Template:Delay safesubst
 | This template should always be substituted – use {{subst:Delay safesubst}}. |
Usage
With certain coding, subst: does not automatically convert when it is saved. An editor can create wikitext that is only converted when saved again.
Normally wikitext like {{safesubst:a}} is not saved as {{safesubst:a}} if {{template:a}} exists, because safesubst: pastes the coding of template:a in the saved page.
This template makes it easy to save preload pages such as Template:RMassist/preload.
Delaying template substitution
"Safesubst" can be delayed with one save by creating and using {{delay safesubst}}.
| template used | template coding | Paste or type | Save | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Delay safesubst | {{safesubst:
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{{safesubst:delay safesubst}}a|b}}
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save page | {{safesubst:a|b}}
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On the next save (with or without edits elsewhere on the page) results in substitution of template "a".