Each template needs to provide some basic information about itself. This is done through a file called template.info.txt located in the template directory.
Here's an example how such a file should look like.
base example author My Full Name email me@example.com date 2012-09-08 name Example Template desc This is just an Example of how a template description looks like url https://www.dokuwiki.org/template:example
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| base | The technical name of the template. Extension Manager will install it into this directory.1). See also template naming conventions |
| author | The full name of the Template author |
| E-Mail to contact the template author about this template | |
| date | The date of the last update of this template in YYYY-MM-DD form. Don't forget to update this when you update your template! 2) |
| name | The human readable name of the template |
| desc | A description of what the template does and look like |
| url | URL to where more info about the template is available |