Template:Item

This template defines the table "items". View table.

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Documentation

This template defines a record of a physical or digital archive item.

What it is:

• type
• format
• extent

Where in the world it relates to, where it came from, and where it is now:

• places
• coordinates
• location
• storage_location
• storage_location_sort_key

Who it relates to, who created it:

• people
• authors

What other item it belongs to (in its original series):

• parent_item
• parent_item_sort_key

Usage

{{Item
| parent_item    = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| parent_item_sort_key = 
| type           = <!-- one of: photo, letter, book, ephemera, article, object, collection -->
| date           = <!-- yyyy-mm-dd -->
| date_precision = <!-- one of: day, month, year, circa -->
| authors        = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| source         = 
| extent         = 
| format         = 
| license        = <!-- Leave blank to default to CC-BY-SA -->
| places         = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| people         = <!-- semicolon-separated page names -->
| image          = <!-- Without the leading 'File:' prefix. -->
| coordinates    = <!-- latitude, longitude (in decimal degrees) -->
| description    = 
}}

See also Template:Item/preload.

Define an item's metadata.

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Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Type	type	no description	Unknown	required
Date	date	no description	Date	optional
Date precision	date_precision	no description	Unknown	optional
Parent item	parent_item	no description	Page name	optional
parent_item_sort_key	parent_item_sort_key	no description	Unknown	optional
source	source	no description	Unknown	optional
licence	licence	no description	Unknown	optional
extent	extent	no description	Unknown	optional
Image	image	Representative image of this item.	File	optional
Authors	authors	Semicolon-separated list of page names.	Unknown	optional
author	author	no description	Unknown	optional
places	places	no description	Unknown	optional
people	people	no description	Unknown	optional
Storage location	storage_location	no description	Page name	optional
storage_location_sort_key	storage_location_sort_key	Storage location sort key	String	optional
Description	description	no description	Content	optional
Sub-items format	subitems_format	Either 'gallery' or 'list'. Default gallery	String	optional