Difference between revisions of "Help:Templates"

Revision as of 12:41, 24 June 2011

So you want to know how to use templates? You're in the right place.

First off, to use a template you insert it's name in {{curly brackets}}. Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: {{eg|first argument|second|foo=named argument}}. You see the foo= part? That's a named argument, and is used for special parameters, such as the infobox field names.

Templates

{{B}} converts an acronym or malformed book title into the correctly formatted title.
{{Columns}} allows you to format a list (the first parameter) into count columns.
{{Quote}} surrounds the first parameter as a block quote, with the second parameter as a source.

Info boxes

These templates are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.

{{Infobox}}
{{BookInfobox}}
{{CharacterInfobox}}
- {{AlethiInfobox}}
- {{HeraldInfobox}}
- {{ShardInfobox}}
- {{ShardholderInfobox}}
- {{SprenInfobox}}
- {{SkaaInfobox}}

Info tables

These templates are usually placed at the bottom of a page to allow people to find related content.

{{Aons}} inserts a tabulated list of Aons.
{{Adonalsium}} inserts a table of links relating to Adonalsium and the Cosmere at large.
{{Books}} inserts a table of books and series' by Brandon Sanderson.
{{MetallicArts}} inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial.

Link macros

{{Race}}
{{Aon}}
{{SAwikia}}
{{T}}
{{Wp}}
{{World}}

Navigation aids

{{Disambig}}
{{For}}
{{Main}}
{{Redirect}}
{{Attention}}

Notices

{{Cite}}
{{Copyright}}
{{Delete}}
{{Move}}
{{Stub}}
{{Theory}}

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 First off, to use a template you insert it's name in <code><nowiki>{{curly brackets}}</nowiki></code>.
-Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: <code><nowiki>{{eg|first argument|second|and=named argument}}</nowiki></code>.
+Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: <code><nowiki>{{eg|first argument|second|foo=named argument}}</nowiki></code>.
-You see the <code>and=</code> part? That's a named argument, and is used for special parameters, such as the [[Template:Infobox|infobox]] field names.
+You see the <code>foo=</code> part? That's a named argument, and is used for special parameters, such as the [[Template:Infobox|infobox]] field names.
 == Templates ==
+*{{t|B}} converts an acronym or malformed book title into the correctly formatted title.
-Template:Infobox
+*{{t|Columns}} allows you to format a list (the first parameter) into <code>count</code> columns.
-Template:B
+*{{t|Quote}} surrounds the first parameter as a block quote, with the second parameter as a source.
-Template:Columns
-Template:Quote
+=== Info boxes ===
-Template:Foot
+These templates are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.
-Template:Lc title
+*{{t|Infobox}}
-Template:BookInfobox
+*{{t|BookInfobox}}
-Template:Books
+*{{t|CharacterInfobox}}
-Template:HeraldInfobox
+**{{t|AlethiInfobox}}
-Template:ShardInfobox
+**{{t|HeraldInfobox}}
-Template:ShardholderInfobox
+**{{t|ShardInfobox}}
-Template:SprenInfobox
+**{{t|ShardholderInfobox}}
-Template:Adonalsium
+**{{t|SprenInfobox}}
-Template:AlethiInfobox
+**{{t|SkaaInfobox}}
-Template:Aons
-Template:CharacterInfobox
+=== Info tables ===
-Template:Essence
+These templates are usually placed at the bottom of a page to allow people to find related content.
-Template:Metal
+*{{t|Aons}} inserts a tabulated list of [[Aon]]s.
-Template:MetallicArts
+*{{t|Adonalsium}} inserts a table of links relating to [[Adonalsium]] and the [[Cosmere]] at large.
-Template:MetalsTable
+*{{t|Books}} inserts a table of books and series' by [[Brandon Sanderson]].
-Template:SkaaInfobox
+*{{t|MetallicArts}} inserts a table of the magics found on [[Scadrial]].
-Template:Race
-Template:Aon
+=== Link macros ===
-Template:SAwikia
+*{{t|Race}}
-Template:Wp
+*{{t|Aon}}
-Template:World
+*{{t|SAwikia}}
-Template:Disambig
+*{{t|T}}
-Template:For
+*{{t|Wp}}
-Template:Main
+*{{t|World}}
-Template:Redirect
-Template:Attention
+=== Navigation aids===
-Template:Cite
+*{{t|Disambig}}
-Template:Copyright
+*{{t|For}}
-Template:Delete
+*{{t|Main}}
-Template:Move
+*{{t|Redirect}}
-Template:Stub
+*{{t|Attention}}
-Template:Theory
+=== Notices ===
+*{{t|Cite}}
+*{{t|Copyright}}
+*{{t|Delete}}
+*{{t|Move}}
+*{{t|Stub}}
+*{{t|Theory}}