Template:Infobox software/doc
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Usage
{{Infobox Software | name = | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | collapsible = | author = | developer = | released = | latest release version = | latest release date = | latest maintenance version = | latest maintenance date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | frequently updated = | programming language = | operating system = | platform = | size = | language = | status = | genre = | license = | website = }}
Example
{{Infobox Software | name = Example: Yoyodyne | logo = | screenshot = [[Image:Yoyo patent 1866.png|200px]] | caption = Yoyodyne v0.9 screenshot | developer = Yoyodyne Industries Inc. | latest_release_version = 0.9 | latest_release_date = {{Release date and age|2006|1|1}} | operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]] | operating_system_desc = | size = 25MB | genre = Yoyonics | license = [[GNU General Public License]] | website = [http://www.example.org example.org] }}
Parameters
parameter | optional? | description |
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name | No | 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) |
logo | Yes | logo |
screenshot | Yes | screenshot image |
caption | Yes | caption for screenshot |
collapsible | Yes | can be set to "yes" in case of long vertical screenshot (see QQ for example) |
author | Yes | original author of the program |
developer | Yes | current developer of the program |
released | Yes | the release date of version 1.0 (or closely-matching release). For subsequent or prior releases, use latest release date .Can use {{initial release}} template. |
latest release version | Yes | latest released version number |
latest release date | Yes | release date of the latest released version; suggested use of {{release date and age}} template |
latest maintenance version | Yes | version number of prior release branch |
latest maintenance date | Yes | maintenance release date; suggested use of {{release date and age}} template |
latest preview version | Yes | version number of preview version or development branch |
latest preview date | Yes | preview date; suggested use of {{release date and age}} template |
frequently updated | Yes | 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 | Yes | programming language |
operating system | Yes | operating system. For Unix-like multi-OS programs use: Any [[Unix-like]] |
platform | Yes | platform (Java, .NET). For multi-platform programs use: [[Cross-platform]] |
size | Yes | in megabytes |
language | Yes | natural language (English, French) |
status | Yes | Should probably be one of: Planned, Active, Unmaintained |
genre | No | Type of program. Probably wikilinked to an article such as Geographic information system. |
license | No | License such as proprietary , [[GNU General Public License|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.
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website | No | Web site of software package. |
See also
- Template:Lts for operating systems
- Template:Lts (differences unknown; no documentation)
- Template:Lts for games
- Template:Lts for open source software