Template:Navbox Musical artist

Documentation

This documentation is transcluded from Template:Navbox Musical artist/doc (history).

{{Navbox Musical artist}} is the standard navigational template for musician articles, and is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians. Please discuss major changes on the Template:Talk before making them. See also Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians/Navbox for more information.

Usage

Please remove the parameters that are left blank.

{{Navbox Musical artist
| name       = {{subst:PAGENAME}}
| state      = 
| title      = 
| background = 
| above      = 

| group1     = 
| list1      = 

| group2     = 
| list2      = 

 ...

| group12    = 
| list12     = 

| below      = 
}}

Parameters

Mandatory

name

The name of the template, which is needed for the "v · d · e" ("view · discuss · edit") links to work properly on all pages where the template is used. You can enter {{subst:PAGENAME}} for this value as a shortcut.

title

Text that appears centered in the top row of the table. It is usually the template's topic, i.e. a succinct description of the body contents. This should be a single line, but if a second line is needed, use {{-}} to ensure proper centering.

list_n

(i.e. list1, list2, etc.) The body of the template, usually a list of links. Format is inline, although the text can be entered on separate lines if the entire list is enclosed within <div> </div>. At least one list parameter is required; each additional list is displayed in a separate row of the table. Each list_n may be preceded by a corresponding group_n parameter, if provided (see below).

background

Use one of the seven categories from Template:Infobox Musical artist#Background.

Optional

Cells

group_n

(i.e. group1, group2, etc.) If specified, text appears in a cell displayed to the left of list_n. Use these fields to provide label a for list_n, such as "Studio albums", "Films", "Former members", etc.

above

A full-width cell displayed between the titlebar and first group/list, i.e. above the template's body (groups, lists and image). In a template without an image, above behaves in the same way as the list1 parameter without the group1 parameter.

below

A full-width cell displayed below the template's body (groups, lists and image).

Other

state

Defaults to autocollapse. If set to collapsed, the navbox will always start out in a collapsed state. If set to blank or anything other than autocollapse or collapsed, the navbox will always start out in an expanded state. A navbox with autocollapse will start out collapsed if there are two or more tables on the same page that use collapsible. For the technically minded, see MediaWiki:Common.js.

navbar

Defaults to Tnavbar. If set to plain, the links on the left side of the titlebar will not be displayed.

Examples

{{Navbox}} is used to build this template. {{Navbox}} uses the {{nowraplinks}} CSS class thus links do not line break in this template. These examples then also uses {{·}} and   (where needed) to prevent the names breaking across. If there are non-linked portions of text that need to be controlled for wrapping use the {{nowrap begin}} + {{·wrap}} + {{nowrap end}} templates. If a small space between groups is desired leave an empty line between them.

Band

{{Navbox Musical artist
| name       = Led Zeppelin
| title      = [[Led Zeppelin]]
| background = group_or_band
| above      = '''[[Jimmy Page]]'''{{·}} '''[[Robert Plant]]'''{{·}} '''[[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]]'''{{·}} '''[[John Bonham]]'''

| group1     = Studio albums
| list1      = ''[[Led Zeppelin (album)|Led Zeppelin]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin II]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]''{{·}} [[Image:Zoso.svg|55px|Led Zeppelin IV]] (''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]''){{·}} ''[[Houses of the Holy]]''{{·}} ''[[Physical Graffiti]]''{{·}} ''[[Presence]]''{{·}} ''[[In Through the Out Door]]''

| group2     = Live albums
| list2      = ''[[The Song Remains the Same (album)|The Song Remains the Same]]''{{·}} ''[[BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions]]''{{·}} ''[[How the West Was Won (Led Zeppelin album)|How the West Was Won]]''

| group3     = Compilations
| list3      = ''[[Coda (album)|Coda]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin (box set)|Box Set]]''{{·}} ''[[Profiled]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin Remasters|Remasters]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin Box Set, Vol. 2|Box Set 2]]''{{·}} ''[[The Complete Studio Recordings (Led Zeppelin)|Complete Studio Recordings]]''{{·}} ''[[Early Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume One]]''{{·}} ''[[Latter Days: Best of Led Zeppelin Volume Two]]''{{·}} ''[[Mothership (album)|Mothership]]''

| group4     = [[Led Zeppelin#Filmography|Films]]
| list4      = ''[[The Song Remains the Same (film)|The Song Remains the Same]]''{{·}} ''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD]]''

| group5     = [[:Category:Led Zeppelin|Related articles]]
| list5      = [[Led Zeppelin discography|Discography]]{{·}} [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]]{{·}} [[Richard Cole]]{{·}} [[Swan Song Records]]{{·}} [[The Yardbirds]]{{·}} [[XYZ (band)|XYZ]]{{·}} [[The Firm (band)|The Firm]]{{·}} [[Page and Plant]]{{·}} [[Strange Sensation]]{{·}} [[Led Zeppelin bootleg recordings|Bootlegs]]{{·}} [[Led Zeppelin concerts|Concerts]]{{·}} [[:Category:Led Zeppelin songs|Songs]]
}}

Musician

{{Navbox Musical artist
| name       = Bob Dylan
| title      = [[Bob Dylan]]
| background = solo_singer

| group1     = Studio albums
| list1      = ''[[Bob Dylan (album)|Bob Dylan]]''{{·}} ''[[The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''{{·}} ''[[The Times They Are a-Changin']]''{{·}} ''[[Another Side of Bob Dylan]]''{{·}} ''[[Bringing It All Back Home]]''{{·}} ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]''{{·}} ''[[Blonde on Blonde]]''{{·}} ''[[John Wesley Harding (album)|John Wesley Harding]]''{{·}} ''[[Nashville Skyline]]''{{·}} ''[[Self Portrait (Bob Dylan album)|Self Portrait]]''{{·}} ''[[New Morning]]''{{·}} ''[[Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (album)|Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid]]''{{·}} ''[[Dylan (1973 album)|Dylan]]''{{·}} ''[[Planet Waves]]''{{·}} ''[[Blood on the Tracks]]''{{·}} ''[[The Basement Tapes]]''{{·}} ''[[Desire (album)|Desire]]''{{·}} ''[[Street Legal (album)|Street Legal]]''{{·}} ''[[Slow Train Coming]]''{{·}} ''[[Saved (album)|Saved]]''{{·}} ''[[Shot of Love]]''{{·}} ''[[Infidels]]''{{·}} ''[[Empire Burlesque]]''{{·}} ''[[Knocked Out Loaded]]''{{·}} ''[[Down in the Groove]]''{{·}} ''[[Oh Mercy]]''{{·}} ''[[Under the Red Sky]]''{{·}} ''[[Good as I Been to You]]''{{·}} ''[[World Gone Wrong]]''{{·}} ''[[Time out of Mind]]''{{·}} ''[["Love and Theft"]]''{{·}} ''[[Modern Times (Bob Dylan album)|Modern Times]]''

| group2     = Live albums
| list2      = ''[[The Concert for Bangla Desh (album)|The Concert for Bangla Desh]]''{{·}} ''[[Before the Flood]]''{{·}} ''[[Hard Rain (album)|Hard Rain]]''{{·}} ''[[Bob Dylan at Budokan]]''{{·}} ''[[Real Live]]''{{·}} ''[[Dylan & The Dead]]''{{·}} ''[[The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration]]''{{·}} ''[[MTV Unplugged (Bob Dylan album)|MTV Unplugged]]''{{·}} ''[[Live at The Gaslight 1962]]''{{·}} ''[[Live at Carnegie Hall 1963]]''

| group3     = [[Traveling Wilburys]]
| list3      = ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]''{{·}} ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]''

| group4     = Compilations
| list4      = ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits]]''{{·}} ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II]]''{{·}} ''[[Masterpieces]]''{{·}} ''[[Biograph (album)|Biograph]]''{{·}} ''[[Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3]]''{{·}} ''[[The Essential Bob Dylan]]''{{·}} ''[[Dylan (2007 album)|Dylan]]''

| group5     = The Bootleg Series
| list5      = ''[[The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991|Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991]]''{{·}} ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert|Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert]]''{{·}} ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue|Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue]]''{{·}} ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall|Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall]]''{{·}} ''[[The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack|Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack]]''

| group6     = Films
| list6      = ''[[Dont Look Back]]''{{·}} ''[[Eat the Document]]''{{·}} ''[[Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid]]''{{·}} ''[[Renaldo and Clara]]''{{·}} ''[[Hearts of Fire]]''{{·}} ''[[Masked and Anonymous]]''{{·}} ''[[No Direction Home]]''

| group7     = Writings
| list7      = ''[[Tarantula (book)|Tarantula]]''{{·}} ''[[Writings and Drawings]]''{{·}} ''[[Lyrics: 1962–1985]]''{{·}} ''[[Drawn Blank]]''{{·}} ''[[Chronicles, Vol. 1]]''{{·}} ''[[Lyrics: 1962–2001]]

| group8     = Related articles
| list8      = [[Bob Dylan discography|Discography]]{{·}} [[:Category:Bob Dylan albums|Albums]]{{·}} [[:Category:Bob Dylan songs|Songs]]{{·}} [[:Category:Bob Dylan|Related topics]]
}}

See also

• {{·}} and {{•}} - The dots and bullets usually used in the link lists in the navboxes.
• {{Navbox}} - Standard Navbox.
• Wikipedia:Line break handling – The how-to guide about how to handle word wraps (line breaks) on Wikipedia, such as the wrapping of the link lists used in navboxes.

Navigation template comparison

	collapsible	Header color†	Image	Groups	Style (body) parameter/s	Example
{{Navigation}}	NavFrame	NavHead	No	No	Yes	{{OPEC}}
{{Navigation with image}}	NavFrame	NavHead	Left/right of body	No	Yes	{{HolmesNovels}}
{{Navigation with columns}}	NavFrame	NavHead	No	No	Yes
{{Dynamic navigation box}}	collapsible	navbox	No	No	Yes	{{CSUHeads}}
{{Dynamic navigation box with image}}	NavFrame	NavHead	Upper left	No	No	{{SlovakPMs}}
{{Navbox generic}}	collapsible	navbox	Right-hand side	Yes	Yes	{{Dilbert}}
{{NavigationBox}}	No	navbox	Right of title+body	No	No	{{EPA}}
{{Commons:NavigationBox}}	No	#ccccff	Right of title+body	No	No
{{Commons:Dynamic navigation box}}	NavFrame	#ccccff	No	No	No
{{Commons:Dynamic navigation box with image}}	NavFrame	#ccccff	Upper left	No	No
† The background color for the header or title is inherited from the class listed below. The templates have titlestyle parameters that can be used to override the default.

Collapsible attributes

Type	CSS classes	Collapses when	Custom initial state	Nesting	Header color	Font size
NavFrame div	NavFrame, NavHead, NavContent	3+ of the same	No	Yes	#ccccff	95%
Collapsible table	collapsible, navbox	2+ of the same	Yes	Yes	#ccccff	90%
For the technically minded, see Common.css and Common.js.