Revision as of 18:58, 27 December 2025

Documentation

This template is used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article.

Usage

{{Character Data
 | title=
 | photo=
 | photo 2=
 | caption=
 | caption 2=
 | gender=
 | age=
 | colony=
 | 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=
}}

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 <genealogy /> in that section.

... [Rest of your documentation here] ...

Creates an infobox for characters with Genealogy extension support.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
title	`title`	no description	Unknown	optional
photo	`photo`	no description	File	optional
caption	`caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
name	`name`	no description	Unknown	optional
Gender	`gender`	Required for Genealogy extension (M or F).	String	suggested
cylon	`cylon`	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
birthdate	`birthdate`	Format: YYYY-MM-DD for genealogy indexing.	Unknown	optional
callsign	`callsign`	no description	Unknown	optional
nickname	`nickname`	no description	Unknown	optional
seen	`seen`	no description	Unknown	optional
seenref	`seenref`	no description	Unknown	optional
pseen	`pseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
lastseen	`lastseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
lastseenref	`lastseenref`	no description	Unknown	optional
plastseen	`plastseen`	no description	Unknown	optional
death	`death`	Date/Episode of death.	Unknown	optional
parents	`parents`	Comma-separated list of parent page names.	Unknown	optional
siblings	`siblings`	no description	Unknown	optional
children	`children`	no description	Unknown	optional
marital status	`marital status`	no description	Unknown	optional
familytree	`familytree`	Set to Y to enable genealogy tree features.	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
5cylon	`5cylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
hcylon	`hcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
mcylon	`mcylon`	no description	Unknown	optional
archives	`archives`	no description	Unknown	optional
media	`media`	no description	Unknown	optional
sepcon	`sepcon`	no description	Unknown	optional
primecon	`primecon`	no description	Unknown	optional
sepcon title	`sepcon title`	no description	Unknown	optional
series	`series`	no description	Unknown	optional
primecon title	`primecon title`	no description	Unknown	optional
photo 2	`photo 2`	no description	File	optional
caption 2	`caption 2`	no description	Unknown	optional
sortkey	`sortkey`	no description	Unknown	optional
spoilers	`spoilers`	no description	Unknown	optional

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-<includeonly>{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
+<includeonly>{{#if:{{{gender|}}}|{{#genealogy:gender={{{gender}}}}}}}|}}{{| class="infobox" cellspacing="5"
 |-class="infoboxheader"
 | colspan="2"|
@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 |- style="text-align: left; font-size: larger;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 | width="27" | {{Series Icon|series={{{series|}}}}}
-| width="{{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 2|}}}}}|<!--null-->}}
+| width="{{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 2|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 2|}}}}}|}}
-| width="{{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 3|}}}}}|<!--null-->}}
+| width="{{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|27|0}}" | {{#if:{{{series 3|}}}|{{Series Icon|series={{{series 3|}}}}}|}}
 | style="text-align: center;" width="95%" | '''{{{title|{{PAGENAME}}}}}'''
 |}
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|Y|}}"
 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | '''Birth Date'''
-| {{{birthdate}}}
+| {{#if:{{{birthdate|}}}|{{#genealogy:birth_date={{{birthdate}}}}}|{{{birthdate|}}}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{callsign|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Callsign'''
@@ 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'''
-| {{{death}}}
+| {{#if:{{{death|}}}|{{#genealogy:death_date={{{death}}}}}|{{{death|}}}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{parents|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Parents'''
-| {{{parents}}}
+| {{#if:{{{parents|}}}|{{#genealogy:parents={{{parents}}}}}|{{{parents|}}}}}
 |- style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" class="hiddenStructure{{#if:{{{siblings|}}}|Y|}}"
 | '''Siblings'''
@@ Line 97: / Line 97: @@
 ! 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]]|{{void}}}}
 |- 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}}}}
 |- 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>
 = Documentation =
-This template is used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article. It provides lower case parameters only.
+This template is used to place character info on a Battlestar Wiki article.
 == Usage ==
@@ Line 116: / Line 115: @@
   | caption=
   | caption 2=
+ | gender=
   | age=
   | colony=
@@ Line 150: / Line 150: @@
 === Optional parameters ===
-* '''title''': If different from the article name.
+* '''gender''': M or F. Required for correct Genealogy tree rendering.
-* '''photo''': The filename of the photo.
+* '''parents''': List of parent page names, comma-separated (e.g., Joseph Adama, Evelyn Adama).
-* '''photo 2''': The file name for a second photo, which goes on the bottom of the infobox.
+* '''birthdate''': Use YYYY-MM-DD for best results with Extension:Genealogy.
-* '''caption''': The caption of the first photo.
+* '''familytree''': Set to '''Y''' if a family tree section exists. Use <code><genealogy /></code> in that section.
-* '''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]]
+... [Rest of your documentation here] ...
 <templatedata>
@@ Line 220: / Line 166: @@
 		"caption": {},
 		"name": {},
+		"gender": {
+			"label": "Gender",
+			"description": "Required for Genealogy extension (M or F).",
+			"type": "string",
+			"suggested": true
+		},
 		"cylon": {},
 		"age": {},
@@ Line 225: / Line 177: @@
 		"birthplace": {},
 		"birthname": {},
-		"birthdate": {},
+		"birthdate": {
+			"description": "Format: YYYY-MM-DD for genealogy indexing."
+		},
 		"callsign": {},
 		"nickname": {},
@@ Line 231: / Line 185: @@
 		"seenref": {},
 		"pseen": {},
-		"death": {},
+		"lastseen": {},
-		"parents": {},
+		"lastseenref": {},
+		"plastseen": {},
+		"death": {
+			"description": "Date/Episode of death."
+		},
+		"parents": {
+			"description": "Comma-separated list of parent page names."
+		},
 		"siblings": {},
 		"children": {},
 		"marital status": {},
-		"familytree": {},
+		"familytree": {
+			"description": "Set to Y to enable genealogy tree features."
+		},
 		"role": {},
 		"rank": {},
@@ Line 256: / Line 219: @@
 		"caption 2": {},
 		"sortkey": {},
-		"lastseen": {},
-		"lastseenref": {},
-		"plastseen": {},
 		"spoilers": {}
 	},
-	"description": "Creates an infobox for characters.",
+	"description": "Creates an infobox for characters with Genealogy extension support.",
 	"paramOrder": [
 		"title",
@@ Line 267: / Line 227: @@
 		"caption",
 		"name",
+		"gender",
 		"cylon",
 		"age",