Template:Television episode short description

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Module:Television episode short description

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Template:Television episode short description is used to create a short description by either automatically extracting data from a television episode article's Template:Infobox television episode or by manually receiving the needed values. It then creates a relevant short description based on the data available.

Usage[edit source]

{{Television episode short description|episode_num= |season_num= |series_name= }}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num= |season_num_uk= |series_name= }}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num= |season_num= |series_name= |multi_episodes= }}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num= |season_num= |series_name= |not_dab= }}

Parameter list[edit source]

The parameter names use a corresponding parameter from Template:Infobox television episode to fill in the data. They are listed below.

Parameter	Corresponding infobox parameter	Explanation	Status
`episode_num`	`episode`	The episode's number	optional
`season_num`	`season`	The season's number	optional
`season_num_uk`	`series_no`	The season's number if using the British "series" term	optional
`series_name`	`series`	The TV series name	optional
`multi_episodes`	`multi_episodes`	Set if the episode is a double episode	optional
`not_dab`	`not_dab`	Set if the TV series name has parentheses as part of its name	optional

Examples[edit source]

An empty infobox[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description}}
Produces: A television episode

An infobox with only the TV series name[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost}}
Produces: An episode of Lost

An infobox with the TV series name and season number[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=1}}
Produces: An episode of the first season of Lost

An infobox with the TV series name, episode and season number[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=5|episode_num=4}}
Produces: 4th episode of the fifth season of Lost

An infobox with the TV series name with disambiguation, episode and season number[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]|season_num=1|episode_num=1}}
Produces: 1st episode of the first season of Firefly

An infobox with a multi-episode[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=3|episode_num=22 and 23|multi_episodes=yes}}
Produces: 22nd and 23rd episodes of the third season of Lost

An infobox with a TV series name that has parentheses as part of its name[edit source]

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)|season_num=1|episode_num=1|not_dab=yes}}
Produces: 1st episode of the first season of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Issues[edit source]

If "multi_episodes" is set, make sure there are 2 episodes listed in the episode list, or it won't work. Supported styles are: x and y, x, y, x / y and x & y.
If an article does not show the short description with the data from the infobox, make sure you entered the parameter names correctly in the infobox.

Tracking categories[edit source]

External links[edit source]

Template:Television episode short description at Wikipedia, the free Terran-based encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

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