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Many templates have parameters, such as dates, urls, article names, numbers or strings.

Determine what parameters are or may be used in the template. In some cases, it's values are withinprovided between < >, (e.g., in "<nowiki>{{Str left|<string>|<count>}}</nowiki>", it's string and count.) ItParameters could alsomay be parameters passed withby equal signs. For instance, the <nowiki>{{cite web}}</nowiki> template is passed values to complete a citation, such as url=, title=, accessdate=, etc. The template documentation on the main or subpage may summarize what parameters aremust or may be set for the template.

===Completing the TemplateData information===