Template:Infobox person: Difference between revisions

Jimmy Wales
	File:Jimmy Wales.jpg
	The image of Wikipedia founder.
Occupation	Author
Notable Works	Wikipedia

Some Name
	File:Sample.jpg
	Some Name placeholder
Born	1 December 1988
Place of Birth	Wikipedia
Nationality	Wikian
Occupation	Wiki writer
Notable Works	Infoboxes
Website	www.example.com

Some Name
	File:Placeholder person.png
	Some Name placeholder
Born	1 December 1988
Place of Birth	Wikipedia
Nationality	Wikian
Occupation	Wiki writer
Notable Works	Infoboxes
Website	www.example.com

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Description: A template for people articles.
Syntax: Add {{Infobox person|parameters}} at the top of the page with parameters as shown below.

Usage

{{Infobox person
|name          =
|image         =
|gender        =
|age           =
|birth_name    =
|birth_date    =
|birth_place   =
|Patents       =
|Relatives     =
|nationality   =
|other_names   =
|occupation    =
|years_active  =
|known_for     =
|notable_works =
|home_town     =
|height        =
|weight        =
|hair          =
|eyes          =
|website       =
}}

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{{Infobox person
|name          = Some Name
|image         = Placeholder person.png
|caption       = Some Name placeholder
|gender        = Female
|age           = 29
|birth_name    = Some Other Name
|birth_date    = 1 December 1988
|birth_place   = Wikipedia
|death_date    = 4 December 2017
|death_place   = Fandom
|nationality   = Wikian
|other_names   = Some Pseudonym
|occupation    = Wiki writer
|years_active  = 2005 - 2017
|known_for     = Editing templates
|notable_works = Infoboxes
|home_town     = Internet
|height        = 5'7"
|weight        = 160 lbs.
|hair          = Brown
|eyes          = Blue
|website       = www.example.com
}}

Installation Instructions

Export this template, then import to install it.
Use edit summary: Copied from [[w:c:templates:Template:Infobox person]] to properly attribute this template's editors.

The above message will be enough for most cases; if there are additional instructions, you can see them below.

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-<!-- BEGIN: Infobox Template -->
+<noinclude>{{Documentation}}
-<div style="display:block; overflow-x:auto; max-width:100%;">
+{{Infobox person
-<table class="infobox" style="width:270px; float:right; clear:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; border:2px solid #bd282e; background-color:#f9f9f9; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em;">
+| name         = Jimmy Wales
-<tr>
+| image        = Jimmy Wales.jpg
-  <th colspan="2" style="background-color:#bd282e; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:6px; text-align:center;">{{{name|Name Here}}}</th>
+| caption      =The image of Wikipedia founder.
-</tr>
+| occupation   = Author
+| notable_works = [[Wikipedia]]
-<!-- Image logic: Works with or without File: prefix -->
+| awards       =
-{{#if:{{{image_markup|}}}|
-<tr>
-  <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:8px;">{{{image_markup}}}</td>
-</tr>
-|{{#if:{{{image|}}}|
-<tr>
-   <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; padding:8px;">
-    [[File:{{{image|}}}|250px|center|alt={{{alt|}}}]]
-  </td>
-</tr>
 }}
-}}
+</noinclude>
+<div class="infobox" style="width: 22em; border: 1px solid #aaa; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 10px; float: right; background: #f9f9f9;">
-{{#if:{{{caption|}}}|
+    <table style="width: 100%; border: none;">
-<tr>
+        <tr>
-  <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; color:#555;">{{{caption}}}</td>
+            <th colspan="2" style="background: #e9e9e9; text-align: center;">{{#if: {{{name|}}} | {{{name}}} | "Unknown Name"}}</th>
-</tr>
+        </tr>
-}}
+        <tr>
+            <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">
-{{#if:{{{native_name|}}}|
+                {{#if: {{{image|}}}
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Native name</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{native_name}}}</td></tr>}}
+                    | [[File:{{{image}}}|thumb|200px|center]]
+                    | <span style="font-style: italic;">No image available</span>
-{{#if:{{{birth_name|}}}|
+                }}
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Birth name</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{birth_name}}}</td></tr>}}
+            </td>
+        </tr>
-{{#if:{{{birth_date|}}}|
+        {{#if: {{{caption|}}}
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Born</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{birth_date}}}{{#if:{{{birth_place|}}}|<br />{{{birth_place}}}}}</td></tr>}}
+            | <tr>
+                <td colspan="2" style="align: center; text-align: center; font-style: italic;">{{{caption}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{death_date|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Died</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{death_date}}}{{#if:{{{death_place|}}}|<br />{{{death_place}}}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{birth_date|}}}
-{{#if:{{{resting_place|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Resting place</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{resting_place}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Born</th>
+                <td>{{{birth_date}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{nationality|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Nationality</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{nationality}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{birth_place|}}}
-{{#if:{{{citizenship|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Citizenship</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{citizenship}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Place of Birth</th>
+                <td>{{{birth_place}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{education|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Education</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{education}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{nationality|}}}
-{{#if:{{{alma_mater|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Alma mater</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{alma_mater}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Nationality</th>
+                <td>{{{nationality}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{occupation|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Occupation</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{occupation}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{occupation|}}}
-{{#if:{{{years_active|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Years active</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{years_active}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Occupation</th>
+                <td>{{{occupation}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{known_for|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Known for</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{known_for}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{notable_works|}}}
-{{#if:{{{notable_works|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Notable works</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{notable_works}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Notable Works</th>
+                <td>{{{notable_works}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{spouse|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Spouse</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{spouse}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+        {{#if: {{{awards|}}}
-{{#if:{{{children|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Children</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{children}}}</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Awards</th>
+                <td>{{{awards}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{awards|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Awards</th><td style="padding:4px;">{{{awards}}}</td></tr>}}
+        }}
+       {{#if: {{{website|}}}
-{{#if:{{{website|}}}|
+            | <tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Website</th><td style="padding:4px;">[{{{website}}} {{{website}}}]</td></tr>}}
+                <th style="text-align: left;">Website</th>
+                <td>{{{website}}}</td>
-{{#if:{{{signature|}}}|
+            </tr>
-<tr><th style="background-color:#f2f2f2; padding:4px; text-align:left;">Signature</th><td style="padding:4px;">[[File:{{{signature}}}|200px]]</td></tr>}}
+        }}
-</table>
+    </table>
 </div>
-<!-- Fix for missing section underline below -->
-<div style="clear:both;"></div>
-<!-- END: Infobox Template -->