Template:Biographical Directory of Congress/doc
{{Biographical Directory of Congress}} (and its shorter redirect {{CongBio}}) displays an external link to a specified article at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website (bioguide.congress.gov).
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Usage
In the following, {{Biographical Directory of Congress can be used instead of {{CongBio.
Unnamed parameters
{{CongBio|ID}}{{CongBio|ID|NAME}}
Named parameters
{{CongBio|id=ID}}{{CongBio|id=ID|name=NAME}}{{CongBio|id=ID|name=NAME|date=DATE}}{{CongBio|id=ID|name=NAME|date=DATE|inline=YES}}{{CongBio|id=ID|name=NAME|date=DATE|findagrave=GRID}}
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TemplateData for Biographical Directory of Congress
This template displays an external link to a specified article at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website (bioguide.congress.gov).
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 1 id | ID portion of the URL. Example: C000482 is the ID portion of http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000482
| String | required |
| Name | 2 name | Name of subject. If not given it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as (politician).
| String | optional |
| Date | date | Date the web page was accessed/retrieved. | String | optional |
| Inline | inline | If this parameter is assigned a value (yes, 1, or anything) then the leading asterisk/bullet is not displayed. | String | optional |
| Findagrave | findagrave | If this parameter is assigned a value, then the template will display an external link to the associated page at the Find a Grave website. | String | optional |
Examples
In the following, {{Biographical Directory of Congress can be used instead of {{CongBio.
These examples all link to Henry Clay's biography, which is located at:
Unnamed parameters
Usage: {{CongBio | C000482 | Henry Clay }}
Output:
- United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Named parameters
Usage: {{CongBio |id= C000482 |name= Henry Clay }}
Output:
- United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Date
Usage: {{CongBio |id= C000482 |name= Henry Clay |date= January 26, 2010 }}
Output:
- United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
Inline
Usage: {{CongBio |id= C000482 |name= Henry Clay |inline= yes }}
Output: United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Findagrave
Usage: {{CongBio |id= C000482 |name= Henry Clay |findagrave= 203 }}
Output:
- United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Henry Clay at Find a GraveScript error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
Findagrave and Date
Usage: {{CongBio |id= C000482 |name= Henry Clay |findagrave= 203 |date= January 26, 2010 }}
Output:
- United States Congress. "Henry Clay (id: C000482)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- "Henry Clay". Find a Grave. Retrieved January 26, 2010.Script error: No such module "EditAtWikidata".Template:WikidataCheck
See also
- {{CongLinks}} - For members from 1991–present. It has BioGuide, Washington Post voting record, Open Secrets, FEC reports, Vote Smart, On The issues, Legistorm, StateSurge GovTrack and FindAGrave. This is preferred.
- {{Bioguide}} looks like this: File:PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
- {{Cleanup Congress Bio}} puts articles in the category, Category:Biographical Directory of the United States Congress cleanup.
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Congress/Bioguide, a subpage of Project Congress, tracks how well information is imported from the Bioguide.