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.

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

The {{Infobox}} templates are placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.

• {{BookInfobox}} includes information on the publisher and ISBN of a book.
• {{CharacterInfobox}} includes information regarding the character.
  • {{AlethiInfobox}} specialised for those that come from Alethkar on Roshar.
  • {{HeraldInfobox}} specialised for the ten Heralds of the Almighty.
  • {{SkaaInfobox}} specialised for the skaa on Scadrial.
• {{SprenInfobox}} information on the different types of Spren.
• {{ShardInfobox}} information on one of the Shards of Adonalsium.

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.
• {{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.
• {{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}}