Template:Information
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Please give full information for the description, date, source and author fields.
The date of a photograph must be when the original photograph was created, and not the date of upload, nor the date of scanning or digitizing. If the photographic image has been modified please give author, date and license for each modification. Please use template {{Artwork}} or {{Art photo}} if the image is of a painting, sculpture or other artwork and {{Book}} if the image is a part of a complete set of page scans of a book (or in the case of DjVu and PDF, one file may comprise all the pages).
This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for files (description, source, author, etc.), and it is automatically inserted by the upload tools. All the field names are not case sensitive. The template is able to access information in Structured Data on Commons (SDC), so if proper SDC data is used some or even all the fields can be omitted.
For a full usage description of the template, see Commons:First steps/Quality and description.
The template automatically sets the following categories: Category:Author matching Creator template, Creator template not used when appropriate
Usage
{{Information
|description =
|date =
|source =
|author =
|permission =
|other versions =
}}
Template parameters
Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
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description Description | Description | Description of the image or other media file
The content of the description should provide brief (if possible) but complete information about the file's contents. It should identify:
In general, the description should provide enough information to support the file's categorization (excluding technical categories like those about file type or size). The description format should use language templates like {{En}} or {{De}} to specify the language of each description. It may use internal or interwiki links to Wikipedia articles, Commons galleries or Commons categories (which helps disambiguating and keeping concise). When the name of the file is descriptive enough to be used directly as its description, the short notation {{F|F}} can be used (with or without additional text, e.g. | SDC's captions followed by {{Description missing}} | required |
date Date | Date of creation | Date of creation, when the original source (such as photograph of 3-D scene, digital file, or original 2-D artwork, or SVG drawing) was created. Possible formats:
| SDC's inception (P571) | suggested |
source Source | Source | Information about where the file is from; if the file is based on other files then the original files should also be uploaded (if possible) and referenced. Possible content:
See also: Commons:Essential information.
An alternative to using this field is to use SDC's source of file (P7482) property. See Commons:Structured data/Modeling/Source for supported formats. | SDC's source of file (P7482), {{Source missing}} | required |
author Author | Author | Original author[2] of the file; where appropriate, use {{Creator|Personal name}}. If the work is derived from or depicts works by someone other than the author, the author of the original work should also be mentioned. For example, for a photograph of a sculpture, make a mention of both the sculptor and the photographer; for vectorizing, use the template {{AutVec}}. This field should not be used to specify the uploader of a file who merely scanned a preexisting image or found the file, since neither uploading nor scanning make that person the author. Possible content:
| SDC's creator (P170), {{Author missing}} | required |
permission Permission | Permission | License and other usage limitations and warnings. Due to the size of many license templates, they are often placed in a separate section below {{Information}} template, e.g. the == {{int:license-header}} == . In such a case, please leave this field blank!The license is related primarily to the file itself. If need to state a license of the depicted (or other source) work, include it additionally with appropriate comment. If needed, use relevant FoP templates. You can use {{Artwork}} instead of {{Information}} for simple copies of artworks. | empty | optional |
other versions Other versions other_versions Other_versions | Other versions | Links to files with very similar content or derived files; use thumbnails with {{F}} or gallery tags, e.g. {{G}}. If appropriate, {{Derivative versions}} is useful. See also: Other versions templates. | empty | optional |
other fields Other fields other_fields Other_fields | Other fields | Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template. You have to use {{Information field}}/{{InFi}} or a specialized template (e.g. {{Credit line}}, {{Image generation}}, {{Taken with ...}}, {{Created with code}}, {{Tincture}}, {{Hdbg}}, {{Tbc}}, {{Flickr Tags}}) to populate this field. | empty | optional |
other fields 1 Other fields 1 other_fields_1 Other_fields_1 | Other fields 1 | Additional table fields added between Description and Date rows. You have to use {{Information field}}/{{InFi}} or a specialized template (e.g. {{Credit line}}, {{Image generation}}, {{Taken with ...}}, {{Created with code}}, {{Tincture}}, {{Hdbg}}, {{Tbc}}, {{Flickr Tags}}) to populate this field. | empty | optional |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: the File namespace
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: all users
Relies on:
Template:ISOdate, Template:Parse source, Module:TemplatePar
- ↑ a b Date should be a date, preferred without any timestamping
- ↑ Author should be a link, but without the link to a user talk space
Localization
This template is localized by utilizing MediaWiki namespace messages. These can be translated at translatewiki.net (current translations).
TemplateData
This template is used to provide formatting to the basic information for files (description, source, author, etc.). For a full usage description of the template, see Commons:First steps/Quality and description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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Description | description Description | Description of the image or media file, including subject and location
| String | required |
Date of creation | date Date | When the original source was created
| Date | suggested |
Source | source Source | Where the file is from. Your own files should be tagged with {{own}}.
| String | required |
Author | author Author | Original author of the file; where appropriate, use {{Creator|Personal name}}.
| Line | required |
Permission | permission Permission | License and other usage limitations and warnings | Content | suggested |
Other versions | other versions other_versions Other versions Other_versions | Links to files with very similar content or derived files | File | optional |
Other fields | other fields other_fields Other_fields Other fields | Additional table fields added on the bottom of the template | File | optional |
Other fields 1 | other fields 1 other_fields_1 Other_fields_1 Other fields 1 | Additional table fields added between Description and Date rows | File | optional |
lang | lang Lang | no description | Unknown | deprecated |
demo | demo Demo | no description | Unknown | deprecated |
Example usage
Example for photograph
For example the source code of the description of photograph File:Piers Sellers spacewalk.jpg is:
{{Information | Description = {{de|Astronaut [[:de:Piers John Sellers|Piers Sellers]] bei einem Außenbordeinsatz während der Space-Shuttle-Mission [[:de:STS-121|STS-121]], bei dem er Reparaturtechniken für den Hitzeschutzschild der Raumfähre testet. Der Außenbordeinsatz dauerte 7 Stunden und 11 Minuten.}} {{en|Astronaut [[w:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques.}} {{fr|L'astronaute [[:fr:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] durant sa troisième sortie dans l'espace au cours du vol STS-121, une démonstration des techniques de réparation du bouclier thermique.}} {{it|L'astronauta [[:it:Piers Sellers|]] durante la terza camminata nello spazio nel corso della missione STS-121 mentre esegue un test di riparazione delle mattonelle rinforzate carbonio-carbonio dello Shuttle.}} {{nds|De Astronaut [[Piers Sellers]] de drüdde Kehr, dat he mit’n Ruumantog in’n apen Weltruum togang weer. Sellers wiest Reparaturtechniken för den Hittschild von’n Orbiter.}} {{ru|Астронавт [[:ru:Селлерс, Пирс Джон|Пирс Селлерс]] во время третьего выхода в открытый космос (STS-121) при ремонте орбитального теплового экрана.}} {{fi|Astronautti [[:fi:Piers Sellers|Piers Sellers]] avaruussukkulalento STS-121:n kolmannella avaruuskävelyllä. Avaruuskävelyn tehtävänä oli kokeilla sukkulan lämpökilven korjaustekniikoita.}} {{ja|STS-121の3回目の船外活動中の宇宙飛行士[[w:ja:ピアーズ・セラーズ|ピアーズ・セラーズ]]、オービターの熱シールド修理技術のデモンストレーション。}} | Date = 2006-07-12 | Source = [http://www.nasa.gov/news/highlights/index.html NASA News & Events] – http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/hi-resjpgs/14.jpg, from http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/index_noaccess.html | Author = NASA, astronaut [[w:Michael E. Fossum|Michael Edward Fossum]] | Permission = | Other versions = }}
The code hereinbefore produces the following information table:
Description |
Deutsch: Astronaut Piers Sellers bei einem Außenbordeinsatz während der Space-Shuttle-Mission STS-121, bei dem er Reparaturtechniken für den Hitzeschutzschild der Raumfähre testet. Der Außenbordeinsatz dauerte 7 Stunden und 11 Minuten.
English: Astronaut Piers Sellers during the third spacewalk of STS-121, a demonstration of orbiter heat shield repair techniques.
Français : L'astronaute Piers Sellers durant sa troisième sortie dans l'espace au cours du vol STS-121, une démonstration des techniques de réparation du bouclier thermique.
Italiano: L'astronauta Piers Sellers durante la terza camminata nello spazio nel corso della missione STS-121 mentre esegue un test di riparazione delle mattonelle rinforzate carbonio-carbonio dello Shuttle.
Plattdüütsch: De Astronaut Piers Sellers de drüdde Kehr, dat he mit’n Ruumantog in’n apen Weltruum togang weer. Sellers wiest Reparaturtechniken för den Hittschild von’n Orbiter.
Русский: Астронавт Пирс Селлерс во время третьего выхода в открытый космос (STS-121) при ремонте орбитального теплового экрана.
Suomi: Astronautti Piers Sellers avaruussukkulalento STS-121:n kolmannella avaruuskävelyllä. Avaruuskävelyn tehtävänä oli kokeilla sukkulan lämpökilven korjaustekniikoita.
日本語: STS-121の3回目の船外活動中の宇宙飛行士ピアーズ・セラーズ、オービターの熱シールド修理技術のデモンストレーション。 |
Date | |
Source | NASA News & Events – http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/hi-resjpgs/14.jpg, from http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/121_gallery/index_noaccess.html |
Author | NASA, astronaut Michael Edward Fossum |
Example of files using SDC
When files use SDC than the content of the template can be reduced to {{Information}}
. See for example:
- File:OpenRefine Commons editing - wikitext data extension.png where
{{Information}}
will produce:
Description | |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | Sandra Fauconnier |
- File:Indoor Climbing Kid.jpg where
{{Information}}
will produce:
Description | |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | Jarek Tuszyński |
Example other_fields
Example using the other fields parameter to display a credit line:
{{Information | Description = Description | Date = 2008-06-09 | Source = {{own}} | Author = John Doe | Other fields = {{Credit line |Author = © John Doe | Other = Wikimedia Commons |License = CC-BY-3.0 & GFDL}} }}
will produce:
Description | Description |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | John Doe |
Attribution (required by the license) | © John Doe / Wikimedia Commons / |
Recommendations
For many media it is desirable to use a geocoding template in addition to the Information template.
Microformat
This template also emits an hCalendar microformat marking the creation of the image as an event. To do this, it requires the {{Date}} template, and takes the file name as the "summary" property. Optionally, it can include the {{Creator}} as an attendee and an hCard microformat, and use the contents of {{Description}} as the hCalendar's "description" property. Coordinates may be included by use of {{Location}} or {{Object location}}.
See also Commons:Machine-readable data.
See also
- Commons:Infobox templates; for a more complete overview of provided templates see the Category:Infobox templates
- {{Artwork}} for specialized infobox template used for artworks
- {{Book}} for specialized infobox template used for book page scans
- {{Information field}} and {{Credit line}}
- {{Translation table}} and {{Mld}} for category descriptions
- {{Photograph}} for photographs held by museums, archives, and other GLAM institutions
- {{Art photo}} for photographs of artworks with more fields for photographer metadata
- {{Map}} for maps
- {{Musical work}} for music files
- Category:Media missing infobox template
- How to search fields of files' Information template?
- Very heavily used templates
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- Templates using TemplateStyles
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- Templates using MediaWiki messages from translatewiki.net for internationalisation
- Infobox templates
- License-related tags
- Templates generating hCalendars
- Structured Data on Commons templates