Template:MainPage

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Main Page layout with the possibility of text replacement. Used to give a common look to the Main Page in all languages.

Tip:The message "Sign up to become part of the community!" is not shown to users who have set their preferred 'Date format' to other value than "No preference"

Important:All translations are being transcluded to Main Page based on current user's language. Just pressing the 'Edit' button on the top will always edit the english page. To quickly get to editing non-english main pages there are 3 invisible links under regular 'Read'/'Edit'/'View history' buttons which lead to the translated pages. You can see them by highlighting all the text on the page with shortcut 'ctrl+a'

Parameters

{{{VDC Welcome}}}

Welcome text above the wiki's name.

{{{VDC}}}

Name of the wiki.

{{{ArticleCountText}}}

Text next to the article counter

{{{Sign up}}}

Text of the login link

{{{Welcome}}}

Welcome text under the wiki's name.

{{{HLSDK Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{HLSDK}}}

title on the button.

{{{HLSDK Desc}}}

Description under the button.

{{{SDK Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{SDK}}}

title on the button.

{{{SDK Desc}}}

Description under the button.

{{{S2SDK Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{S2SDK}}}

title on the button.

{{{S2SDK Desc}}}

Description under the button.

{{{Dota 2 Tools Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{SVR Tools Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{HLA Tools Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{CS2 Tools Docs}}}

Hover text on the button.

{{{FMT}}}

For Mod Teams title.

{{{FMT Line 1~6}}}

For Mod Teams lines under the title

{{{New Wiki}}}

New to the wiki title

{{{For Help}}}

Description under the {{{New Wiki}}}

{{{Copyright}}}

Copyright text

{{{About VDC}}}

About Valve Developer Community link text.

{{{PP}}}

Privacy Policy link text.

{{{TPLN}}}

Third Party Legal Notices link text.

Translating the Main page

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This is for translating the Main Page, to translate other pages see Valve Developer Community:Alternative Languages for more info. If you are new to templates and want to know how they work, see this Wikipedia page.

To translate a page into another language, simply create a page called <lang code>/Main Page (e.g. De/Main Page) and paste the following text*

Each line represents a translation:| VDC Welcome = Welcome to the, the VDC Welcome is the Templates parameter, after the equal (=) symbol, it is the translation.

In German it is: | VDC Welcome = Herzlich Willkommen bei der

Main Page

{{MainPage | VDC Welcome = Welcome to the | VDC = Valve Developer Community | ArticleCountText = articles documenting the development process. | Sign up = Sign up to become part of the community! | Welcome = Whether you're building a commercial project or a [[modification]] for [[Half-Life 2|Half-Life® 2]], you'll want to [[Special:Userlogin|sign up]] as a [[Valve]] developer today. It's free to join and is open to anyone working with the [[Source|Source engine]] and its [[SDK Installation|software development kit]]. | Valve Technology = Valve Technology | HLSDK = GoldSrc and the Half-Life SDK | HLSDK Docs = Go to the GoldSrc Engine (Half-Life SDK) documentation index | HLSDK Desc = If you want to create a Mod for [[Half-Life]] or looking for more [[GoldSrc]] documentation, click above. | SDK = Source and the Source SDK | SDK Docs = Go to the Source Engine documentation index | SDK Desc = If you want to create a Mod for [[Half-Life 2]] or looking for more [[Source]] documentation, click above. | S2SDK = Source 2 Documentation | S2SDK Docs = Go to the Source 2 Engine documentation index | S2SDK Desc = If you want to port [[Source]] content to [[Source 2]] or looking for more Source 2 documentation, click above. Otherwise, you can check out the following Source 2 games with Workshop Tools: | Dota 2 Tools Docs = Go to the Dota 2 Workshop Tools documentation index | SVR Tools Docs = Go to the SteamVR Workshop Tools documentation index | HLA Tools Docs = Go to the Half-Life: Alyx Workshop Tools documentation index | CS2 Tools Docs = Go to the Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools documentation index | Deadlock Tools Docs = Go to the Deadlock Workshop Tools documentation index | dota2_tools = Dota 2 Workshop Tools | svrh_tools = SteamVR Workshop Tools | hlvr_tools = Half-Life: Alyx Workshop Tools | cs2_tools = Counter-Strike 2 Workshop Tools | deadlock_tools = Deadlock Workshop Tools | Engine = The engine under the hood of [[Half-Life 2]] can make your game a success. Let [[Source]]™ do the heavy lifting so that your team can focus on building great games. | Steam = If you're interested in building a product using [[Source]] or [[Source 2]], talk to us about options for distribution on [[Steam]]. | ReadMore = Read about Valve Technology | ReadMore-Tooltip = Click here to learn more about Valve Technology. | FMT = For Mod Teams | FMT Line 1 = [[Source Engine Features]] | FMT Line 2 = [[Building Mods with Valve Technology|Why choose the Source engine for your mod?]] | FMT Line 3 = Read [[Making a Mod]] - building a team through the shipping process. | FMT Line 4 = Already using the SDK? Check the [[:Category:Source SDK FAQ|Source SDK FAQ]] for some helpful answers. | FMT Line 5 = New to Source coding? Get started with [[:Category:Programming|basic programming articles]]. | FMT Line 6 = Read (or add) a tutorial on [[SDK Docs|Source development]], or any part of the content creation process. | New Wiki = New to the wiki? | For Help = For help with using the wiki, see [[Help:Contents]]. For help with navigating the wiki, see [[:Category:Entry pages]] or [[:Category:Valve Developer Community]]. For more information on the community itself, see [[Valve Developer Community:Community portal|Community Portal]]. | Wiki Contents = Wiki Contents | Community Portal = Community Portal | Copyright = [https://www.valvesoftware.com/en/ Valve Corporation]. All rights reserved. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the US and other countries. See the [[Valve Developer Community:Terms of Use|Terms of Use]] for details | About VDC = About Valve Developer Community | PP = Privacy Policy | TPLN = Third Party Legal Notices | Tooltip Signup = Click here to log in or create an account on the VDC. If you are already logged in, you can use this to log in as another user. <!-- vdc navbox strings --> | Administration = Administration | Guidelines = Guidelines | Policies and Guidelines = Policies and Guidelines | Style guide = Style guide | Terms of Use = Terms of Use | Images = Images | Help with images = Help with images | Image use policy = Image use policy | Maintenance = Maintenance | Categories = Categories | Candidates for speedy deletion = Candidates for speedy deletion | Cleanup = Cleanup | Disambiguation = Disambiguation | Drafts = Drafts | Essays = Essays | Merge listings = Merge listings | Screenshot requests = Screenshot requests | Split listings = Split listings | Stub listings = Stub listings | To-do = To-do | User maintenance = User maintenance | Work in Progress = Work in Progress | Issues = Issues | Templates = Templates | Help with templates = Help with templates | Template listings = Template listings | Template documentation pages = Template documentation pages | Template testcase pages = Template testcase pages | Community = Community | Pages = Pages | Ongoing discussions = Ongoing discussions | Tasks = Tasks | Discussion = Discussion | Main discussion page = Main discussion page | Proposals = Proposals | Static = Static | Talk:Main Page = Talk:Main Page | Valve Developer Community talk:About = Valve Developer Community talk:About | New Help Desk = New Help Desk | Reasons for speedy deletion = Reasons for speedy deletion | Valve Developer Community:Administrators' noticeboard = Administrators' noticeboard | Ongoing = Ongoing | Informational = Informational | About = About | Automation = Automation | Contents = Contents | Deletion = Deletion | Glossary = Glossary | Linking = Linking | Stubs = Stubs | Languages = Languages | Translators' noticeboard = Translators' noticeboard | Pages to be translated = Pages to be translated | Translation guide = Translation guide | Translators = Translators | User languages = User languages }}

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