Template:Databox

Template documentation

This module provides an as simple as possible infobox system based on Wikidata.

An introductory presentation of Databox, given at the Wikidata Reuse Days 2022

It is fully automated, does not require any configuration to be used and does not have any declination based on the type of entity (person, place...).

How does it work?

This module is the backend code of the Databox template.

It uses the Wikidata item linked to the current page or the item which id is filled into the item parameter to automatically build an infobox.

Its basic algorithm is:

• Use the label of the item or, if none exists, the title of the page for the infobox title.
• Use the value of image (P18) for the main image.
• Use the value(s) of instance of (P31) for the data table title.
• Take all the properties used by the item, sort them according to MediaWiki:Wikibase-SortedProperties, and for each one:
  • If the property has the datatype External identifier, Commons media file or Quantity, do not display anything.
  • If the property is in the property_blacklist array of the module, do not display anything (it is done in order to filter properties not very relevant for displaying in infoboxes).
  • If the property has more than 5 values do not display anything (to avoid long lists in the infobox).
  • Use default Wikibase rendering system to display the values that have the "best" rank (i.e. the values with the rank "preferred", if some exists, and, if not, the ones with the rank "normal").
• If there is value for coordinate location (P625), then display a map using Kartographer.

Notes

How to use it in your wiki?

1. Copy the code of Module:Databox in a module page in your wiki named Module:Databox.
2. Add the created module page to the sitelinks of Q53931871.
3. Create Template:Databox in your wiki with the wikitext: {{#invoke:Databox|databox}}.
4. Add the created template page to the sitelinks of Q20702632.
5. At this point if you add {{Databox}} to an existing article connected to a Wikidata item it should work.
6. Write an help page in your language

Examples

Early Modern Swedish dead language Subclass of Modern Swedish  Follows Late Old Swedish  Followed by Late Modern Swedish  Start time 1526  End time 1750  Lucy female given name Part of Lucy  Native label Lucy  Latvian transcription Lūsija  IPA transcription ˈluːsi  Language of work or name English, Dutch  Writing system Latin script  Soundex L200  Cologne phonetics 58  Caverphone LS1111  Name day December 13  Family name identical to this given name Lucy  Given name version for other gender Lucius  Attested in frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010	ethanol chemical compound, Class IB flammable liquid, medication, alkanol, fatty alcohol, chemical entity class, type of chemical entity Has effect ethanol exposure, intoxication  Conjugate base ethoxide  Chemical formula C₂H₆O  Canonical SMILES CCO  Crystal system monoclinic crystal system  Point group monoclinic-domatic  Space group space group Pn  Safety classification and labelling NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response, Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008  UN class 3  UN packaging group II  NIOSH Pocket Guide ID 0262  Active ingredient in alcoholic beverage  Physically interacts with 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 3A, Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 3, Potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, subfamily J, member 5  Has use polar protic solvent  Has quality hygroscopy  Subject has role solvent, local anti-infective agent, depressant  NCI Thesaurus ID C2190	Hubble Space Telescope space observatory Part of Great Observatories program  Native label Hubble Space Telescope  Named after Edwin Hubble  Followed by Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, James Webb Space Telescope  Country of origin United States of America  Significant event rocket launch, atmospheric entry  Start point Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B  Space launch vehicle Space Shuttle  Operator Goddard Space Flight Center, Space Telescope Science Institute  Launch contractor Rockwell International  UTC date of spacecraft launch 24 April 1990  Time of object orbit decay 2030  Parent astronomical body Earth  Type of orbit low Earth orbit  Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, PerkinElmer  Powered by photovoltaic system  Developer Marshall Space Flight Center, Goddard Space Flight Center  Service entry 20 May 1990  Official website http://hubblesite.org/  Funder National Aeronautics and Space Administration, European Space Agency  Category for the view of the item Category:Views of the Hubble Space Telescope	4 Vesta asteroid Named after Vesta  Follows 3 Juno  Followed by 5 Astraea  Significant event naming  Discoverer or inventor Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers  Time of discovery or invention 29 March 1807  Site of astronomical discovery Bremen  Minor planet group asteroid belt  Parent astronomical body sun  Asteroid family Vesta family  Asteroid spectral type V-type asteroid  Unicode character ⚶	atheism world view, philosophical movement, doxastic attitude Subclass of irreligion  Hashtag atheism  Depicted by atheist  Has quality unbelief  Opposite of theism  Stack Exchange tag https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/tags/atheism
Iron Man film Title Iron Man  Based on Iron Man  Part of the series Marvel Cinematic Universe  Genre action film, science fiction film, adventure film, superhero film  Has edition or translation Iron Man, Q112005269  Performer Lauren Scyphers, Stacy Stas Hurst  Country of origin United States of America  Original language of film or TV show English  Publication date 2 May 2008  Significant event principal photography, première  Director Jon Favreau  Screenwriter Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway  Director of photography Matthew Libatique  Film editor Dan Lebental  Production designer J. Michael Riva  Costume designer Laura Jean Shannon, Rebecca Bentjen  Composer Ramin Djawadi  Producer Avi Arad, Kevin Feige  Production company Marvel Studios, Paramount Pictures  Distributed by Paramount Pictures, Disney+, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures  Soundtrack release Iron Man  Narrative location Afghanistan, Los Angeles, Kunar  Aspect ratio (W:H) 2.39:1  Color color  Review score 79/100, 94%, 7.7/10  Takes place in fictional universe Marvel Cinematic Universe  Distribution format digital download, video on demand  BBFC rating 12A certificate  ClassInd rating 12  CNC film rating (France) no age restriction  Filmiroda rating Category II  FPB rating 10  FSK film rating FSK 12  ICAA rating Not recommended for children under 7  JMK film rating free from 12 years  Kijkwijzer rating 12  MPA film rating PG-13  RTC film rating B  Official website https://www.marvel.com/movies/iron-man  Described at URL http://tw.movie.yahoo.com/movieinfo_main.html/id=2599  Assessment Bechdel test, reverse Bechdel Test  IMDA rating PG  Medierådet rating For ages 11 and up  RCQ classification G  IFCO rating 12A  MTRCB rating PG	Airbus business, enterprise Industry aircraft and space construction  Inception 18 December 1969, 1970  Official name Airbus SE  Founded by Roger Béteille, Felix Kracht, Henri Ziegler, Franz Josef Strauß  Chief executive officer Guillaume Faury  Motto text We make it fly, New standards. Together., De nouvelles normes. Ensemble.  Country France  Member of Aerospace Valley, GIFAS, Linux Foundation, CVE Numbering Authorities, Association of German Airports  Legal form Société par actions simplifiée  Location of formation France  Parent organization Airbus Group  Owner of Atlas Elektronik, Airbus Military, Airbus Corporate Jets, Airbus Training Centre Europe  Headquarters location Blagnac, Toulouse  IPv6 routing prefix 2a00:6fc0:10::/44, 2a00:6fc0:690::/44, 2a00:6fc0:c010::/44  Official website https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft  History of topic history of Airbus	Esperanto planned language, international auxiliary language, agglutinative language, a posteriori language, constructed language, modern language Inception 26 July 1887  Native label Esperanto  Named after Doktoro Esperanto  Movement Esperanto movement  Anthem La Espero  Culture Esperanto culture  Location of formation Warsaw  Studied by Esperantology, interlinguistics  Foundational text Unua Libro  Follows Proto-Esperanto  Creator L. L. Zamenhof  Country of origin Russian Empire, Poland  Significant event World Esperanto Congress 1905, World Esperanto Congress 1987  Linguistic typology free-order language, nominative–accusative language, agglutinative language, isolating language, subject–verb–object  Has grammatical case accusative case, nominative case  Has tense present tense, past tense, future tense  Has grammatical mood infinitive, conditional, volitive  Writing system Latin script  Uses capitalization for full name, toponym  Language regulatory body Academy of Esperanto  Signed form Signuno  Ethnologue language status 3 Wider Communication  Discoverer or inventor L. L. Zamenhof  Has use second language, lingua franca  Hashtag Esperanto  Flag flag of Esperanto  Used by Esperantist  History of topic history of Esperanto  Related category Category:Esperanto pronunciation  IRC channel irc://irc.freenode.net/esperanto  Stack Exchange site https://esperanto.stackexchange.com  Stack Exchange tag https://conlang.stackexchange.com/tags/esperanto  Wikimedia language code eo  Category for maps Category:Maps in Esperanto	Berlin seat of government, metropolis, Einheitsgemeinde of Germany, Hanseatic city, urban municipality of Germany, town divided by border, city-state, independent city in Berlin, largest city, big city, capital city, federated state of Germany Part of Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, agglomeration of Berlin  Inception 1244  Official name Berlin  Native label Berlin  Short name B  IPA transcription bərˈlɪn, bɛʁ.lɛ̃  Official language German  Continent Europe  Country Germany  Capital of Germany  Located in the administrative territorial entity Germany  Enclave within Brandenburg  Coordinate location 52°31′0″N 13°23′0″E  Coordinates of easternmost point 52°26′16″N 13°45′40″E  Coordinates of northernmost point 52°40′31″N 13°28′46″E  Coordinates of southernmost point 52°20′19″N 13°38′53″E  Coordinates of westernmost point 52°25′11″N 13°5′18″E  Highest point Arkenberge  Office held by head of government Governing Mayor of Berlin  Head of government Franziska Giffey  Legislative body Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin  Highest judicial authority Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin  Member of Climate Alliance, Mayors for Peace, IT-Planungsrat, Creative Cities Network  Public holiday International Women's Day  Located in time zone Europe/Berlin  Shares border with Brandenburg  Archives at Landesarchiv Berlin  Replaces Alt-Berlin, East Berlin  Award received Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, City of Design, Führerstadt  Connects with European route E55  Postal code 10115–14199  Official website https://www.berlin.de/politik-verwaltung-buerger/  Hashtag Berlin  Flag flag of Berlin  Coat of arms coat of arms of Berlin  Geography of topic geography of Berlin  History of topic history of Berlin  Related category Category:Berlin-related lists  Open data portal Berlin Open Data  Economy of topic economy of Berlin  Demographics of topic demographics of Berlin  District heating grid Berliner Fernwärmenetz  Category for honorary citizens of entity Category:Honorary citizens of Berlin  Time of earliest written record 1237, 1244  Official map URL https://www.berlin.de/stadtplan/  Local dialing code 030  Licence plate code B  Category for maps Category:Maps of Berlin  Category for the view of the item Category:Views of Berlin	Douglas Adams human Sex or gender male  Country of citizenship United Kingdom  Name in native language Douglas Adams  Birth name Douglas Noël Adams  Given name Douglas  Family name Adams  Pseudonym David Agnew  Short name Douglas Adams  Date of birth 11 March 1952  Place of birth Cambridge  Date of death 11 May 2001  Place of death Santa Barbara  Manner of death natural causes  Cause of death myocardial infarction  Place of burial Highgate Cemetery  Father Christopher Douglas Adams  Mother Janet Adams  Sibling Susan Adams  Spouse Jane Belson  Child Polly Adams  Native language English  Languages spoken, written or signed English  Writing language English  Field of work science fiction literature  Employer BBC, The Digital Village  Member of Footlights, Groucho Club  Educated at St John's College, Brentwood School  Residence London, Brentwood  Work location London  Ethnic group White British  Eye color brown  Instrument guitar  Notable work The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy pentalogy, Dirk Gently series, The Private Life of Genghis Khan  Archives at St John's College Library  Genre science fiction, comedy, satire  Award received Inkpot Award  Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel  Official website https://douglasadams.com/  Related category Category:Films with screenplays by Douglas Adams  Copyright status as a creator works protected by copyrights

See also

• ru:Template:Универсальная карточка - similar, but more developed template in Russian Wikipedia
• en:Template:Infobox person/Wikidata - similar, for people only, in English Wikipedia
• commons:Template:Wikidata Infobox - Commons' equivalent; mostly used for categories