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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}}
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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 placed at the start of the article, and show a list of information down the right side of the article.
These templates are usually 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.{{MetallicArts}}
inserts a table of the magics found on Scadrial.
Link macros
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 Plantilla:Bws{{annotation}}
links to a specific annotation
{{tor}}
links to a page on Plantilla:Tor{{17s}}
links to a topic on the Plantilla:17s{{twg}}
links to a topic on the Plantilla:Twg{{SAwikia}}
links to a page on the Plantilla:SAwikia{{sb}}
links to a topic on the Plantilla:Sb{{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
These templates insert boxes or emphasised phrases that help users navigate the wiki correclty.
Notices
{{Notice}}
templates insert boxes that alert users to information regarding the page its self.
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