Help:List of ISFDB Templates

The following templates are available within the ISFDB Wiki. Note that they are not necessarily the same as the templates that can be used in the Synopsis and Note fields in the ISFDB database -- see Help:Using Templates and HTML in Note Fields for a detailed list.

Most of these templates are specific to this Wiki, a few are copied from other wikis. Click on the links in the first column of each table to reach the actual template pages, which will usually display detailed documentation of the template.

Templates which are only used on a single page, or on a small closely linked group of pages, and are not intended for more general use, are not listed here. Also, recently created templates may not be listed here. To see the full list of all templates defined, go to this page.

Linking Templates

These are used to create standardized links to ISFDB database display pages, to wiki pages, or to other sites.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{P}}	Links to a Publication record in the database	Link is by tag or record number; User can specify the display text; link is displayed in a special color.
{{T}}	Links to a Title record in the database	Link is by record number; User can specify the display text; link is displayed in a special color.
{{A}}	Links to an Author record in the database	Link is by author name; User can specify the display text, but usually doesn't; link is displayed in a special color.
{{Pubr}}	Links to a Publisher record in the database	Link is by record number; User can specify the display text; link is displayed in a special color.
{{Series}}	Links to a Series record in the database	Link is by record number, or by series name; User can specify the display text; link is displayed in a special color.
{{Pn}}	Links to a Publisher page in the wiki	One parameter, the name of the publisher page. Basically a shortcut form of a wiki link to a Publisher: page
{{Clute/Grant}}	Links to Reference:Clute/Grant, the page for the Encyclopedia of Fantasy	Static link, no parameters
{{Reginald1}}	Links to Reference:Reginald1, the page for Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, a Checklist, 1700-1974	Static link, no parameters
{{Reginald3}}	Links to Reference:Reginald3, the page for Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991	Static link, no parameters
{{Tuck}}	Links to Reference:Tuck, the page for The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy through 1968: A Bibliographic Survey of the Fields of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction through 1968	Static link, no parameters
{{Amazon}}	Links to an Amazon.com (US) catalog record	Link is by ASIN; User can specify the display text.
{{Amazon.com}}	Links to an Amazon.com (US) catalog record	Alias for {{Amazon}}
{{LOC}}	Links to http://catalog.loc.gov/ the US Library of Congress online catalog page	Static link, no parameters
{{Locus}}	Links to http://www.locusmag.com/index/ the Locus Index to Science Fiction	Static link, no parameters
{{OCLC}}	Links to the OCLC Fiction Finder (online catalog)	Static link, no parameters. See Help:Using Worldcat data
{{Sigla}}	Links to http://www.sigla.ru	Static link, no parameters.
{{TARDIS}}	Links to http://www.timelash.com/tardis/default.asp (the Doctor Who TARDIS Library)	Static link, no parameters.
{{WP}}	Links to the english-language Wikipedia	Static link, no parameters.
{{tl}}	Links to a template in this wiki	name stands for "Template link". Cloned from Wikipedia
{{URL}}	Formats a URL for display.	Parameters can specify non-default quoting characters.

See also Help:Linking templates

Image Templates

These templates are used on Image pages, to provide License data for the image, and in many cases identification data also. All image pages should have at least one of these templates in place.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{Cover Image Data}}	Identification and License data for a cover image	Puts the page into categories by artist(s) and publisher, plus 2 fixed categories. Supports up to five cover artists.
{{CID}}	Alias for Cover Image Data	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data}}
{{Cover Image Data2}}	Shorter and simpler form of Cover Image Data	Puts the page into 4 fixed categories. Parameters match those of {{P}}
{{CID2}}	Alias for Cover Image Data2	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data2}}
{{C}}	Alias for Cover Image Data2	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data2}}
{{Cover Image Data3}}	Shorter and simpler form of Cover Image Data, but not as simplified as {{Cover Image Data2}}	Puts the page into a category by artist, plus 3 fixed categories. Parameters are Id (Pub Tag or record number), Artist, and Title, and may be specified unnamed in that order.
{{CID3}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3}}
{{C3}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3}}
{{Cover Image Data3-2}}	Specialized form of Cover Image Data3, for images with two known cover artists	Puts the page into categories by artist, plus 3 fixed categories. Parameters are Id (Pub Tag or record number), Artist1, Artist2, and Title, and may be specified unnamed in that order.
{{CID3-2}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3-2	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3-2}}
{{C3-2}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3-2	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3-2}}
{{Cover Image Data3-3}}	Specialized form of Cover Image Data3, for images with three known cover artists	Puts the page into categories by artist, plus 3 fixed categories. Parameters are Id (Pub Tag or record number), Artist1, Artist2, and Title, and may be specified unnamed in that order.
{{CID3-3}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3-3	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3-3}}
{{C3-3}}	Alias for Cover Image Data3-3	Exactly the same parameters and result as {{Cover Image Data3-3}}
{{Cover Image Data-PD Old}}	Identification and License data for a cover image from before 1923	Puts the page into categories by artist and publisher, plus 3 fixed categories.
{{Cover Image Data-PD Renew}}	Identification and License data for a cover image whose copyright was not renewed	Puts the page into categories by artist and publisher, plus 3 fixed categories.
{{Logo Image Data}}	Identification and License data for a Logo image	Puts the page into categories by publisher, plus 2 fixed categories.
{{Sig Image Data}}	Identification and License data for an enlarged image of an artist's signature from a book cover	Puts the page into categories by artist and publisher, plus 2 fixed categories.
{{Sig Image Data-Int}}	Identification and License data for an enlarged image of an artist's signature from interior art	Puts the page into categories by artist and publisher, plus 2 fixed categories.
{{Author Image Data}}	Identification and License data for a picture of an author, used under fair use	Puts the page into categories by photographer, plus 2 fixed categories.
{{Author Image Data-PD}}	Identification and License data for a picture of an author, used under public domain	Puts the page into categories by photographer, plus 2 fixed categories.
{{By Permission}}	License data for an image (or document), used by explicit permission of the author	User must specify the author, and any restrictions or details of the grant of permission. Puts the page into 1 fixed category.
{{CC-by-3.0}}	License data for an image (or document), released under a Creative Commons attribution license, version 3.0	User must specify the details of the required attribution. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories. Similar templates are available for versions 2.0 and 2.5
{{CC-by-sa-3.0}}	License data for an image (or document), released under a Creative Commons share-alike license, version 3.0	User must specify the details of the required attribution. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories. Similar templates are available for versions 2.0 and 2.5
{{PD-self}}	License data for an image (or document), released into the public domain by the author who posted it on the ISFDB	Only used when the author is the poster. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories.
{{PD-author}}	License data for an image (or document), released into the public domain by the author elsewhere	Must link to or cite the release statement. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories.
{{PD-US}}	License data for an image (or document), not under US copyright	Must indicate specific reason why this is public domain. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories.
{{Table of Contents}}	Identification and License data for an image of the ToC from an online publication (webzine)	Must indicate specific reason why this is public domain. Puts the page into 2 fixed categories.

Reference Templates

These templates are used on wiki text pages, to provide reference or citation information, or other notes.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{Note}}	Used to indicate that the following text is a footnote.	Should be used with a matching call to {{Ref}}
{{Ref}}	Used to indicate where a footnote should be inserted.	Should be used with a matching call to {{Note}}
{{Refp}}	Used to cite a publication reference	Creates a link to a wiki Publication: page
{{SourcePublication}}	Used to cite a publication reference	Creates a links to wiki Publication: and Author: pages

Header Templates

These templates are used on wiki text pages, to provide standard headers, which generally include relevant links.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{AuthorHeader}}	For wiki author bibliographic comment pages	Links to the corresponding author record in the ISFDB database
{{BioHeader}}	For wiki biography pages	Links to the corresponding author record in the ISFDB database
{{HelpHeader}}	For help pages on the ISFDB (not the wiki)	Includes several standard links
{{ImprintHeader}}	For stable wiki imprint pages in the publisher namespace	Links to the corresponding publisher record in the ISFDB database
{{NotFinal}}	For a page, particularly a help page, that does not yet have consensus support, but is under discussion.	Generally temporary, removed when consensus achieved.
{{PubHeader}}	For wiki publication bibliographic comment pages	Links to the corresponding publication record in the ISFDB database
{{PubSeriesHeader}}	For bibliographic comment pages about a Publication Series	Optionally links to a series record in the ISFDB database
{{PublisherHeader}}	For stable wiki publisher pages	Links to the corresponding publisher record in the ISFDB database
{{SeriesHeader}}	For bibliographic comment pages about a series	Links to the corresponding series record in the ISFDB database
{{VerifiedPublisherHeader}}	For wiki publisher pages in the Verified Publishing Names project	Includes several standard (fixed) links

See also Help:Header Templates

User Templates

These templates are used on user to mark a user's status and provide information on how to handle notifications in those cases.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{Inactive user}}	Marks a user as no longer participating in the project
{{Infrequent user}}	Marks a user as no infrequently participating in the project

Deletion Templates

These templates are for a user to mark a wiki page for deletion.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{Deletion candidate}}	Marks a page for deletion with a user specific rationale
{{Page transferred}}	Marks a page for deletion whose contents have been migrated to the database

Administrative and Maintenance Templates

These templates are for recording information on wiki pages about the status of those pages, or of particular information on those pages.

Template Name & Link	Description	Notes
{{HighRisk}}	Marks a template's talk page to indicate that the template has been protected against non-moderator edits because it would affect many pages if changed incorrectly or maliciously	Normally used only by moderators. No parameters
{{Protected}}	Marks a page as having been protectred against non-moderator edits due to spam	Normally used only by moderators. No parameters
{{Unsigned}}	Indicates who made an unsigned comment	Cloned from Wikipedia
{{Unsigned2}}	Alternate version of {{unsigned}}, better set up for copying from the page history	Cloned from Wikipedia
{{Welcome}}	used to welcome a new user	modified from Wikipedia

See also

• Help:Linking templates
• Category:Templates