Template:IMDb episode/sandbox

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Template:IMDb episode displays an external link to a television episode page at the Internet Movie Database (IMDb). It is used exclusively for episodes. This template is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Usage

Unnamed parameters:

{{IMDb episode|ID}}
{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}

Named parameters:

{{IMDb episode|id=ID}}
{{IMDb episode|id=ID|episode=EPISODE}}

Using Wikidata property IMDb ID (P345):

{{IMDb episode}}
{{IMDb episode|episode=EPISODE}}

Parameters

The required parameter is just the ID number (for backward compatibility, |id= can be used) and the template then uses the article title as the anchor text:

{{IMDb episode|ID}}

To have the link text be other than the article name, use second parameter (for backward compatibility, |episode= can be used):

{{IMDb episode|ID|EPISODE}}

Note that the examples include the * for a bulleted list since this should be used in an "External links" section.

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An external link template that links to an IMDb television episode page.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	`1` `id`	The ID number of the IMDb episode.	Number	optional
Title	`2` `episode`	The episode's title if different than the Wikipedia article.	Line	optional
Description	`3` `description`	An optional description.	Line	optional

Detailed instructions

Copy and paste one of the options above into the article.
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 https://www.imdb.com/find?s=ep&q=One+for+the+Road&x=13&y=10).
Click on the correct "One for the Road" in the list:
1. "Cheers: One for the Road (#11.25)" (1993).
You then reach the page with URL looking like https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539826/ (or other 7-digit number)
Copy only that number (here, 0539826), omitting the tt part, but keep any leading zeros (though IMDb currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
Replace ID in the template code with the number
1. For the first option above, you'll then have
  * {{IMDb episode|0539826}} resulting in:
  - "IMDb episode/sandbox" at IMDb
  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:
2. Replace ID with the number and Episode with One for the Road
  * {{IMDb episode|0539826|One for the Road}} results in:
  - "One for the Road" at IMDb