Comments {#language.syntax.comments} ======== Template comments are surrounded by asterisks, and that is surrounded by the [delimiter](#variable.left.delimiter) tags like so: ::: {.informalexample} {* this is a comment *} ::: Smarty comments are NOT displayed in the final output of the template, unlike ``. These are useful for making internal notes in the templates which no one will see ;-) {* I am a Smarty comment, I don't exist in the compiled output *} {$title} {* another single line smarty comment *} {* this multiline smarty comment is not sent to browser *} {********************************************************* Multi line comment block with credits block @ author: bg@example.com @ maintainer: support@example.com @ para: var that sets block style @ css: the style output **********************************************************} {* The header file with the main logo and stuff *} {include file='header.tpl'} {* Dev note: the $includeFile var is assigned in foo.php script *} {include file=$includeFile} {* this {html_options options=$vals selected=$selected_id} *} {* $affiliate|upper *} {* you cannot nest comments *} {* *}