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{{Template redirect|ISFDB name}}
{{Uses Wikidata|P1233}}
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== Usage ==
The '''ISFDB name''' [[Wikipedia:Template messages|template message]] is usually placed in the '''External links''' or '''References''' section of a [[speculative fiction]] author or artist's Wikipedia article to link it to that person's bibliography on the [[Internet Speculative Fiction Database]] (ISFDB). The tag is intended to inform people that a detailed author bibliography is available on ISFDB as a support reference for the article.

If an author or artist's name on Wikipedia exactly matches the name used on ISFDB then add <code><nowiki>{{ISFDB name}}</nowiki></code> to the '''References''' or '''External links''' section for the author or artist. If the Wikipedia article is on a disambiguated page such as [[John Brunner (novelist)]] or you wish to link to a pseudonym used by the author then use the template with the ''id'' and ''name'' parameters; <code><nowiki>{{ISFDB name|id=11|name=John Brunner}}</nowiki></code>.

Note that if the id parameter is not supplied, then the Wikidata property P1233 will be used as the ID value, if that property exists for the page. Only if the P1233 property does not exist is the page name used.

=== Examples ===
The following examples assume you are adding the template to the [[Isaac Asimov]] article.

Link where the author's name exactly matches the name used on ISFDB
:<code><nowiki>* {{ISFDB name}}</nowiki></code>
displays as
:* {{ISFDB name|id=Isaac_Asimov|name=Isaac Asimov}}
and links to http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Isaac_Asimov

Please be aware that if you use the <code><nowiki>{{ISFDB name}}</nowiki></code> form of the link and the article is later moved, usually for disambiguation, that the link will break. Thus, while it is convenient, it should not be used unless the odds are low that the author or artist's page will be moved.

Override just the link to the bibliography on ISFDB. This would most often be used on author disambiguation pages or where for some reason there's a slight difference in the formatting or spelling of an author's name between Wikipedia and the ISFDB. For example, from [[John Brunner (novelist)]] disambiguated article you can use
:<code><nowiki>* {{ISFDB name|11}}</nowiki></code>
which displays as
:* {{ISFDB name|id=11|name=John Brunner (novelist)}}
and links to http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?11

Override both the display name and link such to link to the bibliography for an author's pseudonym
:<code><nowiki>* {{ISFDB name|id=23225|name=George E. Dale}}</nowiki></code>
displays as
:* {{ISFDB name|id=23225|name=George E. Dale}}
and links to http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?23225

== See also ==
* {{tl|ISFDB contents}} links to the ISFDB record for one publication including its contents.
* {{tl|ISFDB series}} links to the ISFDB record for a series (Series Bibliography).
* {{tl|ISFDB title}} links to the ISFDB record for a novel or story (Bibliography).

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[[Category:Author and writer external link templates]]
[[Category:Book templates]]
[[Category:Catalog lookup templates]]
[[Category:Templates using data from Wikidata]]
[[Category:External link templates using Wikidata]]
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