Template:Tcmdb name/doc

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This template is used to generate an external link to a web page at the TCM Movie Database. It is based on the templates {{IMDb name}} and {{AllMovie name}}. Turner Classic Movies (TCM) maintains its own comprehensive database of motion pictures, actors, actresses, and film crew.

This template is designed for a link to a person; to a link to a film title use {{Tcmdb title}} instead.

Usage[change source]

No parameters (fetched ID from Wikidata):

  • {{Tcmdb name}}

Unnamed parameters:

  • {{Tcmdb name|ID}}
  • {{Tcmdb name|ID|NAME}}

Named parameters:

  • {{Tcmdb name|id=ID}}
  • {{Tcmdb name|id=ID|name=NAME}}

Instructions[change source]

  1. Visit the TCM Movie Database.
  2. In the keyword search field, type in the name of the person you want to link to, and click "Search."
  3. TCM will show a disambiguation page showing all the names that match your search words. Click on the person's name you want.
  4. The page URL should look like this:
    http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/#####|nnnnn/First-Last/
    or http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=#####
    where ##### indicates the required ID number
  5. Copy the ID number that appears after /person/ or participantId= in the URL.
  6. Add that value to the article's equivalent Wikdiata item
  7. In the article you are editing, type {{Tcmdb name}} or:
  8. type {{Tcmdb name|id=#####|name=First Last}}.

Example[change source]

  1. For Alfred Hitchcock, the TCM Movie Database page URL is:
    http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/87065|10493/Alfred-Hitchcock/
    or http://tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?participantId=87065
  2. Copy 87065 and add it to this template, i.e.:
    {{Tcmdb name|id=87065|name=Alfred Hitchcock}}
    or {{Tcmdb name|87065|Alfred Hitchcock}}
  3. This will display as:
    Alfred Hitchcock at the TCM Movie Database

Template data[change source]

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Tcmdb name in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Tcmdb name

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page at the TCM (Turner Classic Movies) Movie Database.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
IDid 1

ID number used in the URL of the person's page at the TCM Movie Database.

Numberoptional
Namename 2

Name of the person which is displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to article's {{PAGENAME}}, without any disambiguation such as (actor) or (director).

Stringoptional

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