Template:Infobox record label/doc

Republic Records
Republic Records
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1995
Founder	Monte Lipman; Avery Lipman;
Distributor(s)	Universal Music Group (Worldwide); Virgin EMI Records (in the UK);
Genre	Various
Country of origin	United States
Location	New York City
Official website	www.republicrecords.com

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Parent company	{{{parent}}}
Founded	{{{founded}}}
Founder	{{{founder}}}
Defunct	{{{defunct}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Distributor(s)	{{{distributor}}}
Genre	{{{genre}}}
Country of origin	{{{country}}}
Location	{{{location}}}
Official website	{{{website}}}

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Usage

{{Infobox record label}} adds an infobox to the article page of a record label. The template's code should go at the top of the page, before the article lead section, but below disambiguation notices (see also WP:WAI).

Pre-filled sample

For simple use, you can directly cut-n-paste the sample code below (filling in the relevant fields, deleting the irrelevant fields, and leaving out with their self-documentation comments the fields you don't know or that can be used later):

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = <!-- "label name" displayed in box title, defaults to page title -->
| image       = <!-- logo, such as "LABEL-LOGO.jpg" -->
| image_size  = <!-- size -->
| image_alt   = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image -->
| caption     = <!-- a caption for the image -->
| parent      = <!-- parent company, such as "[[Warner Music Group]]" -->
| founded     = <!-- year of foundation, such as {{start date|1950}} -->
| founder     = <!-- name of founders, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| defunct     = <!-- year the label dissolved, such as {{end date|1990}} -->
| status      = <!-- leave blank unless "Inactive" -->
| distributor = <!-- distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| genre       = <!-- such as "[[World music|World]]" or "Various", separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}} -->
| country     = <!-- origin, such as "United States" or "Turkey" -->
| location    = <!-- headquarters city and state -->
| website     = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" -->
}}

Empty sample

If you already know exactly what goes into each field, this version too can be cut-n-pasted directly into your article and filled on the spot, without having to delete the helper comments as you fill it:

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = 
| image       = 
| image_size  =
| image_alt   =
| caption     =  
| parent      = 
| founded     = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY}} -->
| founder     = 
| defunct     = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} -->
| status      = 
| distributor = 
| genre       = 
| country     = 
| location    = 
| website     = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
}}

Fields

All fields are currently optional (in that not filling them won't cause a display error), but it is recommended to try and fill as much as possible within sourced information, especially founded and country. An empty {{Infobox record label}} will generate only the blue heading with the name of the article.

name: (Defaults to article name.) Label name displayed in infobox title.
image: Label logo, such as LABEL-LOGO.jpg.
image_size: preferably between 100 pixels and 200 pixels wide, depending on its portrait or landscape orientation—default is 180px.
image_alt: alternative text which describes the image
caption: a caption for the image
parent: Parent company, such as [[Warner Music Group]].
founded: Foundation year, just 4 digits, such as "1950", using {{Start date}}
founder: Name of founders, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}}.
defunct: Dissolved year, just 4 digits, such as "1990", using {{end date}}
status: Leave blank unless Inactive.
distributor: Distributors, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}}.
genre: Such as [[World music|World]] or Various, separated by using commas, {{Flatlist}} or {{Hlist}}.
country: The single country of origin, such as United States or Turkey. Do not use abbreviations unless absolutely necessary. Do not use flags per WP:INFOBOXFLAG.
location: Headquarters city and state or province. Abbreviations, such as "MA" for "Massachusetts", "ON" for "Ontario", etc., should never be used. See Notes^[1] for details.
website or url: Specifies official site of record label using {{[[Template:URL|URL}}, for example:
{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}} (concise)
{{URL|www.kalan.com/english/scripts|Kalan.com}} (qualified)

Additional field not provided by default:

bgcolor: (Deprecated, defaults to "LightBlue".) Background color for box title, not to be used unless justified need.

Be careful not to use {{small}} or <small> markup in the infobox as infoboxes already use smaller text than the article body and when the font is made too small it is difficult for those with accessibility needs to read.

Example

{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Republic Records
| image_name  = Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg
| image_size  = 100px
| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]]
| founded     = {{Start date|1995}}
| founder     = {{hlist| [[Monte Lipman]] | Avery Lipman }}
| distributor = {{hlist| Universal Music Group (Worldwide) | [[Virgin EMI Records]] (in the UK) }}
| genre       = Various
| country     = United States
| location    = New York City
| website     = {{URL|www.republicrecords.com}}
}}

The above template code example produces the infobox displayed at right.

The actual logo is not displayed on this documentation page because of fair-use limitations (it can be used only to illustrate the article about it). A Wikipedia logo is used here to demonstrate logo use and placement.
Notice in the distributor field how you can go to a new line for a sub-item by hiding the newline in the middle of the <br /> . Doing so is not required (the founder field doesn't use it), and neither version affects the output, but it can make the wikicode more readable and editable with long sub-items.
Two fields have been omitted in this example: bgcolor (because the default white color is to be used here), and status (because the company is neither inactive nor defunct, and currently unlikely to require the field in the near future).

Notes

↑ As per RfC "Naming countries in infoboxes": When identifying a location, city or region in the United States or United Kingdom, the preferred approach is to use the country abbreviations allowed by MOS:ACRO, such as "Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S." and "Cardiff, Wales, UK", rather than spelling out the full country name. Avoid using abbreviations for states or provinces in all nations. New Hampshire rather than NH, New South Wales rather than NSW, or British Columbia rather than BC (see MOS:POSTABBR). Cities such as New York City and London may be rendered as "New York City, U.S." and "London, UK" or simply "New York City" and "London". Also, these should not be linked when the context makes it clear (see MOS:OVERLINK). If only the country name is included, it may be written out in full.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

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TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox record label in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox record label

An infobox used to describe a record label, it's general and corporate information, as well as location and official website

Template parameters
This template has custom formatting.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Background color	`bgcolor`	Used to change the background color. It is not required and recommended UNLESS a logical and justified reason is given. Default LightBlue.	String	optional
Name	`name`	The name of the record label. Must not be linked or formatted. Example ex. Modular Recordings	String	required
Image	`image`	The logo image for the record label.	Unknown	optional
Image size	`image_size`	The size of the image. "px" must not be added; only the numerical value given. Default 100px Example ex. 64	Unknown	optional
Image alternative text	`image_alt`	The alternative text used to describe the image given for visually-impaired readers.	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	A caption for the image. Example Ex. The official logo for Big Beat Records.	String	optional
Parent company	`parent`	The parent company that owns the record label. Must be linked and have its own separate article. Example ex. [[Sony Music Entertainment]]	String	optional
Founded	`founded`	The foundation year in which the record label was established. Must only be the year and must use the {{start date and age}} if possible. Example ex. {{start date and age\|1887}}	String	suggested
Defunct	`defunct`	The year in which the record company was officially dissolved. Must have the {{end date}} template. Example ex. {{end date\|1953}}	Unknown	optional
Founder	`founder`	The person or people who founded the company. If possible, must be linked to its article. Example ex. Pete Doraine	String	optional
Status	`status`	The current status of the company. Example Inactive	Content	optional
Distributor	`distributor`	The company or companies that distribute the licensed work of the company. If possible, must be linked to its article. Example ex. Sony Music	String	optional
Genre	`genre`	The genre(s) that are most common for the record label. Must be used with the {{hlist}} template if there are more than one. Example ex. {{hlist\|[[Rock music\|Rock]]\|[[electronica]]\|[[electropop]]\|[[neo-psychedelia]]\|[[psychedelic rock]]}}	String	suggested
Country of origin	`country`	The record label's country of origin, where it is headquartered. The country MUST NOT be linked. Example ex. Japan	String	optional
Location	`location`	The official city in which the record label is headquartered in it's country of origin. The exact address is NOT ALLOWED as only the city is. Example ex. [[Dortmund]]	String	optional
Website	`url`	The official website for the record label. It must be used in accordance with the {{URL}} template so as to be printer-friendly. Example ex. {{URL\|defjam.com}}	String	optional

[location-1] As per RfC "Naming countries in infoboxes": When identifying a location, city or region in the United States or United Kingdom, the preferred approach is to use the country abbreviations allowed by MOS:ACRO, such as "Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S." and "Cardiff, Wales, UK", rather than spelling out the full country name. Avoid using abbreviations for states or provinces in all nations. New Hampshire rather than NH, New South Wales rather than NSW, or British Columbia rather than BC (see MOS:POSTABBR). Cities such as New York City and London may be rendered as "New York City, U.S." and "London, UK" or simply "New York City" and "London". Also, these should not be linked when the context makes it clear (see MOS:OVERLINK). If only the country name is included, it may be written out in full.

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