Mediawiki Templates
Go to Wikipedia and copy the name of the template you're after, go to Special:Export and paste the name of the template in the big text box, e.g. Template:Infobox. Check "Include templates" and uncheck "Include only the current revision, not the full history". Click Export to dump a .xml file of the template. Then import this into the destination wiki.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Export
- wiki/index.php?title=Special:Import
After it has been imported open the template for editing, check the list below the edit box "Pages transcluded onto the current version of this page:". If there are any red links repeat the above steps for these templates as well. You might also need to copy styles in MediaWiki:Common.css page and Javascript in MediaWiki:Common.js before everything works. Finally edit the templates to customize for your wiki.
If it still doesn't work and you have messy pages of braces and if statements, then you need to install the ParserFunctions extension.
