Template:Infobox book series/sandbox

{{{name}}}
	[[File:{{{image}}}\|frameless\|upright=1]] {{{image_caption}}}
	{{{books}}}
Edited by	{{{editors}}}
Original title	{{{title_orig}}}
Translator	{{{translator}}}
Illustrator	{{{illustrator}}}
Cover artist	{{{cover_artist}}}
Country	{{{country}}}
Language	{{{language}}}
Discipline	{{{discipline}}}
Publisher	{{{publisher}}}
Published	{{{pub_date}}}
Published in English	{{{english_pub_date}}}
Media type	{{{media_type}}}
No. of books	{{{number_of_books}}} ([[{{{list_books}}}\|List of books]])
OCLC	{{{oclc}}}
Preceded by	{{{preceded_by}}}
Followed by	{{{followed_by}}}
Website	{{{website}}}

This is the template sandbox page for Template:Infobox book series (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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This infobox should italicize the article title automatically. If this is not required, add |italic title=no to the list of parameters. If this is required but the title is not being italicized, try |italic title=force.

This template uses Lua:

This template is for use on a book series main page.

Usage

{{Infobox book series
| name             = 
| image            = <!-- Example.jpg -->
| image_caption    = 
| books            = 
| author           = 
| editors          = 
| title_orig       = 
| translator       = 
| illustrator      = 
| cover_artist     = 
| country          = 
| language         = 
| discipline       = <!-- or |genre= -->
| publisher        = 
| pub_date         = 
| english_pub_date = 
| media_type       = 
| number_of_books  = 
| list_books       = 
| oclc             = 
| preceded by      = 
| followed by      = 
| website          = 
}}

Parameters

Please see WikiProject Books and/or WikiProject Novels for standards on presenting names and other data.

Parameters can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
Wikilinks can be used in any of the infobox fields.

name: Book name or title. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from the Wikipedia page where this infobox is invoked.
image: Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted)
image_caption: Image caption (should describe the edition used)
books: List of works included in the series, using {{plainlist}}.
author: Author(s)
editors: Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies
title_orig: Original title, if not in English
translator: Translator(s), if original not in English
illustrator: Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)
cover_artist: Cover artist
country: Country of original publication
language: Language of original book
discipline or genre: See literary genre
publisher: Name of publisher; use {{plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition
pub_date: Date of publication; use {{plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition
media_type: Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)
number_of_books: Number of works in the series
list_books: If a Wikipedia "List of" article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include [[ ]]).
preceded_by: Title of prior series.
followed_by: Title of subsequent series.
website: for the publisher's or author's website about the book.

TemplateData

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See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox book series in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox book series

A template for displaying information related to a book series.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Book name or title	String	suggested
Image	`image`	Prefer first edition where permitted	File	optional
Image caption	`image_caption`	Should describe the edition used	String	optional
Alt text	`alt`	Alternative text for image	String	optional
Books	`books`	List of works included in the series, using {{plainlist}}	String	optional
Author	`author`	Author(s)	String	suggested
Editors	`editors`	Editor(s) only when they are the primary contributor, e.g. dictionaries, encyclopedias, anthologies	String	optional
Original title	`title_orig`	Original title, if not in English	String	optional
Translator	`translator`	Translator(s), if original not in English	String	optional
Illustrator	`illustrator`	Illustrator (where used throughout and a major feature)	String	optional
Cover artist	`cover_artist`	Creator of the cover art	String	optional
Country	`country`	Country of original publication	String	optional
Language	`language`	Language of original book	String	suggested
Discipline	`discipline`	Literary discipline. Mutually exclusive with 'genre'	String	optional
Genre	`genre`	Literary genre. Mutually exclusive with 'discipline'	String	optional
Publisher	`publisher`	Name of publisher; use {{plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition	String	suggested
Publication date	`pub_date`	Date of publication; use {{plainlist}} when there is more than one notable edition	String	suggested
Media type	`media_type`	Print / Digital (then binding types etc., if relevant)	String	optional
Number of books	`number_of_books`	Number of works in the series	Number	suggested
List of books	`list_books`	If a Wikipedia 'List of' article exists for the books, put its name here. Do not use a link (i.e. do not include [[ ]]).	Page name	optional
Preceded by	`preceded_by`	Title of prior series	String	optional
Followed by	`followed_by`	Title of subsequent series	String	optional
Website	`website`	For the publisher's or author's website about the book	String	optional
OCLC	`oclc`	Identifying number assigned by the Online Computer Library Center	Number	optional

Tracking category

Category:Pages using infobox book series with unknown parameters (3)