Help:Templates
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.
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
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 Mistborn{{Mistborn Era 1}},{{Mistborn Era 2}}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- Full list of Navbars
{{holder}}indicates the holder of a title or other thing, and possible predecessors and successors
Link macros
Citation templates
The following templates can be used to easily add references to different resources
{{17s ref}}will link to the 17th Shard forum{{article ref}}will link to{{bws ref}}link to any page on Brandon's site{{book ref}}adds a chapter summary reference{{annotation ref}}will link to an annotation on Brandon's site using the same parameters as{{book ref}}{{epigraph ref}}links to the epigraph list{{file ref}}easily link to a file uploaded to the coppermind{{map ref}}link to a specific map on the coppermind{{glossary ref}}link to a glossary section{{qa ref}}refer to a Theoryland Interview Database question/answer{{url ref}}link to a general url{{tor ref}}link to a page on tor.com{{tweet ref}}link to a tweet on twitter{{wp ref}}refer to a wikipedia article
{{ref}}should be used to generate extra links to other named references
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
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.