Template:Ibdb name/doc

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

One parameter:

{{Ibdb name | ID }}

{{Ibdb name | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Ibdb name | ID | NAME }}

{{Ibdb name | id= ID | name= NAME }}

Instructions

1. Go to IBDB.com and search for a person
2. Click on the correct link to go to the person's page. Be sure you're getting the correct person.
3. 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.

4. 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

Searching for "Jerry Orbach", you'll reach this page:

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jerry-orbach-55157

One parameter:

1. {{Ibdb name | 55157 }}

   Ibdb name/doc at the Internet Broadway Database

2. {{Ibdb name | id= 55157 }}

   Ibdb name/doc at the Internet Broadway Database

Two parameters:

1. {{Ibdb name | 55157 | Jerry Orbach }}

   Jerry Orbach at the Internet Broadway Database

2. {{Ibdb name | id= 55157 | name= Jerry Orbach }}

   Jerry Orbach at the Internet Broadway Database

Template data

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TemplateData for Ibdb name

This template generates an external link to a page at the Internet Broadway Database.

Template parameters

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

• 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

• {{IBDB title}}
• {{IBDB show}} for shows with multiple productions
• {{IBDB venue}} for named theatres