Template:IMDb episode/doc

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'''{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}''' displays an external link to a television episode page at the [[IMDb|Internet Movie Database]] (IMDb). It is {{strong|{{em|used exclusively for episodes}}}}. This template is intended for use in the [[Wikipedia:External links|external links]] section of an article.

: To link an episode list, use {{Tl|IMDb episodes}} instead.
: To link a work (film/movie, TV or Web program/series, video game, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb title}} instead.
: To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use {{Tl|IMDb name}} instead.
: To link a company, use {{Tl|IMDb company}} instead.

== Usage ==
Unnamed parameters:
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> }}</code>
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | <var>ID</var> | <var>EPISODE</var> }}</code>

Named parameters:
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= <var>ID</var> }}</code>
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= <var>ID</var> | episode= <var>EPISODE</var> }}</code>

Using [[Wikidata]] property {{Property|P345}}:
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}</code>
: <code>{{<nowiki/>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | episode= <var>EPISODE</var> }}</code>

===Options===
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#IMDb}}

The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, the parameter can be named <code>id</code>) and the template then uses the article title as the [[anchor text]]:
<pre>
* {{IMDb episode | ID }}
</pre>
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, it can be named <code>Episode</code>):
<pre>
* {{IMDb episode | ID | Episode }}
</pre>

Note that the examples include the <code>*</code> for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section.

==Detailed instructions==
# 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 <code>https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10</code>).
# Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
## <code>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)"] (1993)</code>.
# You then reach the page with [[URL]] looking like <code><nowiki>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/</nowiki></code> (or other 7-digit number)
# Copy {{strong|only}} that number (here, <samp>0539826</samp>), omitting the <code>tt</code> part, but keep any leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
# Replace <var>ID</var> in the template code with the number
## For the first option above, you'll then have
##: <code><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 }}</nowiki></code> resulting in:
##* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 }}
##: 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 <var>ID</var> with the number {{em|and}} <var>Episode</var> with <code>One for the Road</code>
##: <code><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}</nowiki></code> results in:
##:* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}

== Examples ==

=== ID in Wikidata ===
Usage in the article [[Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone)|Perchance to Dream (''The Twilight Zone'')]]:
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}}}</code>
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}} | episode= Perchance to Dream }}</code>
Output:
:* {{{{BASEPAGENAME}} | 0734612 | Perchance to Dream }} [[File:Blue pencil.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata |link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2859200#P345 |Edit this at Wikidata]]

=== No ID in template or Wikidata ===
Usage:
: <code><nowiki>* {{</nowiki>{{BASEPAGENAME}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
Output:
:* {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} }}

==See also==
* {{tlx|IMDb title|quotes{{=}}yes}} for short films that are not actually episodes of series
* [[Wikipedia:IMDB]]
* {{t|TV.com episode}}

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