Template:IBDB show displays an external link to a show's web page at the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB), operated by the The Broadway League. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Usage

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Unnamed parameters
{{IBDB show | ID }}
{{IBDB show | ID | TITLE }}
{{IBDB show | ID | TITLE | DESCRIPTION }}
Named parameters
{{IBDB show | id= ID }}
{{IBDB show | id= ID | title= TITLE }}
{{IBDB show | id= ID | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}
Using Wikidata property P1219
{{IBDB show}}
{{IBDB show | title= TITLE }}
{{IBDB show | title= TITLE | description= DESCRIPTION }}
Where
ID = show ID number at IBDB
This should not be confused with the production ID which is used in {{IBDB title}}
TITLE = optional title, otherwise defaults to the page name
Portions of the title which should not be in italics can be placed in the description parameter
DESCRIPTION = optional description
Displayed without italics after title or page name

Examples

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Unnamed parameters

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URLs
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/ah-wilderness-1422
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/1422
https://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=1422
Usage
* {{IBDB show | 1422 | Ah, Wilderness! }}
* {{IBDB show | 1422 | Ah, Wilderness! ''(play)'' }}
* {{IBDB show | 1422 | Ah, Wilderness! | (play) }}
Output

Named parameters

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URLs
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/take-me-along-8495
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/8495
https://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=8495
Usage
* {{IBDB show | id= 8495 | title= Take Me Along }}
* {{IBDB show | id= 8495 | title= Take Me Along ''(musical)'' }}
* {{IBDB show | id= 8495 | title= Take Me Along | description= (musical) }}
Output

No ID in template or Wikidata

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Usage
* {{IBDB show}}
Output
  • {{IBDB show}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:IBDB show in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for IBDB show

This template displays an external link to a show's web page at the Internet Broadway Database (IBDB), operated by the The Broadway League. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
IDid 1

The "id" parameter (or unnamed parameter "1") may be used to specify the ID portion of the URL. Example: 2719 is the ID in https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/company-2719, https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/2719, or https://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=2719. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P1219 exists, but required if not.

Default
Wikidata property P1219
Numberoptional
Titletitle 2

The "title" parameter (or unnamed parameter "2") may be used to specify the show title, which is displayed in italic type in the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation.

Default
{{PAGENAMEBASE}}
Stringoptional
Descriptiondescription 3

The "description" parameter (or unnamed parameter "3") may be used to specify text which is displayed without italics after the title in the link text.

Stringoptional

Tracking categories

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ID parameter does not exist

See also

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Other IBDB templates
Other show templates