Q: Why is the word title in curly brackets when I create an article?

Context

• The knowledge base and help system
• MIT community members set up as direct contributors

Answer

You may see text like this:

{title}

...when you create an article in The Knowledge Base. This text is part of the standard article templates.

• It's a user macro that will re-display the article title wherever it is placed.
• It is there so that you do not have to re-type the title into the h1. heading within the article.
• By placing the macro after the h1. tag the title will display both as part of the article body and as the browser window title.
• It also prevents the title from appearing twice in the search results for that article.

Additional information

• How do I become a contributor to the Knowledge Base?