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Template:IMDb episode displays an external link to a television episode page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It is used exclusively for episodes. This template is intended for use in the external links section of an article.
Usage
Unnamed parameters:
{{IMDb episode|ID}}{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}
Named parameters:
{{IMDb episode|id=ID}}{{IMDb episode|id=ID|episode=EPISODE}}
Using Wikidata property IMDb ID (P345):
{{IMDb episode}}{{IMDb episode|episode=EPISODE}}
Parameters
The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, |id= can be used) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:
{{IMDb episode|ID}}
To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, |episode= can be used):
{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}
Note that the examples include the * for a bulleted list since this should be used in an "External links" section.
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Detailed instructions
- Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
- Go to https://www.imdb.com, select TV episode in the search drop down menu and search for the episode you want (say, One for the Road; you'll reach
https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10). - Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
- You then reach the page with URL looking like
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/(or other 7-digit number) - Copy only that number (here, 0539826), omitting the
ttpart, but keep any leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed) - Replace ID in the template code with the number
- For the first option above, you'll then have
* {{IMDb episode|0539826}}resulting in:
- Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "One for the Road", use the second option:
- Replace ID with the number and Episode with
One for the Road* {{IMDb episode|0539826|One for the Road}}results in:
- For the first option above, you'll then have
Examples
ID in template
Usage in the article Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone):
* {{IMDb episode|0734612}}* {{IMDb episode|0734612|Perchance to Dream}}
Output:
ID in Wikidata
Usage in the article Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone):
* {{IMDb episode}}* {{IMDb episode|episode=Perchance to Dream}}
Output:
No ID in template or Wikidata
Tracking categories
See also
{{IMDb title|quotes=yes}}for non-episodes which need quotes- Category:Pages using IMDb title instead of IMDb episode (9)
- Wikipedia:IMDB