Latest 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>{{#if:{{{gender|}}}|{{#genealogy:gender={{{gender}}}}}}}|}}{{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
+<includeonly>{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
-|-class="infoboxheader"
+|-
+| 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"|
 {|
@@ Line 17: / Line 20: @@
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" |
 {{#switch:{{{cylon}}}
-| Y
+| Y | y | Yes | yes = '''Human Name'''
-| y
-| Yes
-| yes = '''Human Name'''
 | #default='''Name'''
 }}
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|Y|}}"
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Date'''
-| {{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|{{#genealogy:birth_date={{{birthdate}}}}}|{{{birthdate|}}}}}
+| {{{birthdate}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{callsign|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Callsign'''
@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 | {{{nickname}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{seen|}}}{{{seenref|}}}|Y|}}"
-| style="white-space: nowrap;" |'''Introduced'''
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Introduced'''
 | {{#if:{{{seenref|}}}|{{{seenref|}}}|{{#if:{{{pseen|}}}|[[{{{seen}}}|{{{pseen}}}]]|[[{{{seen}}}]]}}}}
 |- 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|}}"
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 |- 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|}}"
 | '''Death'''
-| {{#if:{{{death|}}}|{{#genealogy:death_date={{{death}}}}}|{{{death|}}}}}
+| {{{death}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{parents|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Parents'''
-| {{#if:{{{parents|}}}|{{#genealogy:parents={{{parents}}}}}|{{{parents|}}}}}
+| {{{parents}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{siblings|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Siblings'''
@@ Line 64: / Line 64: @@
 | {{{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'''
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Marital Status'''
 | {{{marital status}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{familytree|}}}|Y|}}"
-| style="white-space: nowrap;"|'''Family Tree'''
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''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|}}"
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 | {{{serial}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{actor|}}}|Y|}}"
-| style="white-space: nowrap;" |'''Portrayed by'''
+| style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Portrayed by'''
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | {{{actor}}}
 |- 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|}}"
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
 |- 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]]
+| colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Final Five]] [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon]]
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{hcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
 | colspan="2" | {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is a [[Humanoid_Cylon#Human.2FCylon_Hybrids|Human/Cylon Hybrid]]
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{mcylon|}}}|Y|}}"
-| colspan="2"| {{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}} is an Original Series 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
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Related Media
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}{{{media|}}}|Y|}}"
-| {{#if:{{{media|}}}|{{void}}|colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{archives|}}}|[[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]]}}
+| {{#if:{{{media|}}}||colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{archives|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{archives|}}}|[[Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}|Photo Gallery]]}}
-| {{#if:{{{archives|}}}||{{void}}|colspan="2"}} style="white-space: nowrap;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{media|}}}|Y|}}" | {{#if:{{{media|}}}|[[md:{{{media|}}}|@ BW Media]]}}
+| {{#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
+! class="infoboxheader" colspan="2" | Additional Information
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{sepcon|}}}|Y|}}"
-| 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]]|{{void}}}}
+| 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]]}}
 |- 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]]|{{void}}}}
+| 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|}}}|}}
-|}{{#if:{{{sortkey|}}}|{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{sortkey}}}}}}</includeonly>
+|- class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{debug|}}}|Y|}}"
-<noinclude>
+| 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 used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article.
+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., <code>Adama, William</code>).
+=== Biography ===
+* '''name''': For Cylons, this is their human alias (e.g., <code>Sharon Valerii</code>).
+* '''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.
+=== Relationships ===
+* '''parents / siblings / children''': General lists for the infobox. These allow wikilinks, line breaks, and notes (e.g., <code>†</code>).
+* '''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.
+=== Military & Professional ===
+* '''role''': The character's primary job or function in the story.
+* '''rank''': Military rank (e.g., <code>Commander</code>).
+* '''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 <code>Gallery:{{PAGENAME}}</code> photo gallery.
+* '''media''': The key for linking to external media collections (e.g., <code>willie-adama</code>).
+=== 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 <code>{{#genealogy:tree ...}}</code>.
+* '''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
- | gender=
+| spouse     = Serina
- | age=
+| rank       = Captain
- | colony=
+| actor      = [[Richard Hatch]]
- | birthplace=
- | 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 ===
-* '''gender''': M or F. Required for correct Genealogy tree rendering.
-* '''parents''': List of parent page names, comma-separated (e.g., Joseph Adama, Evelyn Adama).
-* '''birthdate''': Use YYYY-MM-DD for best results with Extension:Genealogy.
-* '''familytree''': Set to '''Y''' if a family tree section exists. Use <code><genealogy /></code> in that section.
-... [Rest of your documentation here] ...
 <templatedata>
@@ Line 161: / Line 178: @@
 	"params": {
 		"title": {},
-		"photo": {
+		"photo": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-			"type": "wiki-file-name"
+		"photo 2": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-		},
 		"caption": {},
-		"name": {},
+		"caption 2": {},
-		"gender": {
+		"gender": { "label": "Gender (M/F)", "description": "M or F. Required for Genealogy.", "suggested": true },
-			"label": "Gender",
+		"parent 1": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 1", "description": "Exact page name." },
-			"description": "Required for Genealogy extension (M or F).",
+		"parent 2": { "label": "Genealogy Parent 2", "description": "Exact page name." },
-			"type": "string",
+		"spouse": { "label": "Genealogy Spouse", "description": "Exact page name." },
-			"suggested": true
+		"gen_birthdate": { "label": "Clean Birth Date" },
-		},
-		"cylon": {},
 		"age": {},
 		"colony": {},
 		"birthplace": {},
 		"birthname": {},
-		"birthdate": {
+		"birthdate": { "label": "Visual Birth Date" },
-			"description": "Format: YYYY-MM-DD for genealogy indexing."
-		},
 		"callsign": {},
 		"nickname": {},
 		"seen": {},
-		"seenref": {},
 		"pseen": {},
 		"lastseen": {},
-		"lastseenref": {},
+		"death": {},
-		"plastseen": {},
+		"parents": { "label": "Visual Parents List" },
-		"death": {
-			"description": "Date/Episode of death."
-		},
-		"parents": {
-			"description": "Comma-separated list of parent page names."
-		},
 		"siblings": {},
 		"children": {},
 		"marital status": {},
-		"familytree": {
+		"familytree": { "label": "Show 'View' Link (Y)" },
-			"description": "Set to Y to enable genealogy tree features."
-		},
 		"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": {},
-		"spoilers": {}
+		"spoilers": { "description": "Set to Y to hide spoiler rows." }
 	},
-	"description": "Creates an infobox for characters with Genealogy extension support.",
+	"description": "Comprehensive character infobox with Extension:Genealogy support."
-	"paramOrder": [
-		"title",
-		"photo",
-		"caption",
-		"name",
-		"gender",
-		"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>