Template:Navbox musical artist

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{{Navbox musical artist}} is the standard navigation template for musician articles, and is within the purview of WikiProject Musicians. Please discuss major changes on the talk page 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 = **Mandatory** Use one of: solo_singer, non_vocal_instrumentalist, non_performing_personnel, group_or_band, classical_ensemble, or temporary
| bodyclass  = hlist
| above      = 

| group1     = 
| list1      = 

| group2     = 
| list2      = 

 ...

| group20    = 
| list20     = 

| below      = 
}}

Parameters

Mandatory

name

The name of the template, which is needed for the "v · t · e" ("view · talk · 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. up to list20) 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 . 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.

Code	Display
solo_singer	Background information
non_vocal_instrumentalist	Background information
non_performing_personnel	Background information
group_or_band	Background information
classical_ensemble	Background information
temporary	Background information

Optional

Cells

group_n

(i.e. group1, group2, etc. up to group20) 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 Navbar. 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. If there are non-linked portions of text that need to be controlled for wrapping use the hlist class (see WP:HLIST). 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
| bodyclass  = hlist
| 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]]''
*''[[Led Zeppelin IV]]''
*''[[Houses of the Holy]]''
*''[[Physical Graffiti]]''
*''[[Presence (album)|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]]''
*''[[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     = Films
| list4      =
*''[[The Song Remains the Same (film)|The Song Remains the Same]]''
*''[[Led Zeppelin (DVD)|Led Zeppelin DVD]]''

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

Musician

{{Navbox musical artist
| name       = Bob Dylan
| title      = [[Bob Dylan]]
| background = solo_singer
| listclass  = hlist

| group1     = Studio albums
| list1      =
*''[[Bob Dylan (album)|Bob Dylan]]''
*''[[The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''
*''[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (album)|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]]''
*''[[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 (Bob Dylan album)|Desire]]''
*''[[Street Legal (album)|Street Legal]]''
*''[[Slow Train Coming]]''
*''[[Saved (album)|Saved]]''
*''[[Shot of Love]]''
*''[[Infidels (Bob Dylan album)|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 (album)|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 (album)|Before the Flood]]''
*''[[Hard Rain (Bob Dylan 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 (Bob Dylan album)|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]]''
*''[[Drawn Blank]]''
*''[[Chronicles, Vol. 1]]''
*''[[Lyrics: 1962–2001]]''

| group8     = Related articles
| list8      =
*[[Bob Dylan discography|Discography]]

}}

See also

• WP:HLIST, which describes the use of the hlist class.
• {{Navbox}}, the standard Navbox.
• Wikipedia:Line-break handling, the how-to guide about handling word-wraps (line-breaks) on Wikipedia – such as lists of links linewrapping within navboxes.

Navigation templates comparison

Template	Collapsible	Header color	Image	Groups	Style (body) parameter/s
{{Navbox}}	collapsible	navbox	Left/right of body	Yes	Yes
{{Navbox with collapsible groups}}	collapsible	navbox	Left/right of body and/or in each list	Yes	Yes
{{Navbox with columns}}	collapsible	navbox	Left/right of columns	No	Yes

Collapsible attributes

Type	CSS classes	JavaScript	Collapses when	Custom initial state	Nesting
Collapsible tables	mw-collapsible	Defined in Common.js	2 or more autocollapse on page	Yes	Yes

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