Template:TV Guide movie
Template:TV Guide movie displays an external link to a page for a movie at the TV Guide website. It is intended for use in the external links section of an article.
Usage[edit]
Unnamed parameters:
{{TV Guide movie | ID }}{{TV Guide movie | ID | TITLE }}
Named parameters:
{{TV Guide movie | id= ID }}{{TV Guide movie | id= ID | title= TITLE }}
Instructions[edit]
- Go to TVGuide.com and search for the movie you want.
- Click on the correct link to go to the movie's page. Be sure you're getting the right movie.
- The page URL should look like:
https://www.tvguide.com/movies/movie-title/#######- where "#######" indicates a number.
- Add this text to the External links section:
{{TV Guide movie | ####### | Title }}- where "
#######" is the number you've copied - and "
Title" is the movie's title (default is article name).
Examples[edit]
Current ID number (10 digits)[edit]
Usage in the article The Carpetbaggers (film), with article name as link text:
* {{TV Guide movie | 2000278087 }}* {{TV Guide movie | id= 2000278087 }}
Usage with name parameter as link text:
* {{TV Guide movie | 2000278087 | The Carpetbaggers }}* {{TV Guide movie | id= 2000278087 | name= The Carpetbaggers }}
Output:
URL in template:
Full URL:
Former ID number (6 or 7 digits)[edit]
Usage in the article The Carpetbaggers (film), with article name as link text:
* {{TV Guide movie | 110402 }}* {{TV Guide movie | id= 110402 }}
Usage with name parameter as link text:
* {{TV Guide movie | 110402 | The Carpetbaggers }}* {{TV Guide movie | id= 110402 | name= The Carpetbaggers }}
Output:
URL in template:
Full URL:
Former URL (different ID):
- http://www.tvguide.com/Movies/database/showmovie.asp?MI=12037 (archive)
No ID in template[edit]
Usage:
* {{TV Guide movie}}
Output:
- {{TV Guide movie}} template missing ID.
See also[edit]
- {{TV Guide show}} which uses Wikidata property TV Guide show ID (former scheme) (P3804)
- {{TV Guide person}} which uses Wikidata property TV Guide person ID (former scheme) (P3845)