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}}
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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 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- Full list of Navbars
Link macros
{{Race}}
is used to convert a country or state's name into the colloquial name for it's people.{{Aon}}
creates a link that describes the Aon requested{{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
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) intocount
columns.{{Quote}}
surrounds the first parameter as a block quote, with the second parameter as a source.{{Timeline}}
aids in the creation of