Template:Infobox media franchise

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{{Infobox media franchise}} is used to quickly list all the major creative works of a media franchise, as well as a franchise's creator(s), origins, and owner(s).

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article, typically at the top of an article above the lead section.

title
caption
Created by	creator
Original work	origin
Owner	owner
Years	years
Print publications
Book(s)	books
Novel(s)	novels
Short stories	short_stories
Comics	comics
Graphic novel(s)	graphic_novels
Comic strip(s)	strips
Magazine(s)	magazines
Movies and television
Short movie(s)	shorts
Television series	tv_series
Web series	web_series
Animated series	animated_series
Television special(s)	tv_specials
Television short(s)	tv_shorts
Direct-to-video	direct-to-video
Theatrical presentations
Play(s)	plays
Musical(s)	musicals
Games
Traditional	games
Role-playing	rpgs
Video game(s)	video_games
Audio
Radio program(s)	radio
Soundtrack(s)	soundtracks
Original music	music
Miscellaneous
Toy(s)	toys
Theme park attraction(s)	attractions
otherlabel1	otherdata1
otherlabel2	otherdata2
otherlabel3	otherdata3
otherlabel4	otherdata4
otherlabel5	otherdata5
otherlabel6	otherdata6
otherlabel7	otherdata7
otherlabel8	otherdata8
otherlabel9	otherdata9
Official website
website
footnotes

{{Infobox media franchise
| color           = <!--Background color for headers; the text color is automatically computed.-->
| title           =
| image           =
| image_upright   =
| caption         =
| creator         =
| origin          =
| owner           =
| years           =
| books           =
| novels          =
| short_stories   =
| comics          =
| graphic_novels  =
| strips          =
| magazines       =
| films           =
| shorts          =
| tv_series       =
| web_series      =
| animated_series =
| tv_specials     =
| tv_shorts       =
| tv_films        =
| direct-to-video =
| plays           =
| musicals        =
| games           =
| rpgs            =
| video_games     =
| radio           =
| soundtracks     =
| music           =
| toys            =
| attractions     =
| otherlabel1     =
| otherdata1      =
| otherlabel2     =
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| otherlabel3     =
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| otherlabel4     =
| otherdata4      =
| otherlabel5     =
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| otherlabel6     =
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| otherlabel7     =
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| otherlabel8     =
| otherdata8      =
| otherlabel9     =
| otherdata9      =
| website         =
| footnotes       = <!--Use {{note}}s or {{note label}}s to go with {{ref}}s and {{ref label}}s in data parameters.-->
| sp              =
}}

Parameters

Note: Do not link to an article more than once in the infobox. All parameters are optional. See also MOS:FILM. For full details, see the TemplateData section below.

It is recommended to list multiple works of a medium (e.g. films) using {{Plainlist}}, as the infobox will look cleaner without bullets.

Parameter	Explanation
color or colour	Background color for header bars (default color is lavender). The text color is automatically computed. Must meet AAA compliance standards outlines on WP:COLOR.
title	Insert the full name of the franchise, if necessary. If this parameter is not used, the article title will automatically appear in the infobox's header.
image	Insert the file name of an image representing the franchise.
image_upright	Use of this parameter allows autosizing of images according to user preferences. By default the infobox image scales to upright=1.13, (which is 1.13 x 220 px if the default thumbnail size has not been changed at Special:Preferences) The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. See help below for guidance on determining the value to be used.
caption	Caption for image if necessary.
creator	State here who (originally) created the franchise.
origin	State in what form the franchise originated.
owner	State here who owns the franchise and its copyrights, whether it's a person, a company, several groups, etc.
years	The years content of the franchise was released.
books	List any published books (and their years of first publication) related to the franchise.
novels	List any published novels (and their years of first publication) related to the franchise.
short_stories	List any published short stories (and their years of first publication) related to the franchise.
comics	List any published comics (and their years of publication) produced for the franchise.
graphic_novels	List any published graphic novels (and their years of first publication) produced for the franchise.
strips	List any published comic strips (and their years of circulation) released for the franchise.
magazines	List any published magazines (and their years of circulation) devoted to the franchise.
films	List all the feature-length theatrical films (and their years of first release) which have been released in the franchise.
shorts	List all the short films (and their years of first release) which have been released in the franchise.
tv_series or tv	List any live-action television programs (and their years of broadcast) that are part of the franchise.
web_series or wtv	List any live-action web programs (and their years of broadcast) that are part of the franchise.
animated_series or atv	List any animated television programs (and their years of broadcast) that are part of the franchise, even if the franchise is based on animation.
tv_specials	List any television specials (and their years of first broadcast) created for the franchise.
tv_shorts	List any television shorts and their mini-series (and their years of first broadcast) created for the franchise.
tv_films	List any television films (and their years of first broadcast) that are part of the franchise.
direct-to-video or dtv	List any direct-to-video releases (and their years of first release) for the franchise.
plays	List any plays (and their premiere years) which have been made as part of the franchise.
musicals	List any musicals (and their premiere years) which have been made as part of the franchise.
games	List any traditional games (and their years of first release) as part of the franchise. (e.g. board games, card games)
rpgs	List any role-playing games (and their years of first release) related to the franchise. This should not include any video games (whether or not they are role-playing video games).
video_games or vgs	List any computer or video games (and their years of first release) related to the franchise.
radio	List any radio programs (and their years of broadcast) related to the franchise.
soundtracks	List any released official soundtracks (and their years of first release) for films, television, etc. in the franchise.
music	List any original music in the franchise, including songs and albums (with albums' years of first release).
toys	List any specific toys and toy brands manufactured and released for the franchise. Entries must be brands specific to or strongly tied to the franchise that has a Wikipedia article (e.g. Lego Minecraft for the Minecraft franchise).
attractions	List any amusement park rides and attractions (and their years of operation) directly related to the franchise.
otherlabel1	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata1	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel2	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata2	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel3	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata3	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel4	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata4	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel5	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata5	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel6	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata6	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel7	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata7	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel8	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata8	Insert the relevant data.
otherlabel9	Insert other relevant label.
otherdata9	Insert the relevant data.
website	Insert the current official website(s) for the franchise. Use {{Official website}} and any of its parameters where necessary. If there are more than one official website (e.g. different websites for different languages), then please also use {{Plainlist}} here.
footnotes	Any relevant footnotes for any data information above (e.g. if a listed work is a crossover work). {{Note}} or {{note label}} templates can be used here, with {{ref}} or {{ref label}} templates on the other parameters where needed. Do not use {{ref}} or {{ref label}} templates in following parameters: title, image, image_upright, caption, otherlabel1, otherlabel2, otherlabel3, otherlabel4, otherlabel5, otherlabel6, otherlabel7, otherlabel8, otherlabel9
sp	Spelling. Specify "uk" for British spelling, otherwise leave blank.

Calculating "image_upright"

The image_upright parameter, and image2_upright and logo_upright where applicable, is/are provided so as to facilitate the use of scalable images in this infobox, in accordance with the instructions at WP:IMAGESIZE, which advises against the use of "px" (for example: thumb|300px), as this forces a fixed image width.

Scalable images respect the user's base preference, which may have been selected for that user's particular devices. Module:InfoboxImage, which is used in this infobox, accommodates the use of scaling. However, setting the appropriate scale is slightly more complex than setting a raw "px" value. This guide provides a quick conversion table to make the process of setting a scale easier. It is based on a default thumbnail setting of 220px.

• 170px → upright=0.75
• 180px → upright=0.8
• 190px → upright=0.85
• 200px → upright=0.9
• 210px → upright=0.95
• 220px → upright=1
• 230px → upright=1.05
• 240px → upright=1.1
• 250px → upright=1.15
• 260px → upright=1.2
• 270px → upright=1.23
• 280px → upright=1.25
• 290px → upright=1.3
• 300px → upright=1.35

TemplateData

TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools

See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox media franchise in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox media franchise {{Infobox media franchise}} is used to list at-a-glance comparative information about the creative works of a media franchise. Template parameters[Edit template data] This template prefers block formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Italicize title italic_title Set to "no" if the title of the article should not be automatically italicized (for instance, if the title has a disambiguation clause). Set to "force" to enforce an italicized title. Example no String optional Color color Change the background color of the headers. Enter either a hex triplet (e.g. #87CEFA) or an X11 color name (e.g. lightskyblue). Default color is lavender. Alternate name of parameter: "colour". Default lavender String optional Title title Insert the full common name of the franchise (default: {{PAGENAMEBASE}}). Default {{PAGENAMEBASE}} String optional Image file image Insert a relevant image for the franchise. Use only the file name as parameter, f.e. image=test.jpg. String optional Image size image_upright Insert a number for the image's width. String optional Alt text alt Alt text for the image (see WP:ALT). A visually impaired reader will typically hear the alt text in place of the image. String optional Image caption caption Image caption with a brief description of the image content. String optional Creator creator Insert the name(s) of the person(s) and/or group(s) who originally created the franchise. String optional Original work origin Insert the title of the source material and the name(s) of the source material writer(s). Use {{based on}} or similar formatting if possible. String optional Owner owner Insert the name(s) of the person(s), group(s), and/or company/companies who currently own or have previously owned the franchise. If there have been previous owners, enter their years of ownership in parentheses after the owners' name(s). String optional Years years The years content of the franchise was released. String optional Books books Insert the title(s) of any published books in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first publication in parentheses after the title. Link each book's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Novels novels Insert the title(s) of any published novels in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first publication in parentheses after the title. Link each novel's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Short stories short_stories Insert the title(s) of any published short stories in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first publication in parentheses after the title. Link each story's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Comics comics Insert the title(s) of any published comic books in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of publication in parentheses after the title. Link each comic's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Graphic novels graphic_novels Insert the title(s) of any published graphic novels in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first publication in parentheses after the title. Link each graphic novel's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Comic strips strips Insert the title(s) of any published comic strips in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of circulation in parentheses after the title. Link each strip's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Magazines magazines Insert the title(s) of any published magazines in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of circulation in parentheses after the title. Link each magazine's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Films films Insert the title(s) of any feature-length film that received a theatrical release in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each film's title to its appropriate article if possible. String optional Short films shorts Insert the title(s) of any short films released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each film's title to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Television series tv_series Insert the title(s) of any live-action television series that aired in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each series to its appropriate article if possible. Do not use for animated series even if the original work was in animation. Alternate name of parameter: "tv". String optional Web series web_series Insert the name(s) of any Internet video series that aired in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of upload in parentheses after the title. Link each series to its appropriate article or section if possible. Do not use for web television series (i.e. original shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or other such online video subscription services). Alternate name of parameter: "wtv". String optional Animated series animated_series Insert the name(s) of any animated television series that aired in the franchise (even if the franchise is based on an animated work), separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each series to its appropriate article if possible. Alternate name of parameter: "atv". String optional Television specials tv_specials Insert the name(s) of any television specials that aired in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each special to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Television shorts tv_shorts Insert the name(s) of any television shorts that aired in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each special to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Television films tv_films Insert the name(s) of any films that aired first on television in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each film to its appropriate article if possible. String optional Direct-to-video direct-to-video Insert the name(s) of any films or other visual media that released for home video in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each direct-to-video release to its appropriate article if possible. Alternate name of parameter: "dtv". String optional Plays plays Insert the name(s) of any non-musical theatrical plays in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the premiere year(s) in parentheses after the title. Link each play to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Musicals musicals Insert the name(s) of any theatrical musicals in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the premiere year(s) in parentheses after the title. Link each musical production to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Traditional games games Insert the name(s) of any board games, card games, or any other tabletop games released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each game to its appropriate article or section if possible. Do not include video games or role-playing games in this parameter. String optional Role-playing games rpgs Insert the name(s) of any traditional role-playing games released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each game to its appropriate article or section if possible. Do not include video games, including role-playing video games, in this parameter. String optional Video games video_games Insert the name(s) of any video games released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each game to its appropriate article or section if possible. Alternate name of parameter: "vgs". String optional Radio programs radio Insert the name(s) of any radio programs aired in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of broadcast in parentheses after the title. Link each program to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Soundtracks soundtracks Insert the name(s) of any soundtrack albums released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each album to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Original music music Insert the name(s) of any original music songs and albums released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of first release in parentheses after the title. Link each song and album to its appropriate article or section if possible. String optional Toys toys Insert the name(s) of any toy or toy brands manufactured and released in the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Years are not needed for this parameter. Must only feature specific toys or brands directly related to or strongly affiliated with the franchise and must have a Wikipedia article. Link each toy or toy brand to its appropriate article. String optional Theme park attractions attractions Insert the name(s) of any amusement park rides, shows, and other attractions related to the franchise, separated using {{Plainlist}}. Insert the year(s) of operation after the title. Years have to cover when any version of the attraction, whether or not it was the original, was operating. For example, a dark ride attraction debuted in a Florida park in 1977, while another version of that attraction opened in California in 1980. Later, the original Florida version closed in 1983, and California version continued to operate until 1992. Thus, the years of operation should be entered as '(1977–1992)'. Link each attraction to its appropriate article or section if possible. Any theatrical plays and musicals made for amusement parks should also be added to their respective parameters and linked there instead. Shows' years of operation should still be entered in this parameter, while their entries in the plays or musicals parameters should add only their premiere year. String optional Other label 1 otherlabel1 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata1. String optional Other label 2 otherlabel2 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata2. Do not use if there are less than two miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 3 otherlabel3 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata3. Do not use if there are less than three miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 4 otherlabel4 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata4. Do not use if there are less than four miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 5 otherlabel5 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata5. Do not use if there are less than five miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 6 otherlabel6 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata6. Do not use if there are less than six miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 7 otherlabel7 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata7. Do not use if there are less than seven miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 8 otherlabel8 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata8. Do not use if there are less than eight miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other label 9 otherlabel9 Custom label used for miscellaneous media not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherdata9. Do not use if there are less than nine miscellaneous media requiring a custom label. String optional Other data 1 otherdata1 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel1. String optional Other data 2 otherdata2 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel2. String optional Other data 3 otherdata3 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel3. String optional Other data 4 otherdata4 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel4. String optional Other data 5 otherdata5 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel5. String optional Other data 6 otherdata6 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel6. String optional Other data 7 otherdata7 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel7. String optional Other data 8 otherdata8 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel8. String optional Other data 9 otherdata9 Custom data entries used for miscellaneous creative works not fitting with the above. Used in conjunction with otherlabel9. String optional Official website website Insert the URL and name of the franchise's official website. Use {{Official website}} and any of its parameters where necessary. Use {{Plainlist}} if there are more than one official website (e.g. separate English-language and Japanese-language websites). String optional Footnotes footnotes Additional details described via footnotes for any data information above, such as to detail any crossover works that makes use of the franchise. {{note}} and {{note label}} can be used for this parameter, with {{ref}} or {{ref label}} templates added to other parameters where needed. {{ref}} or {{ref label}} cannot be used with 'image', 'image_size' or 'image_upright', and should not be used for 'title', 'caption', and other labels 1 through 9. String optional Spelling sp Specify "uk" for British spelling, otherwise leave blank. Default Empty Example uk Auto value Empty String optional

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• attendee
• contact
• description
• dtend
• dtstart
• location
• organiser
• summary
• url
• vevent

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox media franchise with unknown parameters (2)

Supporting template

• {{Greater color contrast ratio}}

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