Work
 * Characters Subpage
 * Creators Page
 * Disambiguation Page
 * Featured Article Blurb
 * Fanfic Recs Subpage - Creator
 * Fanfic Recs Subpage - Work
 * Fridge Subpage
 * Funny Moments Subpage - Creator
 * Funny Moments Subpage - Work
 * Haiku Subpage - Creator
 * Haiku Subpage - Trope
 * Haiku Subpage - Work
 * Headscratchers Subpage - Trope
 * Headscratchers Subpage - Work
 * Heartwarming Moments Subpage - Creator
 * Heartwarming Moments Subpage - Work
 * Ho Yay Subpage
 * Image Links Subpage - Creator
 * Image Links Subpage - Trope
 * Image Links Subpage - Work
 * Index Page
 * Laconic Subpage - Creator
 * Laconic Subpage - Trope
 * Laconic Subpage - Work
 * Memes Subpage
 * Nightmare Fuel Subpage
 * Playing With Subpage
 * Quotes Subpage - Creator
 * Quotes Subpage - Trope
 * Quotes Subpage - Work
 * Radar Subpage
 * Recap Subsection
 * Reviews Subpage
 * Source Subsection
 * Tear Jerker Subpage
 * Trivia Subpage - Creator
 * Trivia Subpage - Work
 * Trope Workshop Page
 * Tropes Page
 * Useful Notes Page
 * Userbox
 * Wild Mass Guessing (WMG) Subpage - Creator
 * Wild Mass Guessing (WMG) Subpage - Work
 * Works Page
 * YMMV Subpage - Creator
 * YMMV Subpage - Work

Note that this list is alphabetized by page type. The boilerplate drop down list is organized by first main page types, followed by subpage types.

For more information about the page types, see What Page Types Mean.