Template:Infobox software/doc

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Usage[edit source]

{{Infobox software
| name                   = 
| title                  = 
| logo                   = <!-- [[File: ]] -->
| screenshot             = <!-- [[File: ]] -->
| caption                = 
| collapsible            = 
| author                 = 
| developer              = 
| released               = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| discontinued           = 
| latest release version = 
| latest release date    = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| latest preview version = 
| latest preview date    = <!-- {{Start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| frequently updated     = 
| programming language   = 
| operating system       = 
| platform               = 
| size                   = 
| language               = 
| status                 = 
| genre                  = 
| license                = 
| website                = [http://www.example.org/ www.example.org]
}}


Example[edit source]

Example: Yoyodyne
Yoyodyne v0.9 screenshot
Developer(s)Yoyodyne Industries Inc.
Initial release1911 (1911)
Stable release0.9 / January 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-01)
Operating systemUnix-like
Size25MB
TypeYoyonics
LicenseGNU General Public License
Websitewww.example.org
{{Infobox software
| name                   = Example: Yoyodyne
| logo                   = 
| screenshot             = [[File:Yoyo patent 1866.png|200px]]
| caption                = Yoyodyne v0.9 screenshot
| developer              = Yoyodyne Industries Inc.
| released               = {{Start date|1911}}
| latest release version = 0.9
| latest release date    = {{Start date and age|2006|01|01}}
| latest preview version = 
| latest preview date    = 
| operating system       = Unix-like
| operating system desc  = 
| size                   = 25MB
| genre                  = Yoyonics
| license                = GNU General Public License
| website                = [http://www.example.org/ www.example.org]
}}

Parameters[edit source]

All parameters are optional.

name
name of software (Note: If you don't put the right thing here it breaks the latest release / latest preview fields when "frequently updated" is enabled. If you want the title at the top of the infobox to be different than the software templates, use the "title" parameter instead.)
title
title
logo
logo
screenshot
screenshot image
caption
caption for screenshot
collapsible
can be set to "yes" in case of long vertical screenshot
author
original author of the program
developer
current developer of the program
released
the release date of version 1.0 (or closely-matching release). For subsequent or prior releases, use latest release date.
Can use {{Start date}} template.
discontinued
whether this product is no longer being developed (changes the words 'Latest release' to 'discontinued). Any value will do, though 'yes' or 'true' are preferred for clarity. Use the last release version and date in the 'latest release' parameters, below.
latest release version
latest released version number
latest release date
release date of the latest released version; suggested use of {{Start date and age}} template
latest preview version
version number of preview version or development branch
latest preview date
preview date; suggested use of {{Start date and age}} template
frequently updated
if set to "yes", latest release/preview date and version have to be defined in subtemplate by clicking the numbers directly in the infobox (make sure the "name" parameter above exactly matches the name of the subtemplate pages)
programming language
programming language
operating system
operating system. For Unix-like multi-OS programs use: Any Unix-like
platform
(Java, .NET). For multi-platform programs use: Cross-platform
size
in megabytes
language
natural language (English, French)
status
Should probably be one of: Planned, Active, Unmaintained, Discontinued, Abandonware
genre
Type of program. Probably wikilinked to an article such as Geographic information system.
license
License such as proprietary, GPL. Pick either license (American English) or licence (Commonwealth English), not both - select the one which matches the content of the article the template is used in.
website
Web site of software package.