Usage

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To use this template, you must place the following in the "External links" section of an article:

* New format - {{IGN|id=<id>|name=<title>}} * Old format - {{IGN|type=<type>|id=<id>|name=<title>}}

'name' value is optional - leaving it empty will default to the article's name

TemplateData

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This template is used to generate an external link to a web page for a person in the Internet Movie Database.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
typetype

In the old format, to find a valid 'type' value: *Go to IGN and search for the game. Once you have found the result, go to its page and copy the platform you see in the address bar before '.ign'.

Stringdeprecated
idid

To find a valid 'id' value:

*Go to IGN and search for the game. Once you have found the result, go to its page and copy the:
** In the new format, everything after the final slash in the address bar.
** In the old format, 3-digit number, the slash after it, and the 6-digit or longer number immediately after the slash from the address bar.

Stringrequired
Namename

Game title. Defaults to the Wikipedia article name.

Default
{{PAGENAMEBASE}}
Stringoptional

Example

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New format:

  • {{IGN|id=morecraft|name=Morecraft}}
  • Morecraft at IGN

Old format: