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
- Go to imdb.com and search for the name you want
- 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.
- The page URL should look like http://www.imdb.com/name/nm#######, where "#######" indicates a number.
- Copy ONLY that number (be sure to remove the "nm" and to keep all the zeros)
- 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
- Searching for "Jack Nicholson", you'll reach this page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000197/
- 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:
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.