Help:Templates

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

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.

Information boxes

The {{Infobox}} templates are shown at the right-hand corner of articles, the display important facts and statistics which are common to group of articles. They are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.

• {{Book}} includes information on the publisher and ISBN of a book
• {{Character}} includes information regarding the character
• {{Place}} information on a place, region, or building.
• Full list of Infoboxes

Navigation boxes

Navboxes are footer templates that are placed at the bottom of a page to allow people to find related content.

• {{Cosmere}} inserts a table of links relating to Adonalsium and the Cosmere at large
• {{Books}} inserts a table of books and series' by Brandon Sanderson
• {{Elantris}} contains major articles about Elantris
• {{Mistborn}} has stuff about the Mistborn series
  • {{Mistborn trilogy 1}}, {{Mistborn Adventures}} or {{Mistborn adventure game}} should be included on pages relaitng to those series
  • {{Metallic arts}} inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial
• {{Stormlight}} is the best place to start looking at stuff from the Stormlight Archive
• {{Warbreaker}} has lots of links about Warbreaker and Nightblood
  • {{Awakening}} includes cool info about Awakening
• Full list of Navbars

Link macros

• {{demonym}} returns the correct demonym for a place
• {{toponym}} returns correct toponyms
• {{world}} will convert book title's to the world on which the book is set

Citation templates

{{Ref}} generates a reference which may use one of the below templates to generate it's content.

• {{bws}} links to a page on Template:Bws
  • {{annotation}} links to a specific annotation
• {{tor}} links to a page on Template:Tor
• {{17s}} links to a topic on the Template:17s
• {{twg}} links to a topic on the Template:Twg
• {{wp}} links to a page on wikipedia:Wikipedia
• {{bref}} links to a book or a specific chapter, page or section of a book

Editorial notations

These templates are used to

• {{Cite}} requests that someone insert a citation about the fact preceding it.
• {{Clarify}} asks someone edit the page to clear up ambiguous statements
• {{Disputed}} warn the reader that a fact may be incorrect or unverified

Navigation aids

These templates insert boxes or emphasised phrases that help users navigate the wiki correctly.

• {{For}} helps users distinguish between similarly titled articles.

Notices

{{Notice}} templates insert boxes that alert users to information regarding the page its self.

• {{Attention}} requests that users edit it
• {{Copyright}} ask the user not to copy the content on the article
• {{Theory}} stipulates that the article or section should not be considered canon
• {{Spoilers}} warns users about new material they may not have read yet
• {{Delete}} and {{Move}} indicate possible administrative action
• {{Stub}} can be used to signify that an article is unfinished
• {{Complete}} should be used at the bottom of short articles when there is nothing more to add.

Other 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.
• {{Timeline}} aids in the creation of