Template:Information/doc

TemplateData

This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for files (description, source, author, etc.). For a full usage description of the template, see Commons:First steps/Quality and description.

Template parameters

This template has custom formatting.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Description	description Description	Description of the image or media file, including subject and location Default {{description missing}} Example Photo of a penguin in Antarctica	String	required
Date of creation	date Date	When the original source was created Example 2001-12-31	Date	suggested
Source	source Source	Where the file is from. Your own files should be tagged with {{own}}. Default {{source missing}}	String	required
Author	author Author	Original author of the file; where appropriate, use {{Creator|Personal name}}. Default {{author missing}}	Line	required
Permission	permission Permission	License and other usage limitations and warnings	Content	suggested
Other versions	other versions other_versions Other versions Other_versions	Links to files with very similar content or derived files	File	optional
Other fields	other fields other_fields Other_fields Other fields	Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template	File	optional
Other fields 1	other fields 1 other_fields_1 Other_fields_1 Other fields 1	Additional table fields added between Description and Date rows	File	optional
lang	lang Lang	no description	Unknown	deprecated
demo	demo Demo	no description	Unknown	deprecated

Example usage

Example for photograph

For example the source code of the description of photograph File:Piers Sellers spacewalk.jpg is:

{{Information
 | Description =
{{de|Astronaut [[:de:Piers John Sellers|Piers Sellers]] bei einem Außenbordeinsatz während der Space-Shuttle-Mission [[:de:STS-121|STS-121]], bei dem er Reparaturtechniken für den Hitzeschutzschild der Raumfähre testet. Der Außenbordeinsatz dauerte 7 Stunden und 11 Minuten.}}
{{en|Astronaut [[w:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques.}}
{{fr|L'astronaute [[:fr:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] durant sa troisième sortie dans l'espace au cours du vol STS-121, une démonstration des techniques de réparation du bouclier thermique.}}
{{it|L'astronauta [[:it:Piers Sellers|]] durante la terza camminata nello spazio nel corso della missione STS-121 mentre esegue un test di riparazione delle mattonelle rinforzate carbonio-carbonio dello Shuttle.}}
{{nds|De Astronaut [[Piers Sellers]] de drüdde Kehr, dat he mit’n Ruumantog in’n apen Weltruum togang weer. Sellers wiest Reparaturtechniken för den Hittschild von’n Orbiter.}}
{{ru|Астронавт [[:ru:Селлерс, Пирс Джон|Пирс Селлерс]] во время третьего выхода в открытый космос (STS-121) при ремонте орбитального теплового экрана.}}
{{fi|Astronautti [[:fi:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] avaruussukkulalento STS-121:n kolmannella avaruuskävelyllä. Avaruuskävelyn tehtävänä oli kokeilla sukkulan lämpökilven korjaustekniikoita.}}
{{ja|STS-121の3回目の船外活動中の宇宙飛行士[[w:ja:ピアーズ・セラーズ|ピアーズ・セラーズ]]、オービターの熱シールド修理技術のデモンストレーション。}}
 | Date = 2006-07-12
 | Source = [http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html NASA News & Events] – http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/hi-resjpgs/14.jpg, from http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/index_noaccess.html
 | Author = NASA, astronaut [[w:Michael E. Fossum|Michael Edward Fossum]]
 | Permission =
 | Other versions =
}}

en

Example of files using SDC

When files use SDC than the content of the template can be reduced to {{Information}}. See for example:

• File:OpenRefine Commons editing - wikitext data extension.png where {{Information}}

will produce:

• File:Indoor Climbing Kid.jpg where {{Information}}

will produce:

Example other_fields

Example using the other fields parameter to display a credit line:

{{Information
 | Description = Description
 | Date = 2008-06-09
 | Source = {{own}}
 | Author = John Doe
 | Other fields = {{Credit line |Author = © John Doe | Other = Wikimedia Commons |License = CC-BY-3.0 & GFDL}}
}}

will produce:

Recommendations

For many media it is desirable to use a geocoding template in addition to the Information template.

Microformat

This template also emits an hCalendar microformat marking the creation of the image as an event. To do this, it requires the {{Date}} template, and takes the file name as the "summary" property. Optionally, it can include the {{Creator}} as an attendee and an hCard microformat, and use the contents of {{Description}} as the hCalendar's "description" property. Coordinates may be included by use of {{Location}} or {{Object location}}.

See also Commons:Machine-readable data.

See also

• Commons:Infobox templates; for a more complete overview of provided templates see the Category:Infobox templates
• {{Artwork}} for specialized infobox template used for artworks
• {{Book}} for specialized infobox template used for book page scans
• {{Information field}} and {{Credit line}}
• {{Translation table}} and {{Mld}} for category descriptions
• {{Photograph}} for photographs held by museums, archives, and other GLAM institutions
• {{Art photo}} for photographs of artworks with more fields for photographer metadata
• {{Map}} for maps
• {{Musical work}} for music files
• Category:Media missing infobox template
• How to search fields of files' Information template?