Revision as of 19:20, 27 December 2025

Documentation

This template is used for character articles.

General Fields

title: Displayed title. Defaults to page name.
photo / photo 2: Filenames for images.
caption / caption 2: Image captions.
age: Approximate age.
colony: Home colony (e.g., Caprica).
birthplace: Use if born outside the Twelve Colonies.
birthname: Full birth name.
birthdate: Visual display of birth date.
callsign: Pilot callsign.
nickname: Other aliases.
seen: First episode appearance (do not wikify).
pseen: Custom display text for the "seen" episode link.
lastseen: Last known episode appearance.
death: Circumstances/Date of death.
parents / siblings / children: Family members. Use `
` for lists.
marital status: Single, Married, etc.
role: Current occupation.
rank: Military rank.
serial: Military serial number.
actor: Portraying actor. Wikify.

Genealogy Extension (Required for Family Trees)

To enable automated family trees via `<genealogy />`, use these "gen_" parameters:

gender: M or F. (Crucial for icons).
gen_parents: Clean comma-separated list of exact Page Names (e.g., Joseph Adama, Shannon Adama).
gen_birthdate: Clean year/date for database (e.g., 69 BCH).
gen_death: Clean year/date of death.
familytree: Set to Y to show the "View" link in the infobox.

Cylon Toggles

Set these to Y to display specific banners:

cylon: Standard Cylon indicator (changes "Name" label to "Human Name").
5cylon: Final Five indicator.
hcylon: Human/Cylon Hybrid indicator.
mcylon: Original Series Cylon indicator.

Continuity Fields

sepcon / primecon: Set to Y if the character exists in an alternate or primary continuity.
sepcon title / primecon title: The exact title of the related article.
series: Acronym (TOS, 1980, RDM).

No description.

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	`gender`	M or F. Required for Genealogy.	Unknown	suggested
age	`age`	no description	Unknown	optional
colony	`colony`	no description	Unknown	optional
birthplace	`birthplace`	no description	Unknown	optional
birthname	`birthname`	no description	Unknown	optional
birthdate	`birthdate`	no description	Unknown	optional
Clean Birth Date	`gen_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
plastseen	`plastseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
death	`death`	no description	Unknown	optional
Clean Death Date	`gen_death`	no description	Unknown	optional
parents	`parents`	no description	Unknown	optional
Clean Parents List	`gen_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
familytree	`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
sortkey	`sortkey`	no description	Unknown	optional
spoilers	`spoilers`	no description	Unknown	optional

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 |- 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>
+|}{{#if:{{{sortkey|}}}|{{DEFAULTSORT:{{{sortkey}}}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
-<noinclude>
 = Documentation =
-This template is used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article.
+This template is used for character articles.
-== Genealogy Extension Features ==
+== General Fields ==
-This template integrates with '''[[Extension:Genealogy]]'''. To ensure family trees work correctly, use the "gen_" parameters to provide "clean" data (page names only, no icons or extra text).
+* '''title''': Displayed title. Defaults to page name.
+* '''photo / photo 2''': Filenames for images.
+* '''caption / caption 2''': Image captions.
+* '''age''': Approximate age.
+* '''colony''': Home colony (e.g., Caprica).
+* '''birthplace''': Use if born outside the Twelve Colonies.
+* '''birthname''': Full birth name.
+* '''birthdate''': Visual display of birth date.
+* '''callsign''': Pilot callsign.
+* '''nickname''': Other aliases.
+* '''seen''': First episode appearance (do not wikify).
+* '''pseen''': Custom display text for the "seen" episode link.
+* '''lastseen''': Last known episode appearance.
+* '''death''': Circumstances/Date of death.
+* '''parents / siblings / children''': Family members. Use `<br/>` for lists.
+* '''marital status''': Single, Married, etc.
+* '''role''': Current occupation.
+* '''rank''': Military rank.
+* '''serial''': Military serial number.
+* '''actor''': Portraying actor. Wikify.
-* '''gender''': M or F. Required for correct tree rendering.
+== Genealogy Extension (Required for Family Trees) ==
-* '''gen_parents''': A comma-separated list of exact Page Names for the parents (e.g. <code>Joseph Adama, Shannon Adama</code>).
+To enable automated family trees via `<genealogy />`, use these "gen_" parameters:
-* '''gen_birthdate / gen_death''': A clean year or date (e.g. <code>69 BCH</code>) without extra text like "approx" or "(31YR)".
+* '''gender''': '''M''' or '''F'''. (Crucial for icons).
+* '''gen_parents''': Clean comma-separated list of exact Page Names (e.g., <code>Joseph Adama, Shannon Adama</code>).
+* '''gen_birthdate''': Clean year/date for database (e.g., <code>69 BCH</code>).
+* '''gen_death''': Clean year/date of death.
+* '''familytree''': Set to '''Y''' to show the "View" link in the infobox.
-== Usage ==
+== Cylon Toggles ==
-<pre>
+Set these to '''Y''' to display specific banners:
-{{Character Data
+* '''cylon''': Standard Cylon indicator (changes "Name" label to "Human Name").
- | title=
+* '''5cylon''': Final Five indicator.
- | photo=
+* '''hcylon''': Human/Cylon Hybrid indicator.
- | photo 2=
+* '''mcylon''': Original Series Cylon indicator.
- | caption=
- | caption 2=
- | gender=
- | age=
- | colony=
- | birthplace=
- | birthname=
- | birthdate=
- | gen_birthdate=
- | callsign=
- | nickname=
- | seen=
- | pseen=
- | lastseen=
- | plastseen=
- | death=
- | gen_death=
- | parents=
- | gen_parents=
- | siblings=
- | children=
- | marital status=
- | familytree=
- | role=
- | rank=
- | serial=
- | actor=
- | cylon=
- | 5cylon=
- | hcylon=
- | mcylon=
- | sepcon=
- | primecon=
- | series=
- | name=
- | sortkey=
-}}
-</pre>
-=== Optional parameters ===
+== Continuity Fields ==
-* '''title''': If different from the article name.
+* '''sepcon / primecon''': Set to '''Y''' if the character exists in an alternate or primary continuity.
-* '''photo''': The filename of the photo.
+* '''sepcon title / primecon title''': The exact title of the related article.
-* '''gender''': '''M''' or '''F'''. Critical for Genealogy extension icons.
+* '''series''': Acronym (TOS, 1980, RDM).
-* '''birthdate''': The date as it should appear in the infobox (e.g. <code>c. {{YR|31}}</code>).
-* '''gen_birthdate''': The clean date for the database (e.g. <code>31 BCH</code>).
-* '''parents''': The parents as they appear in the infobox (e.g. <code>[[Joseph Adama]] (father)</code>).
-* '''gen_parents''': Clean comma-separated list of page names for the tree engine.
-* '''familytree''': Set this to '''Y''' if they have a family tree. Use the <code><genealogy /></code> tag in the article's Family Tree section.
-[[Category:Infobox|Character]]
-[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|{{PAGENAME}}]]
 <templatedata>
@@ Line 179: / Line 155: @@
 	"params": {
 		"title": {},
-		"photo": {
+		"photo": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-			"type": "wiki-file-name"
+		"photo 2": { "type": "wiki-file-name" },
-		},
-		"photo 2": {
-			"type": "wiki-file-name"
-		},
 		"caption": {},
 		"caption 2": {},
-		"gender": {
+		"gender": { "label": "Gender", "description": "M or F. Required for Genealogy.", "suggested": true },
-			"label": "Gender",
-			"description": "M or F. Required for Genealogy extension trees.",
-			"type": "string",
-			"suggested": true
-		},
 		"age": {},
 		"colony": {},
 		"birthplace": {},
 		"birthname": {},
-		"birthdate": {
+		"birthdate": {},
-			"description": "Visual birthdate display."
+		"gen_birthdate": { "label": "Clean Birth Date" },
-		},
-		"gen_birthdate": {
-			"label": "Clean Birthdate",
-			"description": "Clean year/date for Genealogy engine (e.g. 69 BCH).",
-			"type": "string"
-		},
 		"callsign": {},
 		"nickname": {},
@@ Line 211: / Line 172: @@
 		"lastseen": {},
 		"plastseen": {},
-		"death": {
+		"death": {},
-			"description": "Visual death info display."
+		"gen_death": { "label": "Clean Death Date" },
-		},
+		"parents": {},
-		"gen_death": {
+		"gen_parents": { "label": "Clean Parents List" },
-			"label": "Clean Death Date",
-			"description": "Clean year/date for Genealogy engine.",
-			"type": "string"
-		},
-		"parents": {
-			"description": "Visual parents display (allows tags/icons)."
-		},
-		"gen_parents": {
-			"label": "Clean Parents List",
-			"description": "Comma-separated page names for Genealogy engine (e.g. Joseph Adama, Shannon Adama).",
-			"type": "string"
-		},
 		"siblings": {},
 		"children": {},
 		"marital status": {},
-		"familytree": {
+		"familytree": {},
-			"description": "Set to Y to show the 'View' link."
-		},
 		"role": {},
 		"rank": {},
 		"serial": {},
-		"actor": {
+		"actor": {},
-			"type": "string"
-		},
 		"cylon": {},
 		"5cylon": {},
@@ Line 248: / Line 193: @@
 		"sortkey": {},
 		"spoilers": {}
-	},
+	}
-	"description": "Infobox for character data with integrated Genealogy extension support.",
-	"paramOrder": [
-		"title",
-		"photo",
-		"caption",
-		"gender",
-		"age",
-		"colony",
-		"birthplace",
-		"birthname",
-		"birthdate",
-		"gen_birthdate",
-		"callsign",
-		"nickname",
-		"seen",
-		"pseen",
-		"lastseen",
-		"plastseen",
-		"death",
-		"gen_death",
-		"parents",
-		"gen_parents",
-		"siblings",
-		"children",
-		"marital status",
-		"familytree",
-		"role",
-		"rank",
-		"serial",
-		"actor",
-		"cylon",
-		"5cylon",
-		"hcylon",
-		"mcylon",
-		"sepcon",
-		"primecon",
-		"series",
-		"photo 2",
-		"caption 2",
-		"sortkey",
-		"spoilers"
-	]
 }
 </templatedata>
 </noinclude>