Template:Ibdb name
{{{name}}} at the Internet Broadway Database
This template uses the Wikidata property:
This template generates an external link to a page at the Internet Broadway Database. This template should be used exclusively for PEOPLE.
If you need to link a show, use Template:IBDB title instead.
Usage
changeOne parameter:
{{Ibdb name | ID }}
{{Ibdb name | id= ID }}
Two parameters:
{{Ibdb name | ID | NAME }}
{{Ibdb name | id= ID | name= NAME }}
Instructions
change- Go to IBDB.com and search for a person
- Click on the correct link to go to the person's page. Be sure you're getting the correct person.
- The page URL should look like
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/xxxxx-xxxxx-#####
- where "xxxxx-xxxxx" indicates the person's name and "#####" indicates a number.
- Add to the external links section the text:
* {{IBDB name|id=#####|name=NAME}}
- where "#####" is the number you've copied, and NAME is the person's full formatted name.
Examples
changeSearching for "Jerry Orbach", you'll reach this page:
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jerry-orbach-55157
One parameter:
{{Ibdb name | 55157 }}
{{Ibdb name | id= 55157 }}
Two parameters:
{{Ibdb name | 55157 | Jerry Orbach }}
{{Ibdb name | id= 55157 | name= Jerry Orbach }}
Template data
changeThis is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Ibdb name in articles based on its TemplateData.
TemplateData for Ibdb name
This template generates an external link to a page at the Internet Broadway Database.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ID | id 1 | ID number used in the URL. | Number | required |
Name | name 2 | Name displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation. | String | optional |
Tracking categories
change- Category:Articles with IBDb links (11)
- Category:Internet Broadway Database person ID not in Wikidata (6)
- Category:Internet Broadway Database person ID different from Wikidata (6)
- Category:Internet Broadway Database person ID same as Wikidata (568)
- Category:IBDB name template missing ID (0)
See also
change- {{IBDB title}}
- {{IBDB show}} for shows with multiple productions
- {{IBDB venue}} for named theatres