Template:IMDb episode/doc

It is. This template is intended for use in the external links section of an article.


 * To link an episode list, use IMDb episodes instead.
 * To link a work (film/movie, TV or Web program/series, video game, etc.), use IMDb title instead.
 * To link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use IMDb name instead.

Usage
Unnamed parameters:

Named parameters:

Using Wikidata property :

Options
The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, the parameter can be named ) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text: To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, it can be named ):

Note that the examples include the  for a bulleted list since this is most likely to be used in an "External links" section.

Detailed instructions

 * 1) Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
 * 2) Go to https://www.imdb.com, select TV episode in the search drop down menu and search for the episode you want (say, One for the Road; you'll reach  ).
 * 3) Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
 * 4) You then reach the page with URL looking like   (or other 7-digit number)
 * 5) Copy  that number (here, 0539826 ), omitting the   part, but keep any leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
 * 6) Replace ID in the template code with the number
 * 7) For the first option above, you'll then have
 * resulting in:
 * Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page One for the Road, use the second option:
 * 1) Replace ID with the number  Episode with
 * results in:
 * 1) Replace ID with the number  Episode with
 * results in:

ID in Wikidata
Usage in the article Perchance to Dream (The Twilight Zone):

Output:
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No ID in template or Wikidata
Usage:

Output: