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IMDb ID (P345) (see uses)
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Template:IMDb episode displays an external link to a television episode page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It is used exclusively for episodes. This template is intended for use in the external links section of an article.
Usage
[edit]Unnamed parameters:
{{IMDb episode|ID}}
{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}
Named parameters:
{{IMDb episode|id=ID}}
{{IMDb episode|id=ID|episode=EPISODE}}
Using Wikidata property IMDb ID (P345):
{{IMDb episode}}
{{IMDb episode|episode=EPISODE}}
Parameters
[edit]The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, |id=
can be used) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:
{{IMDb episode|ID}}
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, |episode=
can be used):
{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}
Note that the examples include the *
for a bulleted list since this should be used in an "External links" section.
TemplateData
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TemplateData for IMDb episode An external link template that links to an IMDb television episode page.
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Detailed instructions
[edit]- Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
- Go to https://www.imdb.com, select TV episode in the search drop down menu and search for the episode you want (say, One for the Road; you'll reach
https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10
). - Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
- You then reach the page with URL looking like
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/
(or other 7-digit number) - Copy only that number (here, 0539826), omitting the
tt
part, but keep any leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed) - Replace ID in the template code with the number
- For the first option above, you'll then have
* {{IMDb episode|0539826}}
resulting in:
- Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "One for the Road", use the second option:
- Replace ID with the number and Episode with
One for the Road
* {{IMDb episode|0539826|One for the Road}}
results in:
- For the first option above, you'll then have
Examples
[edit]ID in template
[edit]Usage in the article Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone):
* {{IMDb episode|0734612}}
* {{IMDb episode|0734612|Perchance to Dream}}
Output:
ID in Wikidata
[edit]Usage in the article Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone):
* {{IMDb episode}}
* {{IMDb episode|episode=Perchance to Dream}}
Output:
No ID in template or Wikidata
[edit]Usage:
* {{IMDb episode}}
Output:
- {{IMDb episode}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
Tracking categories
[edit]- Category:Pages using IMDb episode with a different name (33)
- Category:Pages using IMDb episode with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:IMDb episode ID different from Wikidata (17)
- Category:IMDb episode ID not in Wikidata (6)
See also
[edit]{{IMDb title|quotes=yes}}
for non-episodes which need quotes- Category:Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episode (4)
- Wikipedia:IMDB