Template:PI video game/doc

Description

This infobox template is built with the PortableInfobox (PI) extension. It should be used in articles about video games.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Title	title	Title (main header) of infobox; optional, by default uses page name.	Content	optional
Image	image	Image file of media's title screenshot, or official art which can represent it otherwise such as logo, to be used in infobox; should be just name of the file with file extension. Can support several images with the use of <gallery> tag.	File	optional
Image caption	caption	Caption text for image; optional. If <gallery> is used in image parameter, caption will be ignored.	Content	optional
Series	series	Name of or link to article about the series (franchise) the game is part of.	Content	optional
Genre	genre	Genre of the game; can be formatted inline with commas, separate lines with <br> or as bullet list with *.	Content	optional
Mode	mode	Mode (type) of the game.	Content	optional
Engine	engine	Game engine which powers the game.	Content	optional
Game platform	platform	List of platforms where the game is available to play.	Content	optional
Developer	developer	Name of the studio which developed the game.	Content	optional
Publisher	publisher	Name of the game publishing company which released the game.	Content	optional
Announcement date	announce	Date of game's first official announcement.	Date	optional
Release date	release	Date of game's release.	Date	optional
Content rating	rating	Content rating of the game.	Content	optional
Director	director	Name of or link to article about director of the game.	Content	optional
Designer	design	Name of or link to article about game designer of the anime.	Content	optional
Programmer	programmer	Name of or link to article about (main) programmer of the game.	Content	optional
Artist	art	Name of or link to article about (main) artist (or art director) of the game.	Content	optional
Screenwriter	writer	Name of or link to article about screenwriter of the anime.	Content	optional
Music composer	music	Name of or link to article about musical composer of the game, or music artists who appeared in it.	Content	optional
Related articles	related	A collapsible section which will contain links to closely related articles; optional, if added collapsed by default; can be formatted inline with commas, separate lines with <br> or as bullet list with *.	Content	optional
Disambiguation page link	disambig	Optional parameter to provide a link to corresponding disambiguation page; requires only name without link brackets ([[]]).	Content	optional

Syntax

Bellow is a boilerplate of infobox which can be copied and filled up in source editor:

{{PI video game
|title = 
|image = 
|caption = 
|series = 
|genre = 
|mode = 
|engine = 
|platform = 
|developer = 
|publisher = 
|announce = 
|release = 
|rating = 
|director = 
|design = 
|programmer = 
|art = 
|writer = 
|chardesign = 
|music = 
|related = 
|disambig = 
}}

Usage example

Bellow is an example of template's code with filled up parameters:

{{PI video game
|title = BioShock
|image = De Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland Carroll pic 15.jpg
|series = ''[[BioShock (series)|BioShock]]''
|genre = First-person shooter
|mode = Single-player
|engine = Unreal Engine 2.5
|platform = Microsoft Windows<br>Xbox 360<br>PlayStation 3
|developer = [[Irrational Games]]<br>[[2K Australia]]
|publisher = 2K
|release = August 21, 2007
|rating = 18+
|director = [[Ken Levine]]
|design = [[Paul Hellquist]]
|programmer = Rowan Wyborn<br>Christopher Kline
|art = [[Scott Sinclair]]
|writer = Ken Levine
|music = [[Garry Schyman]]
}}

See the result on the right (links are omitted).

Notes

These are notes provided by Miraheze Developers Wiki (they can be removed after import):

• When importing this template to another wiki, you should enable extension PortableInfobox at Special:ManageWiki/extensions#mw-section-parserhooks, and might need to make an empty or small edit in newly created template for it to start working.
• To change visual appearance of portable infobox, modify its CSS at wiki's MediaWiki:Common.css page or by using TemplateStyles extension.
• Upon import to another wiki the title can be changed to just "game" or whatever user prefers, so use that title instead of "PI video game" in the beginning of the boilerplate code.
• This documentation contains TemplateData to provide parameters in visual editor.