Template:OL author
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This template generates a link for browsing an author's works on Open Library.
Usage
One of:
- {{OL author}}
- {{OL author|id=id of the author as specified at openlibrary.org|cname=name to be displayed}}
The former fetches the ID from Wikidata and takes the name from the page name.
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|id= is the openlibrary id in the form ####A where #### is a series of one or more digits; do not include 'OL' prefix
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" inline style="display: none;" />|cname= is an optional parameter for the name to be displayed – if omitted, uses page name
Examples
- Code
{{OL author|21491A}}
- Result
Works by OL author at Open Library – no name provided so use page name
- Code
{{OL author|id=21491A|cname=Jack Kerouac}}
- Result
Works by Jack Kerouac at Open Library
Tracking categories
- Category:Open Library ID not in Wikidata (0)
- Category:Open Library ID different from Wikidata (0)
- Category:Open Library ID same as Wikidata (0)
- Category:Articles with Open Library links (19)
Template Data
<templatedata> { "params": { "id": { "label": "Author ID", "description": "The Open Library id in the form ####A where #### is a series of one or more digits; do not include 'OL' prefix", "example": "21491A", "type": "string", "required": true }, "cname": { "label": "Display name (optional)", "description": "An optional parameter for the name to be displayed – if omitted, uses page name.", "example": "Jack Kerouac", "type": "string" } }, "description": "This template generates a link for browsing an author's works on Open Library." } </templatedata>