Template:AllRovi movie/doc

< Template:AllRovi movie

This is a template used to generate external links to AllRovi (formerly Allmovie). This template should be used exclusively for films and television series; to link to a person (actor, director, etc.) use {{AllRovi person}} instead.

Usage

{{AllRovi movie|356351|Quantum of Solace}}

Instructions

  1. Search AllRovi for the film title you want, and click on the correct link to go to that film's page.
  2. The page URL should look like this:

    http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/v######

    where "######" indicates a number. (If it doesn't, there should be a message under the film's title which says "wrong Result? more matches HERE"; click on this link and reselect the desired film from the list.)
  3. Copy ONLY that number. Add the following text to the External links section:

    {{AllRovi movie|######|Title}}

    where

    ###### is the number you've copied, and
    Title is the title of the film (default is the article's name.)

  4. Optional: add tab parameter to show different pages in a film's entry. Choices are: overview, cast_crew, review, awards, releases. Leaving the parameter empty will display the overview.

Example

  1. For Quantum of Solace, the AllRovi page URL is:
  2. Copy "356351" and add it to this template, i.e.:
    • {{AllRovi movie|356351|Quantum of Solace}}
  3. This will display as:
  4. Enter tab=review to display the AllRovi review