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}}
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Most templates ask for parameters which are passed as so: {{eg|first argument|second|foo=named argument}}
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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
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.