Template:Marriage
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Usage
This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically {{Infobox person}} and templates calling Infobox person.
{{Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)—plus an optional named parameter |end= (also called |reason=)—to produce output such as the following:
Use of the first two parameters with |end= (|reason=) will cause a line break between the name and the start date.
In an infobox
{{Infobox person}} | |
|---|---|
| Spouses | John Smith (m. 1895–1905)John Doe
(m. 1885; died 1888)Jane Doe (m. 2002)John Q. Public (m. 2002–2010)John Q. Citizen
(m. 2002; div. 2010)
(m. 2012)John Q. Taxpayer
(m. 2002, divorced)Joe Blow (div. 2010)Joe Bloggs (before 2010)Joe Sixpack (until 2010)Joe Schmo (divorced)Juan Perez (after 2010) |
Infoboxes already reduce text size to 88%, and MOS:FONTSIZE sets a lower limit for text size at 85% of the normal page font size, so it is not appropriate to use font size reduction when this template is used in an infobox. The example here is produced by:
{{Infobox person |spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}
* {{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}
* {{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}
* {{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}
* {{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}
* {{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}} }}
}}Syntax and parameters
{{marriage | <text> | <start date> | <end date> [| end= ]}}
| Parameter | Description |
| <text> | (First unnamed parameter) Some text—usually a spouse's name—preceding the parenthesis carrying the marriage date/s, etc. This parameter may be omitted, typically for a remarriage to the same spouse. |
| <start date> | (Second unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage began. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., Template:Tla. (See first and second examples above.) |
| <end date> | (Third unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage ended. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., Template:Tla. (See first and second examples above.) If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, Template:Insource. |
|end= or |reason= | Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, Template:Insource; use of Template:Dc or Template:Dc for this purpose has been deprecated (see discussion).
Miss Doe
(m. 1882; ann. 1905) |
None of the parameters are required on their own, but if a template is missing all three of start date, end date, and reason, an error message will be displayed.
Tracking categories
Categories populated via template logic
- Category:Marriage template errors (0): invalid or missing dates; unsupported parameters or values
Categories populated via parameter validation
- Category:Pages using Marriage with duplicate parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using Marriage with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using Marriage with deprecated parameters (0)
TemplateData
TemplateData for Marriage
Intended for use in infoboxes, specifically {{Infobox person}} and templates calling Infobox person. {{Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date) plus an optional named parameter "end=" to provide the reason for the end of the marriage.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spouse's name | 1 | Name of the person to whom the subject is married. | String | suggested |
| Date married | 2 | Date the marriage began. | Date | suggested |
| Date ended | 3 | Date the marriage was dissolved or the spouse of the article's subject died. | Date | optional |
| Reason ended | end reason | Reason for marriage's end. Suggested reasons are automatically abbreviated. If the marriage ended due to death of article's subject, do not provide a reason.
| String | optional |