Template:AllMovie title/doc

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Template:AllMovie title displays an external link to a page for a title (film or television series) at the AllMovie website (formerly known as All Movie Guide and AllRovi). It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

For an external link to an artist (person, animal, or company), use {{AllMovie name}} instead.

Usage

Unnamed parameters:

{{AllMovie title | ID }}

{{AllMovie title | ID | NAME }}

Named parameters:

{{AllMovie title | id= ID }}

{{AllMovie title | id= ID | title= TITLE }}

{{AllMovie title | id= ID | tab= TAB }}

{{AllMovie title | id= ID | title= TITLE | tab= TAB }}

Using Wikidata property P1562:

{{AllMovie title}}

{{AllMovie title | title= TITLE }}

{{AllMovie title | tab= TAB }}

{{AllMovie title | title= TITLE | tab= TAB }}

Instructions

Search AllMovie for the title you want, and click on the correct link to go to that title's page.
The page URL should look like this:
https://www.allmovie.com/movie/title-v######

or https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v######

where "######" indicates a number. (If it doesn't, there should be a message under the title which says "wrong Result? more matches HERE"; click on this link and reselect the desired title from the list.)
Copy only that number. Add the following text to the External links section:
* {{AllMovie title | ###### | TITLE }}

or * {{AllMovie title | id= ###### | title= TITLE }}

where ###### is the number you've copied,

and TITLE is the title of the title (default is the article's name.)
Optional: add the parameter |tab= to link to a different page (tab) in a title's entry. Choices are: overview, cast-crew, awards, and releases. Leaving the parameter empty will link to the overview.

Examples

Film

Unnamed parameters: {{AllMovie title | 356351 | Quantum of Solace }}; Quantum of Solace at AllMovie; {{AllMovie title | m1525322 | Fly Me }}; Fly Me at AllMovie

Named parameters: {{AllMovie title | id= 356351 | title= Quantum of Solace }}; Quantum of Solace at AllMovie

With "tab" parameter: {{AllMovie title | id= 356351 | title= Quantum of Solace (cast & crew) | tab= cast-crew }}; Quantum of Solace (cast & crew) at AllMovie

Former URLs (redirects to current URL): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/quantum-of-solace-v356351; https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v356351

Current URLs (different ID number): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/quantum-of-solace-vm2396955; https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vm2396955

TV series

Unnamed parameters: {{AllMovie title | 466814 | Fringe }}; Fringe at AllMovie

Named parameters: {{AllMovie title | id= 466814 | title= Fringe }}; Fringe at AllMovie

With "tab" parameter: {{AllMovie title | id= 466814 | title= Fringe (cast & crew) | tab= cast-crew }}; Fringe (cast & crew) at AllMovie

Former URLs (redirects to current URL): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/fringe-tv-series-v466814; https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v466814

Current URLs (different ID number): https://www.allmovie.com/movie/fringe-vm2334086; https://www.allmovie.com/movie/vm2334086

No parameters and Wikidata property not defined

Usage: {{AllMovie title}}

Output: {{AllMovie title}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for AllMovie title

This template displays an external link to a page for a title (film or television series) at the AllMovie website (formerly known as All Movie Guide and AllRovi). It is intended for use in the external links section of an article..

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	`id` `1`	The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") should contain the ID portion of the URL. Example: 466814 is the ID portion of https://www.allmovie.com/movie/fringe-tv-series-v466814 or https://www.allmovie.com/movie/v466814. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P1562 exists, but required if not. Default Wikidata property P1562 Example 466814	Number	optional
Title	`title` `2`	The "title" parameter (or unnamed parameter "2") may be used to specify the link text, which should be the name of the subject of the link. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as "(film)" or "(TV series)". Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}} Example Fringe (cast & crew)	String	optional
Tab	`tab`	The "tab" parameter may be used create an external link to a different page (tab) in a film's entry. Choices are: "overview", "cast-crew", "awards", and "releases". Leaving the parameter empty will link to the overview. Example cast-crew	String	optional