Template talk:Imdb name

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This is a template to generate links to the Internet Movie Database. This template should be used exclusively for NAMES, that is, actors, directors, producers, and etc.

If you need to link a title (movie, TV show, video game, etc.), use Template:imdb title instead.

[edit] Instructions

  1. Go to imdb.com and search for the name you want
  2. Click on the correct link to go to the person's page (or whatever you're looking for). Be sure you're getting on the correct person page.
  3. The page URL should look like http://www.imdb.com/name/nm#######, where "#######" indicates a number.
  4. Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove the "nm" and to keep all the zeros)
  5. Add to the external links section the text:
{{imdb name|id=#######|name=Name}}
where "#######" is the number you've copied, and "Name" is the name of the person.

Note: If the name is not specified, the name of the article will be used as the name of the person.

[edit] Example

  1. Searching for "Jack Nicholson", you'll reach this page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/
  2. Copy "0000197" and then write:
{{imdb name|id=0000197|name=Jack Nicholson}}

The result is Jack Nicholson at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

To ease the server load, even better is to 'subst' the template by typing:

{{subst:imdb name|id=0000197|name=Jack Nicholson}}

The result will also appear:

Jack Nicholson at the Internet Movie Database

But if you edit the page again you will see it has been converted to:

[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/ Jack Nicholson] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

Note that, since this will almost certainly go in the "External links" section, you should add a * before the template text to include it as a list item.

[edit] Talk

Add any discussion about this template here, as a new section.