Revision as of 21:14, 27 December 2025

Documentation

This template is the primary infobox for character articles. It provides a standard layout for character stats, media links, and continuity data, with integrated support for automated genealogy trees.

Parameter Descriptions

Header & Display

title: The name displayed at the top. Defaults to the page name.
series / series 2 / series 3: Determines which series icons (e.g., RDM, TOS, CAP) appear in the header.
photo / photo 2: The filename of the character image(s).
caption / caption 2: The text displayed directly beneath the photo(s).
sortkey: Used for category alphabetization (e.g., Adama, William).

Biography

name: For Cylons, this is their human alias (e.g., Sharon Valerii).
age: Approximate age of the character.
colony: The character's home colony (e.g., Caprica).
birthplace: Used if the character was born outside of the Twelve Colonies.
birthname: The full name given at birth.
birthdate: The visual display of their birth date.
death: Circumstances of death. Wikify the episode title if applicable.
callsign: The pilot's tactical name (e.g., Starbuck).
nickname: Other casual names.

Relationships

parents / siblings / children: General lists for the infobox. These allow wikilinks, line breaks, and notes (e.g., †).
marital status: Marital condition (Single, Married, Widowed).
familytree: Set to Y to add a "View" link that jumps to the article's #Family tree section.

Military & Professional

role: The character's primary job or function in the story.
rank: Military rank (e.g., Commander).
serial: Colonial military serial number.
actor: The actor or actress who portrayed the character.

Cylon Toggles (Set to Y)

cylon: Character is a Re-imagined Series Cylon.
5cylon: Character is a member of the Final Five.
hcylon: Character is a Human/Cylon Hybrid (e.g., Hera Agathon).
mcylon: Character is an Original Series Cylon.

Related Media

archives: Set to Y to link to a Gallery:Character Data photo gallery.
media: The key for linking to external media collections (e.g., willie-adama).

Continuity Support

sepcon / primecon: Set to Y to enable cross-continuity links.
sepcon title / primecon title: The exact page title for the character in the other continuity.

Genealogy Extension (Automated Trees)

These fields are invisible in the infobox but populate the database for Genealogy parser function type not recognised: tree ....

gender: M or F. Critical for tree logic and icons.
parent 1 / parent 2: Exact page name of biological parents.
spouse: Exact page name of a partner for marriage lines.
gen_birthdate: A clean year/date (e.g., 31 BCH) to appear inside tree nodes.

Example

{{Character Data
| series     = TOS
| photo      = Apollo.jpg
| gender     = M
| parent 1   = Adama (TOS)
| parent 2   = Ila
| spouse     = Serina
| rank       = Captain
| actor      = [[Richard Hatch]]
}}

Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
title	`title`	no description	Unknown	optional
photo	`photo`	no description	File	optional
photo 2	`photo 2`	no description	File	optional
caption	`caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
caption 2	`caption 2`	no description	Unknown	optional
Gender (M/F)	`gender`	M or F. Required for Genealogy.	Unknown	suggested
Genealogy Parent 1	`parent 1`	Exact page name.	Unknown	optional
Genealogy Parent 2	`parent 2`	Exact page name.	Unknown	optional
Genealogy Spouse	`spouse`	Exact page name.	Unknown	optional
Clean Birth Date	`gen_birthdate`	no description	Unknown	optional
age	`age`	no description	Unknown	optional
colony	`colony`	no description	Unknown	optional
birthplace	`birthplace`	no description	Unknown	optional
birthname	`birthname`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visual Birth Date	`birthdate`	no description	Unknown	optional
callsign	`callsign`	no description	Unknown	optional
nickname	`nickname`	no description	Unknown	optional
seen	`seen`	no description	Unknown	optional
pseen	`pseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
lastseen	`lastseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
death	`death`	no description	Unknown	optional
Visual Parents List	`parents`	no description	Unknown	optional
siblings	`siblings`	no description	Unknown	optional
children	`children`	no description	Unknown	optional
marital status	`marital status`	no description	Unknown	optional
Show 'View' Link (Y)	`familytree`	no description	Unknown	optional
role	`role`	no description	Unknown	optional
rank	`rank`	no description	Unknown	optional
serial	`serial`	no description	Unknown	optional
actor	`actor`	no description	Unknown	optional
cylon	`cylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
5cylon	`5cylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
hcylon	`hcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
mcylon	`mcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
sepcon	`sepcon`	no description	Unknown	optional
primecon	`primecon`	no description	Unknown	optional
series	`series`	no description	Unknown	optional
Photo Gallery (Y)	`archives`	no description	Unknown	optional
Media Key	`media`	no description	Unknown	optional
sortkey	`sortkey`	no description	Unknown	optional
spoilers	`spoilers`	Set to Y to hide spoiler rows.	Unknown	optional

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 <includeonly>{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
+|-
+| colspan="2" style="display:none;" |
+{{#if:{{{gender|}}}|{{#genealogy:person|gender={{{gender}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{gen_birthdate|{{{birthdate|}}}}}}|{{#genealogy:description|{{{gen_birthdate|{{{birthdate}}}}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{spouse|}}}|{{#genealogy:partner|{{{spouse}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{parent 1|}}}|{{#genealogy:parent|{{{parent 1}}}}}}}{{#if:{{{parent 2|}}}|{{#genealogy:parent|{{{parent 2}}}}}}}
 |- class="infoboxheader"
 | colspan="2"|
 {|
 |- style="text-align: left; font-size: larger;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 | width="27" | {{Series Icon|series={{{series|}}}}}
@@ Line 9: / Line 12: @@
 | style="text-align: center;" width="95%" | '''{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''
 |}
-{{#if:{{{photo|}}}|
+|-
-|- class="hiddenStructure"
+|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{photo|}}}|Y|}}"
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption|}}}|<br/>{{{caption}}}}}
+| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo|}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption|}}}|<br/> {{{caption|}}}|}}
-}}
+|- {{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|class="hiddenStructure{{void}}"}}
-{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|
-|- class="hiddenStructure"
 | colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | <span class="mw-customtoggle-infobox" style="color: var(--color-link);">[show/hide spoilers]</span><br/><small>Spoilers hidden in infobox by default only.</small>
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{name|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" |
+{{#switch:{{{cylon}}}
+| Y | y | Yes | yes = '''Human Name'''
+| #default='''Name'''
 }}
+| {{{name}}}
-{{#switch:{{{cylon|}}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{age|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{age|}}}|Y|}}"
-| Y =
-| y =
-| Yes =
-| yes =
-  |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
-  | '''Human Name'''
-  | {{{name|}}}
-| #default =
-  |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
-  | '''Name'''
-  | {{{name|}}}
-}}
-{{#if:{{{age|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Age'''
 | {{{age}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{colony|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{colony|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{colony|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Colony'''
 | {{{colony}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{birthplace|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Birth place'''
 | {{{birthplace}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthname|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Name'''
-{{#if:{{{birthname|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
-| '''Birth Name'''
 | {{{birthname}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Date'''
-{{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
-| '''Birth Date'''
 | {{{birthdate}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{callsign|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{callsign|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
 | '''Callsign'''
 | {{{callsign}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{nickname|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{nickname|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
 | '''Nickname'''
 | {{{nickname}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{seen|}}}{{{seenref|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Introduced'''
-{{#if:{{{seen|}}}|
+| {{#if:{{{seenref|}}}|{{{seenref|}}}|{{#if:{{{pseen|}}}|[[{{{seen}}}|{{{pseen}}}]]|[[{{{seen}}}]]}}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|Y|}}"
-| '''Introduced'''
-| {{#if:{{{seenref|}}}|{{{seenref}}}|{{#if:{{{pseen|}}}|[[{{{seen}}}|{{{pseen}}}]]|[[{{{seen}}}]]}}}
-}}
-{{#if:{{{lastseen|}}}{{{lastseenref|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Last Known Appearance'''
-| {{#if:{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{{lastseenref}}}|{{#if:{{{plastseen|}}}|[[{{{lastseen}}}|{{{plastseen}}}]]|[[{{{lastseen}}}]]}}}
+| {{#if:{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{{lastseenref|}}}|{{#if:{{{plastseen|}}}|[[{{{lastseen}}}|{{{plastseen}}}]]|[[{{{lastseen}}}]]}}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{death|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{death|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{death|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Death'''
 | {{{death}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{parents|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{parents|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
 | '''Parents'''
 | {{{parents}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{siblings|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{siblings|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
 | '''Siblings'''
 | {{{siblings}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{children|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{children|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{children|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Children'''
 | {{{children}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Marital Status'''
-{{#if:{{{marital status|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
-| '''Marital Status'''
 | {{{marital status}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{familytree|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Family Tree'''
-{{#if:{{{familytree|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
-| '''Family Tree'''
 | [[#Family tree|View]]
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{role|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{role|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{role|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Role'''
 | {{{role}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" {{#if:{{{rank|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{rank|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{rank|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
 | '''Rank'''
 | {{{rank}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{serial|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{serial|}}}|
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
 | '''Serial Number'''
 | {{{serial}}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{actor|}}}|Y|}}"
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Portrayed by'''
-{{#if:{{{actor|}}}|
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | {{{actor}}}
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|Y|}}"
-| '''Portrayed by'''
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
-| {{{actor}}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" {{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox"|}} class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}} hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|Y|}}"
-}}
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Final Five]] [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{hcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
-{{#if:{{{cylon|}}}|
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid_Cylon#Human.2FCylon_Hybrids|Human/Cylon Hybrid]]
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{mcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is an Original Series Cylon
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|Y|}}"
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Related Media
-{{#if:{{{5cylon|}}}|
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|Y|}}"
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" id="mw-customcollapsible-infobox" class="{{#if:{{{spoilers|}}}|{{void}}|mw-collapsible mw-collapsed}}"
+| {{#if:{{{media|}}}||colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{archives|}}}|[[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]]}}
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Final Five]] [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
+| {{#if:{{{archives|}}}||colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{media|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{media|}}}|[[md:{{{media|}}}|@ BW Media]]}}
-}}
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}{{{primecon|}}}|Y|}}"
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Additional Information
-{{#if:{{{hcylon|}}}|
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|Y|}}"
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+| colspan="2" | {{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|[[{{{sepcon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}} alternate)|(alternate)}}}}}|{{#if:{{{sepcon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{sepcon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the separate continuity]]}}
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid_Cylon#Human.2FCylon_Hybrids|Human/Cylon Hybrid]]
+|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|Y|}}"
-}}
+| colspan="2" | {{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|[[{{{primecon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} {{#if:{{{series|}}}|({{{series|}}})|}}}}}|{{#if:{{{primecon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{primecon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the primary continuity]]}}
+|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{photo 2|}}}|Y|}}"
+| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo 2|}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption 2|}}}|<br/> {{{caption 2|}}}|}}
+|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{debug|}}}|Y|}}"
+| colspan="2" style="font-size: 0.8em; background: #fee; border: 1px solid #faa; padding: 5px;" | '''Genealogy Debug:'''<br/>Partners: {{#genealogy:partners}}<br/>Children: {{#genealogy:children}}
+|}{{#if:{{{sortkey|}}}|{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{sortkey}}}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+= Documentation =
+This template is the primary infobox for character articles. It provides a standard layout for character stats, media links, and continuity data, with integrated support for automated genealogy trees.
-{{#if:{{{mcylon|}}}|
+== Parameter Descriptions ==
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is an Original Series Cylon
-}}
-{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|
+=== Header & Display ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''title''': The name displayed at the top. Defaults to the page name.
-! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Related Media
+* '''series / series 2 / series 3''': Determines which series icons (e.g., RDM, TOS, CAP) appear in the header.
-}}
+* '''photo / photo 2''': The filename of the character image(s).
+* '''caption / caption 2''': The text displayed directly beneath the photo(s).
+* '''sortkey''': Used for category alphabetization (e.g., <code>Adama, William</code>).
-{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|
+=== Biography ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''name''': For Cylons, this is their human alias (e.g., <code>Sharon Valerii</code>).
-| colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]]
+* '''age''': Approximate age of the character.
-}}
+* '''colony''': The character's home colony (e.g., <code>Caprica</code>).
+* '''birthplace''': Used if the character was born outside of the Twelve Colonies.
+* '''birthname''': The full name given at birth.
+* '''birthdate''': The visual display of their birth date.
+* '''death''': Circumstances of death. Wikify the episode title if applicable.
+* '''callsign''': The pilot's tactical name (e.g., <code>Starbuck</code>).
+* '''nickname''': Other casual names.
-{{#if:{{{media|}}}|
+=== Relationships ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''parents / siblings / children''': General lists for the infobox. These allow wikilinks, line breaks, and notes (e.g., <code>†</code>).
-| colspan="2" style="white-space: nowrap;" | [[md:{{{media}}}|@ BW Media]]
+* '''marital status''': Marital condition (Single, Married, Widowed).
-}}
+* '''familytree''': Set to '''Y''' to add a "View" link that jumps to the article's <code>#Family tree</code> section.
-{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}{{{primecon|}}}|
+=== Military & Professional ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''role''': The character's primary job or function in the story.
-! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Additional Information
+* '''rank''': Military rank (e.g., <code>Commander</code>).
-}}
+* '''serial''': Colonial military serial number.
+* '''actor''': The actor or actress who portrayed the character.
-{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|
+=== Cylon Toggles (Set to Y) ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''cylon''': Character is a Re-imagined Series Cylon.
-| colspan="2"| [[{{{sepcon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} ({{{series|}}} alternate)}}}|{{#if:{{{sepcon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{sepcon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the separate continuity]]
+* '''5cylon''': Character is a member of the Final Five.
-}}
+* '''hcylon''': Character is a Human/Cylon Hybrid (e.g., Hera Agathon).
+* '''mcylon''': Character is an Original Series Cylon.
-{{#if:{{{primecon|}}}|
+=== Related Media ===
-|- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"
+* '''archives''': Set to '''Y''' to link to a <code>Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}</code> photo gallery.
-| colspan="2"| [[{{{primecon title|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} ({{{series|}}})}}}|{{#if:{{{primecon title|}}}|{{#explode:{{{primecon title}}}|(|0}}|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}}} in the primary continuity]]
+* '''media''': The key for linking to external media collections (e.g., <code>willie-adama</code>).
-}}
-{{#if:{{{photo 2|}}}|
+=== Continuity Support ===
-|- class="hiddenStructure"
+* '''sepcon / primecon''': Set to '''Y''' to enable cross-continuity links.
-| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | [[File:{{{photo 2}}}|300px|{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}]] {{#if:{{{caption 2|}}}|<br/>{{{caption 2}}}}}
+* '''sepcon title / primecon title''': The exact page title for the character in the other continuity.
-|}
-{{#if:{{{sortkey|}}}|{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{sortkey}}}}}}}</includeonly>
-<noinclude>
+=== Genealogy Extension (Automated Trees) ===
-= Documentation =
+These fields are invisible in the infobox but populate the database for <code>{{#genealogy:tree ...}}</code>.
-This template is used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article. It provides lower case parameters only.
+* '''gender''': '''M''' or '''F'''. Critical for tree logic and icons.
+* '''parent 1 / parent 2''': Exact page name of biological parents.
+* '''spouse''': Exact page name of a partner for marriage lines.
+* '''gen_birthdate''': A clean year/date (e.g., <code>31 BCH</code>) to appear inside tree nodes.
-== Usage ==
+== Example ==
 <pre>
 {{Character Data
- | title=
+| series     = TOS
- | photo=
+| photo      = Apollo.jpg
- | photo 2=
+| gender     = M
- | caption=
+| parent 1   = Adama (TOS)
- | caption 2=
+| parent 2   = Ila
- | age=
+| spouse     = Serina
- | colony=
+| rank       = Captain
- | birthplace=
+| actor      = [[Richard Hatch]]
- | birthname=
- | birthdate=
- | callsign=
- | nickname=
- | seen=
- | pseen=
- | lastseen=
- | plastseen=
- | death=
- | parents=
- | siblings=
- | children=
- | marital status=
- | familytree=
- | role=
- | rank=
- | serial=
- | actor=
- | cylon=
- | 5cylon=
- | hcylon=
- | mcylon=
- | sepcon=
- | primecon=
- | series=
- | name=
- | sortkey=
 }}
 </pre>
-=== Optional parameters ===
-* '''title''': If different from the article name.
-* '''photo''': The filename of the photo.
-* '''photo 2''': The file name for a second photo, which goes on the bottom of the infobox.
-* '''caption''': The caption of the first photo.
-* '''caption 2''': The caption of the second photo.
-* '''age''': The approximate age of the character.
-* '''[[Colonies|colony]]''': The character's home colony.
-* '''birthplace''': If the character was not born on one of [[The Twelve Colonies]], then use this parameter instead of "colony".
-* '''birthname''': The full birthname of the character.
-* '''birthdate''': The date of birth. Approximate. Link to a [[Timeline]] page if needed.
-* '''callsign''': The character's "callsign" if he or she is a pilot.
-* '''nickname''': The character's "nickname" if applicable.
-* '''seen''': The episode in which the character first appears. Do not wikify.
-* '''pseen''': If the episode name is different than the article name, this is what will displayed. Do not wikify.
-* '''death''': When, Where, and How they died. Please wikify the episode.
-* '''parents''': Who are their parents.
-* '''siblings''': Who is related to them.
-* '''children''': How many children does this character have.
-* '''marital status''': What's their current marital status.
-* '''familytree''': Set this to '''Y''' if they have a family tree. The section in the article should be <code>Family tree</code>.
-* '''role''': Current job or position.
-* '''rank''': Current rank if in the military.
-* '''serial''': Serial number, if in the military.
-* '''actor''': Actor/actress who plays this character. Please wikify.
-* '''name''': If the character is a Cylon, this is their human name. For example, "[[Sharon Valerii]]" for [[Number Eight]].
-* '''sortkey''': This tells the category system where this entry should go. (For [[William Adama]], the sortkey would be "Adama, William"—without quotes—thus telling the software to alphabetize by his last name.)
-==== RDM ====
-* '''cylon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that this character is a Cylon.
-* '''5cylon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that this character is a member of the [[Final Five]].
-* '''hcylon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that this character is a Cylon Hybrid.
-==== TOS ====
-* '''mcylon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that this character is a Cylon.
-==== Separate Continuity ====
-* '''sepcon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that a [[Battlestar Wiki:Separate continuity|separate continuity]] article is available on the subject.
-* '''sepcon title''': The name of the article on the subject in the separate continuity. Do not encase in any link syntax.
-** ''Note:'' Anything encased in parentheses will be "piped," thus anything including or after the "(" will be ignored when outputting a name, just like an automatically piped link. Example: <code>Vella (TOS alternate reality)</code> will only print <code>Vella</code>. It will '''not affect''' the actual link itself, only the '''printed output''' in the template.
-* '''series''': Insert the series acronym that the separate continuity is a part of.  Values are '''TOS''', '''1980''', and '''RDM'''.
-: '''Note:''' This is only for articles where the name crosses more than one continuity. For instance, "Boxey" is both a character in the Original Series as well as the Re-imagined Series. So an article on Boxey in the separate continuity material for the Original Series would use the "TOS" acronym, and thus would facilitate a link to [[Boxey (TOS alternate)]].
-==== Primary Continuity ====
-: ''This is meant for articles on ''separate continuity'' characters, i.e. {{alt|Daniel Novacek}}.''
-* '''primecon''': Insert '''Y''' to indicate that a [[Battlestar Wiki:Canon|primary continuity]] article is available on the subject.
-* '''primecon title''': The name of the article on the subject in the primary continuity. Do not encase in any link syntax.
-** ''Note:'' Anything encased in parentheses will be "piped," thus anything including or after the "(" will be ignored when outputting a name, just like an automatically piped link. Example: <code>Adama (TOS)</code> will only print <code>Adama</code>. It will '''not affect''' the actual link itself, only the '''printed output''' in the template.
-* '''series''': Insert the series acronym that the primary continuity is a part of.  Values are '''TOS''', '''1980''', and '''RDM'''.
-: '''Note:''' This is only for articles where the name crosses more than one continuity. For instance, "Boxey" is both a character in the Original Series as well as the Re-imagined Series. So an article on Boxey in the primary continuity material for the Original Series would use the "TOS" acronym, and thus would facilitate a link to [[Boxey (TOS)]].
-[[Category:Infobox|Character]]
-[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[de:Vorlage:Charakterdaten]]
-[[fr:Modèle:Infobox Personnage]]
 <templatedata>
@@ Line 314: / Line 178: @@
 	"params": {
 		"title": {},
-		"photo": {
+		"photo": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-			"type": "wiki-file-name"
+		"photo 2": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-		},
 		"caption": {},
-		"name": {},
+		"caption 2": {},
-		"cylon": {},
+		"gender": { "label": "Gender (M/F)", "description": "M or F. Required for Genealogy.", "suggested": true },
+		"parent 1": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 1", "description": "Exact page name." },
+		"parent 2": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 2", "description": "Exact page name." },
+		"spouse": { "label": "Genealogy Spouse", "description": "Exact page name." },
+		"gen_birthdate": { "label": "Clean Birth Date" },
 		"age": {},
 		"colony": {},
 		"birthplace": {},
 		"birthname": {},
-		"birthdate": {},
+		"birthdate": { "label": "Visual Birth Date" },
 		"callsign": {},
 		"nickname": {},
 		"seen": {},
-		"seenref": {},
 		"pseen": {},
+		"lastseen": {},
 		"death": {},
-		"parents": {},
+		"parents": { "label": "Visual Parents List" },
 		"siblings": {},
 		"children": {},
 		"marital status": {},
-		"familytree": {},
+		"familytree": { "label": "Show 'View' Link (Y)" },
 		"role": {},
 		"rank": {},
 		"serial": {},
 		"actor": {},
+		"cylon": {},
 		"5cylon": {},
 		"hcylon": {},
 		"mcylon": {},
-		"archives": {},
-		"media": {},
 		"sepcon": {},
 		"primecon": {},
-		"sepcon title": {},
 		"series": {},
-		"primecon title": {},
+		"archives": { "label": "Photo Gallery (Y)" },
-		"photo 2": {
+		"media": { "label": "Media Key" },
-			"type": "wiki-file-name"
-		},
-		"caption 2": {},
 		"sortkey": {},
-		"lastseen": {},
+		"spoilers": { "description": "Set to Y to hide spoiler rows." }
-		"lastseenref": {},
-		"plastseen": {},
-		"spoilers": {}
 	},
-	"description": "Creates an infobox for characters.",
+	"description": "Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support."
-	"paramOrder": [
-		"title",
-		"photo",
-		"caption",
-		"name",
-		"cylon",
-		"age",
-		"colony",
-		"birthplace",
-		"birthname",
-		"birthdate",
-		"callsign",
-		"nickname",
-		"seen",
-		"seenref",
-		"pseen",
-		"lastseen",
-		"lastseenref",
-		"plastseen",
-		"death",
-		"parents",
-		"siblings",
-		"children",
-		"marital status",
-		"familytree",
-		"role",
-		"rank",
-		"serial",
-		"actor",
-		"5cylon",
-		"hcylon",
-		"mcylon",
-		"archives",
-		"media",
-		"sepcon",
-		"primecon",
-		"sepcon title",
-		"series",
-		"primecon title",
-		"photo 2",
-		"caption 2",
-		"sortkey",
-		"spoilers"
-	]
 }
-</templatedata></noinclude>
+</templatedata>
+</noinclude>