Template:Infobox album/doc
This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox album. It contains usage information, categories, and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template uses Lua: |
{{{name}}} | ||||
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[[File:{{{cover}}}|frameless|alt={{{alt}}}]] | ||||
{{{type}}} {{{longtype}}} by {{{artist}}} | ||||
Released | {{{released}}} | |||
Recorded | {{{recorded}}} | |||
Venue | {{{venue}}} | |||
Studio | {{{studio}}} | |||
Genre | {{{genre}}} | |||
Length | {{{length}}} | |||
Language | {{{language}}} | |||
Label | {{{label}}} | |||
Director | {{{director}}} | |||
Producer | {{{producer}}} | |||
Compiler | {{{compiler}}} | |||
{{{chronology}}} chronology | ||||
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{{{misc}}} |
This template was originally sporked from Wikipedia. Source(s): w:Infobox album |
The standard infobox for album articles is the {{Infobox album}} template. The box to the right is an example. You can look at the wikitext of this documentation page and copy-and-paste the markup to an article, replacing the information within the copy with info on the album you choose to write about.
The infobox code should be placed at the top of the article.
Code
Nirvana | ||||
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Greatest hits album by | ||||
Released | October 29, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 1988–1994 | |||
Genre | Grunge | |||
Length | 49:38 | |||
Label | DGC | |||
Producer | ||||
Nirvana chronology | ||||
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Most articles should only need the following fields (for the full list of fields go to w:Template:Infobox album/doc#Advanced_usage). Do not remove fields from this list when the value is unknown; in that case the values should be left blank. Please note that the field names are case-sensitive.
{{subst:Infobox album
| name =
| type =
| artist =
| cover =
| alt =
| released = <!-- {{start date|||}} -->
| recorded = <!-- Do not add unsourced recording dates/years -->
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length =
| label =
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
Details
Try to fill in as many of the details as you can. If some details are unknown, leave the section blank. Wikilink wherever appropriate, but make sure you check your links and disambiguate accordingly.
name
The album's title should be specified using text (not a logo), which will be automatically italicized.
type
The |type=
field refers to the general type of album. Enter a code from the following chart. The type will appear with the appropriate color. If the type is unknown, leave the field blank.
Code | Display |
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studio | Studio album by artist |
demo | Demo album by artist |
EP | EP by artist |
single album | Single album by artist |
live | Live album by artist |
greatest | Greatest hits album by artist |
remix | Remix album by artist |
box | Box set by artist |
compilation | Compilation album by artist |
mixtape | Mixtape by artist |
soundtrack | Soundtrack album by artist |
film | Film score by artist |
cast | Cast recording by artist |
video | Video by artist |
other | other by artist |
See also
- {{Infobox song}}