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+Templates
+---------
+
+*Templates* are specific views that do not depend on a result set. The basic
+class `Template` (`cubicweb.common.view`) is derived from the class `View`.
+
+To build a HTML page, a *main template* is used. In general, the template of
+identifier `main` is the one to use (it is not used in case an error is raised or for
+the login form for example). This template uses other templates in addition
+to the views which depends on the content to generate the HTML page to return.
+
+A *template* is responsible for:
+
+1. executing RQL query of data to render if necessary
+2. identifying the view to use to render data if it is not specified
+3. composing the HTML page to return
+
+You will find out more about templates in :ref:`templates`.