Template:Infobox artist discography/doc

  is the standard infobox for discography articles, and is within the purview of WikiProject Albums. Please discuss major changes on the talk page before making them.

This template is designed for use in discography articles within Category:Discographies. It displays the number of studio albums, live albums, compilation albums, singles, video releases, EPs, etc., by an artist or group.

Placement
This template should be placed in an article at the top of the page, before the introduction.

Basic usage
Example:(see result on right)

Fields
When using the template, it is not necessary to delete any fields that are not being used. Most fields are optional; if no data is supplied, the row will simply not appear once the page is saved.

Artist
The name of the group or artist ("the act") in plain text only. Logos and other graphics are to be avoided in this field in accordance with WP:ACCESS and WP:NFC. Use an internal link or piped internal link to the main article about the artist. For help with internal links, see the Editing FAQ. This field is mandatory.

Image
An image of the act, sufficiently clear for display at 200 pixels' width. Set to only the image name, e.g. Example.png, not Image:Example.png or Example.png. Images used should ideally be free images; that is, not subject to copyright restrictions. If no free image is available it may be possible to use a non-free image, provided the image meets Wikipedia's non-free content criteria (for more information see WP:NFCC and WP:NFC).

Alt
Alt text for the image, as per WP:ALT. This is for describing the image to people who cannot see the image, and typically should not be the same as the caption.

Caption
Caption for the image to be displayed. Do not link years in the caption e.g. do not link 2007.

Types of releases
There are individual fields for the various types of releases (studio, live, compilation, video, music videos, tribute, EP, singles, b-sides, and soundtrack). In each field place the number of each type that the artist has released. Use only numeric values in these fields. For other types of releases, see "Advanced usage" below.

Optional labels

 * Please use these functions sparingly.

As not all musical artists are the same, some will have the need to have different labels for their discography, such as a collaboration or unreleased songs. To list these options, use Option and Option name and up to three additional options, as in the example below.

Example:(see result on right)

TemplateData
{	"params": { "Artist": {}, "abovestyle": { "aliases": [ "Abovestyle" ]		},		"Image": {}, "alt": { "aliases": [ "Alt" ]		},		"image caption": { "aliases": [ "Image caption", "Caption" ]		},		"Studio": {}, "Live": {}, "Compilation": {}, "Internet": {}, "Video": {}, "Music videos": {}, "EP": {}, "Singles": {}, "B-sides": {}, "Soundtrack": {}, "Tribute": {}, "Option name": {}, "Option": {}, "1Option name": {}, "1Option": {}, "2Option name": {}, "2Option": {}, "3Option name": {}, "3Option": {}, "4Option name": {}, "4Option": {}, "5Option name": {}, "5Option": {}, "6Option name": {}, "6Option": {} },	"format": "\n", "paramOrder": [ "Artist", "abovestyle", "Image", "alt", "image caption", "Studio", "Live", "Compilation", "Internet", "Video", "Music videos", "EP", "Singles", "B-sides", "Soundtrack", "Tribute", "Option name", "Option", "1Option name", "1Option", "2Option name", "2Option", "3Option name", "3Option", "4Option name", "4Option", "5Option name", "5Option", "6Option name", "6Option" ],	"description": "Infobox to display information on the number of releases by the artist." }