Template:TCMDb title/doc

It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) maintains its own comprehensive database of motion picture titles that are not limited to the film libraries that TCM owns, and includes links by which a user can suggest to TCM that they schedule any given title for viewing.

This template is designed for links to film titles; to a link to a person use TCMDb name instead.

Usage

 * Unnamed parameters


 * Named parameters


 * Using Wikidata property P2631

Instructions

 * 1) Visit the TCM Movie Database.
 * 2) In the keyword search field, type in the title you want to link to, and click "Search."
 * 3) TCMDb will show a disambiguation page showing all titles that match your search words. Click on the title you want (make sure you have the correct year of release!).
 * 4) The page URL should look like this:
 * where " " indicates a number.
 * 1) Copy the ID number that appears after   in the URL.
 * 2) In the article you are editing, type.
 * 1) In the article you are editing, type.

Unnamed parameters

 * Usage


 * Output


 * Current URLs
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26660/screaming-eagles
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26660/Screaming-Eagles/ (redirect)
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26660/- (redirect)


 * Former URLs
 * http:// www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=26660
 * http:// tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=26660
 * http:// www.tcm.turner.com/title/title.jsp?stid=26660
 * http:// www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=26660

Named parameters

 * Usage


 * Output


 * Current URLs
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68177/batman
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68177/Batman/ (redirect)
 * https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68177/- (redirect)


 * Former URLs
 * http:// www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=68177
 * http:// tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?stid=68177
 * http:// www.tcm.turner.com/title/title.jsp?stid=68177
 * http:// www.tcm.turner.com/tcmdb/title/title.jsp?stid=68177

No ID in template or Wikidata

 * Usage


 * Output

TemplateData
{       "description": "This template displays an external link to a web page for a film title at the TCM Movie Database (TCMDb). It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.", "params": { "id": { "aliases" : [ "1" ], "label": "ID", "description": "The ID portion of the URL, such as 26660 in https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/26660/screaming-eagles. This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2631 exists, but required if not.", "default": "Wikidata property P2631", "type": "number", "required": false },               "title": { "aliases" : [ "2" ], "label": "Title", "description": "The film title, which is displayed in italic type in the link text. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation such as \"(film)\".", "default": "", "type": "string", "required": false },               "description": { "aliases" : [ "3" ], "label": "Description", "description": "May be used to specify a description of the title, which is displayed after the title in the link text.", "type": "string", "required": false }	},	"paramOrder": [ "id", "title", "description" ] }