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Note that the options include the "<tt>*</tt>" for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section.  
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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==
 
==Detailed instructions==
# Copy and paste one of the options above into the article
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# Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
# Go to http://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>http://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10</code>)
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# Go to http://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>http://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:  
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# Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:  
## <code>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)"] (1993)</code>  
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## <code>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)"] (1993)</code>.
# You then reach the page with [[URL]] looking like <tt>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/</tt> (or other 7-digit number)
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# You then reach the page with [[URL]] looking like <code><nowiki>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/</nowiki></code> (or other 7-digit number)
# Copy '''only''' that number (here, "<code>0539826</code>"), omitting the "<code>tt</code>" but keep all the leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
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# 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 "<tt>ID</tt>" in the template code with the number
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# Replace <var>ID</var> in the template code with the number
 
## For the first option above, you'll then have
 
## For the first option above, you'll then have
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 }}</nowiki></tt> resulting in:
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##: <code><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 }}</nowiki></code> resulting in:
 
##* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 }}
 
##* {{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:
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##: 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 "<tt>ID</tt>" with the number ''and'' "<tt>Episode</tt>" with "<tt>One for the Road</tt>"
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## Replace <var>ID</var> with the number {{em|and}} <var>Episode</var> with <code>One for the Road</code>
##: <tt><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}</nowiki></tt> results in:
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##: <code><nowiki>* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}</nowiki></code> results in:
 
##:* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}
 
##:* {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }}
  

Revision as of 09:22, 8 November 2017

This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database, used exclusively for EPISODES.

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

Options

The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, the parameter can be named id) 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, it can be named Episode):

* {{IMDb episode | ID | Episode }}

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

Detailed instructions

  1. Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
  2. Go to http://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 http://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10).
  3. Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
    1. "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)" (1993).
  4. You then reach the page with URL looking like http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ (or other 7-digit number)
  5. 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)
  6. Replace ID in the template code with the number
    1. 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:
    2. Replace ID with the number and Episode with One for the Road
      * {{IMDb episode | 0539826 | One for the Road }} results in:

See also