Template:Infobox record label/doc

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.svg" -->
| 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}} -->
| slogan      = <!-- advertising slogan or "motto" of the label, if any -->
| 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     = 
| slogan      =
| 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}}.

slogan

If the label had a catch phrase, slogan or motto, list it here

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 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

Republic Records
File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg
Parent company	Universal Music Group
Founded	1995 (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

{{Infobox record label
| 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).

Categories

The template does not create any automatic categorization of the article. You have to add your article to the relevant categories. Suggested categories (and their subcategories) to investigate include:

• One from Category:Record labels by country
• One from Category:Record labels by parent
• One from Category:Record labels by year of establishment
• One or more from Category:Record labels by genre

Plus one or more possible special case such as:

• Category:Audiophile record labels
• Category:Defunct record labels
  • or if known Category:Record labels by year of disestablishment
• Category:Record label distributors
• Category:Reissue record labels

And possibly more from:

• Category:Record labels

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.

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

Click here to see a monthly parameter usage report for this template based on this 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 Name name The name of the record label. Must not be linked or formatted. Example Modular Recordings String required Image image The logo image for the record label. File optional Image size image_size The size of the image. \"px\" must not be added; only the numerical value given. Example 220 Number optional Image alt text image_alt Alternative text used to describe the image given for visually-impaired readers. Line optional Image caption caption A caption for the image. Example 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 [[Sony Music Entertainment]] String optional Founded (date) 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 {{start date and age|1887}} Date suggested Defunct (date) defunct The year in which the record company was officially dissolved. Must have the {{end date}} template. Example {{end date|1953}} Date optional Founder founder The person or people who founded the company. If possible, must be linked to its article. Example [[Pete Doraine]] String optional Status status The current status of the company. Defunct, Inactive or leave blank. Suggested values Defunct Inactive Example Defunct Auto value Line optional Distributor distributor The company or companies that distribute the licensed work of the company. If possible, must be linked to its article. Example [[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 {{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 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 [[Dortmund]] String optional Website website The official website for the record label. It must be used in accordance with the {{URL}} template so as to be printer-friendly. Example {{URL|defjam.com}} String optional Misc misc For additional modules if needed. String optional Slogan slogan Slogan of the label. Example "For the music!" String optional 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 Line deprecated image_name image_name no description Unknown deprecated image_caption image_caption no description Unknown deprecated url url no description Unknown deprecated module module no description Unknown deprecated

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox record label with unknown parameters (0)

See also

• Template:Infobox record label(edit talk links history)
• Template:Infobox album(edit talk links history)
• Template:Infobox musical artist(edit talk links history)
  • for individual artists, bands or collectives
• WikiProject Music
  • WikiProject Musicians