Template:Infobox writer
Infobox writer |
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[[Category:Infobox templates|Template:Remove first word]]
Infobox writer may be used to summarize information about a person who is a writer/author (includes screenwriters).
If the writer-specific fields here are not needed, consider using the more general {{Infobox person}}; other infoboxes there can be found in Category:People infobox templates.
Usage
[edit]The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional. Any unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.
{{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]]. --> | name = <!-- Deleting this line will use the article title as the page name. --> | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = <!-- {{Birth date and age|Year|Month|Day}} --> | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|Year|Month|Day|Year|Month|Day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = | language = | nationality = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }}
Parameters
[edit]Please remove any parameters from an article's infobox that are left blank.
All parameters are optional.
Parameter | Explanation |
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name | Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically name of article. If omitted it defaults to the name of the article; if present but blank, the header is omitted. Note: Do not add icons or other images. |
image | Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]] Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g., promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted - see WP:NONFREE |
image_size | Size to display image: 200px (set width), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to 200px if empty or omitted. |
alt | The alt text for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT. |
caption | Caption for the image. Try to include the date the image was created. |
pseudonym | Any of the person's aliases or pen names. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br>. |
birth_name | Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable). |
birth_date | Insert the persons birth date if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate.
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birth_place | Insert the persons place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the birthplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags). |
death_date | Note: Using this field will also change the background display color of the name at the top of the infobox to silver.
If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank. Insert the persons date of death if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate.
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death_place | Insert the persons place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the deathplace. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags). |
resting_place | Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc. |
occupation | Insert the type of person: novelist, short story person, journalist, etc. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br>. |
language | Language of published writings. |
nationality | Nationality of person. |
ethnicity | Ethnicity of person. |
citizenship | Citizenship of person. |
education | The degree(s) obtained by the person. |
alma_mater | The alma mater, or college or universities where the person studied. If more than one, indicate ones where they obtained their degree(s) or graduated from. |
period | Dates from first publication to last publication. |
genre | All genres that the person wrote in. (fiction persons) Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br>. |
subject | All subjects that the person wrote about. (non-fiction persons) Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br>. |
movement | Insert the literary movement associated with or involving the person. Separate entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. Please do not separate entries with a line break <br>. |
notableworks | Names of notable works (WP:NN). Separate entries with a line break (<br>). If there is a dispute between editors over what is or is not a notable work, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the notableworks parameter should be marked with: <!-- Please do not add notable works to this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. --> |
spouse | Name of spouse(s), followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s). Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
partner | Name of long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g., domestic partner). Separate multiple entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
children | Number of children (e.g., 3), or list of children names. Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
relatives | Names of parents, siblings or other relatives. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (father, sister, uncle, etc). Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
influences | Names of other persons, literary movements, and others who have influenced his/her work. If there are numerous entries to this parameter consider separating entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. If there are only a few entries then separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
influenced | Names of other persons, literary movements, and others influenced by his/her work. If there are numerous entries to this parameter consider separating entries with a comma "," followed by a blank space. If there are only a few entries then separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. |
awards | Insert any notable awards the person has won. Consider using the template: {{awd|award|year|title|role}} Separate entries using {{Plainlist}}. Note: Do not add icons or other images. |
signature | An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{Infobox person}}, {{Infobox officeholder}} and {{Infobox philosopher}}. |
signature_alt | signature_alt="Jules Romains", spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.[clarification needed] |
website | If the person has an official website enter it here. Do not enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one official website is allowed. If the person has more than one official website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==. Enter just the url. Do not use syntax such as [http://www.example.com/] or [http://www.example.com Great person]. The proper syntax is: http://www.example.com/. |
portaldisp | This is an optional parameter to display the literature portal link at the bottom of the infobox. Leaving this parameter blank will cause the literature portal link not to display. Setting this parameter to yes or y (case is insensitive) will display the literature portal link.
If there is a dispute between editors over whether this parameter should be used in the article, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the portaldisp parameter should be marked with: <!-- Please do not use this parameter in this article. See talk page as mutual consensus could not be achieved on this article. --> |
Template Data
[edit]Infobox writer may be used to summarize information about a person who is a writer/author (includes screenwriters).
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Name | name | Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically name of article. If omitted it defaults to the name of the article; if present but blank, the header is omitted. Note: Do not add icons or other images. | String | required |
Embedded | embed | Set to 'yes' if embedded in another infobox template.
| String | optional |
Honorific (prefix) | honorific_prefix | Honorifics that go before the name, e.g. 'Lady', 'Sir', 'Dr'. | String | optional |
Honorific (suffix) | honorific_suffix | Honorifics that go after the name, e.g. 'MBE'. | String | optional |
Native name | native_name | Name of the writer in his native languages(s). Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Native name language | native_name_lang | A language tag e.g. 'fr' for French. If more than one, use {{lang}} inside native_name instead | String | optional |
Image | image | Image of the writer. Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]] Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g., promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted. See WP:NONFREE. | Page name | optional |
Image size | image_size imagesize | Size to display image.
| String | optional |
Image upright | image_upright | Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%). | String | optional |
Image alternative text | alt | The alt attribute for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT. | String | optional |
Image caption | caption | Caption for the image. Try to include the date the image was created. | String | optional |
Pseudonym | pseudonym | Any of the person's aliases or pen names. Use {{Cslist}} for multiple values | String | optional |
Birth name | birth_name | Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable). | String | optional |
Birth date | birth_date | Date of birth: Use {{birth date and age}} (if living) or {{birth date}} (if dead). See template's page for details on usage. If only a year of birth is known, or age as of a certain date, consider using {{birth year and age}}. Entering date without a template is also acceptable. | Line | optional |
Birth place | birth_place | Insert the person's place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the birthplace. | String | optional |
Death date | death_date | If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank. Insert the person's date of death if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate. When the full birth date and death date are known, use the following: {{Death date and age|yr died|mo died|da died|yr born|mo born|da born}} - See template page for more details about formatting options. | Line | optional |
Death place | death_place | Insert the person's place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note: Do not add flag icons to the deathplace. | String | optional |
Resting place | resting_place | Place of writer's grave or ash scattering | String | optional |
Occupation | occupation | Insert the type of person: novelist, short story person, journalist, etc. Use {{Cslist}} for multiple values | String | optional |
Language | language | Language of published writings | String | optional |
Nationality | nationality | Nationality of writer, use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] | String | optional |
Citizenship | citizenship | Writer's country of citizenship | String | optional |
Education | education | no description | String | optional |
Alma mater | alma_mater | University or school that writer attended. If more than one, indicate ones where they obtained their degree(s) or graduated from. | String | optional |
Home town | home_town | Place where the person was raised and matured | String | optional |
Period | period | Dates from first publication to last publication | Line | optional |
Genre | genre | Use for fiction writers: All genres that the person wrote in
| String | optional |
Subject | subject | Use for non-fiction writers: All subjects that the person wrote about
| String | optional |
Movement | movement | Insert the literary movement associated with or involving the person. Use {{Cslist}} for multiple values | String | optional |
Notable works | notable_works notableworks | Names of notable works (see WP:NN). Use {{Unbulleted list}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Spouse | spouse | Name of spouse(s), followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s). Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Partner | partner | Name of long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g., domestic partner). Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Children | children | Number of children (e.g., 3), or list of children names. Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Relatives | relatives | Names of parents, siblings or other relatives; include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (father, sister, uncle, etc.). Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Awards | awards | Insert any notable awards the person has won. Consider using the template: {{Awards|award|year|title|role}} Use {{Plainlist}} for multiple values. | String | optional |
Signature | signature | File name of the writer's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px. | Page name | optional |
Signature (alternative) | signature_alt | Alternative text for signature. Write out the signature exactly as it appears in the image, including punctuation. (For accessibility, to be read by screen readers.) | String | optional |
Years Active | years_active | Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950–2000, or 1970–present if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen). If no dates of birth and/or death are known for the subject, only a floruit date range, as is common with ancient subjects, this parameter can be used for it. If approximate (circa) dates are known for either or both, put them in the birth_date and death_date parameters. | String | optional |
Module | module | Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one | String | optional |
Website | website | If the person has an official website enter it here. Do not enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one official website is allowed. If the person has more than one official website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==. Use {{URL}}. Do not include the "http[s]://" or "www." parts unless the server requires it. Use camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
| String | optional |
Portal link | portaldisp | This is an optional parameter to display the literature portal link at the bottom of the infobox. Set this parameter to yes or y for enabling the portal link.
| String | optional |
Microformat
[edit]The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
Sub-templates
[edit]Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}}
, {{Birth date and age}}
, or {{Birth-date}}
are used in the infobox. (but do not use these if the date is before 1583).
To include a URL, use {{URL}}.
Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.
Classes
[edit]hCard uses HTML classes including:
- adr
- agent
- bday
- birthplace
- category
- country-name
- deathdate
- deathplace
- extended-address
- family-name
- fn (required)
- given-name
- honorific-prefix
- honorific-suffix
- label
- locality
- n
- nickname
- note
- org
- role
- url
- vcard
Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.
See also
[edit]- {{Infobox person}}
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