Template:Scientific American Frontiers/doc
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Purpose
This template provides a convenient way to produce an external link to an episode of Scientific American Frontiers. The template can be used to link any show at the chedd-angier.com website, including the External links section or when citing it as a show as a source.
Usage
- Vertical layout
{{Scientific American Frontiers
| season =
| episode =
| name =
}}
- Horizontal layout
{{Scientific American Frontiers |season= |episode= |name= }}
- Short layout
Valid with up to these three parameters (in this order) only:
{{Scientific American Frontiers |<season> |<episode> |<name>}}
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| season | optional | The season number in the series. All 15 seasons are currently online, so this number should run from 1 to 15. If omitted, this defaults to 1 (the first season). |
| episode | optional | The episode number of the season. The number of episodes varied by season. If omitted, an episode number is not provided. This is not currently used to generate the URL; its purpose is to help the reader find the correct episode on the page. |
| name | optional | Label to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used. |