Template:Infobox EastEnders character/doc

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This is the infobox that provides an example of how it should be used within an EastEnders character page. Copy and paste the code below to add the template to a character page:

EastEnders character
(optional caption)
Character Name
Portrayed by	Actor Name
Created by	Creator
Introduced by	Introducer
Duration	1985–2005
First appearance	19 February 1985
Last appearance	24 October 2006
Appeared on	1 January 1990
Book appearances	Books
Spin-off appearances	Spin-offs
Species	Species
Date of birth	19 February 1985
Date of death	24 October 2006
Status	Status
Home	Home
Occupation	Occupation
Family	Family
Owner(s)	Owner
Alternate image(s)
Altenative image
Caption

All fields are optional so may be left blank if they do not apply.

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Character name (character_name)

The infobox should show only the name of the character at the present time OR their last known name (example: "Janine Evans", not "Janine Butcher/Evans" or "Janine Evans (née Butcher)"), previous names can be provided in the article. Also, please do not provide titles such as "Dr." or "Rev." in the infobox, it can be put in the article.

Actor name (actor_name)

For characters who have been portrayed by more than one actor, all names can be used.

Created by (creator)

The name of the person(s) who created the character.

Introduced by (introducer)

The name of the person (executive producer) who introduced the character, if it was not created by them.

Image (image)

If available, an image can be added, with an appropriate licence and non-free use rationale.

Caption (caption)

An image caption should only be used if more than one actor is listed in the infobox. The caption should say which actor is portraying the character in the image.

Duration (years)

The duration should be how long the character has been in the show, not the actor. Closed dates should be separated by an en dash (–). Open dates (for characters still in the show) should end with an em dash (—).

First and last appearances (first and last)

The first and last appearances should be the first and last dates the character appeared in the programme.

Appeared on (appeared)

For characters who only appeared in one episode.

Book appearances (books)

The book appearances should show the EastEnders novels that the character has appeared in, and should link to the certain novel's page, either in full or through the short redirect article (i.e. [[EEB1]] instead of [[EastEnders - Book One: Home Fires Burning]]), and should also only show the last part of the book's name, so should be typed as (example) [[EEB1|''Home Fires Burning'']] rather than [[''EastEnders - Book One: Home Fires Burning'']]. The title should be used, rather than the number of the book, to avoid confusion as it may seem that a character in book number 11 has appeared in 11 books if the number is used.

Spin-off appearances (spinoffs)

Similar to books, if a character has appeared in a spin-off, it should be listed here.

Species (species)

If the character is not human, put what it is (e.g. Dog).

Date of birth (dob) and Date of death (dod)

Dates of birth and death should be wikified (i.e. [[10 July]] [[1962]], not 10 July 1962 or [[10th July]] [[1962]]. If the full date of birth or death is unknown, a partial date (i.e. 1915) is fine, but the year should not be linked to unless the full date is given. See WP:MOSNUM for more information.

Status (status)

Marital status should be one of the following:

• [[Single (relationship)|Single]]
• [[Married]]
• In a relationship
• In a [[civil partnership]]
• [[Widowed]]
• [[Divorced]]
• [[Legal separation|Separated]]
• Co-habiting

If the character is dead, "[[Death|Deceased]]" is acceptable. If the character is a child, marital status should be left blank.

Home (home)

The current home of a current character, linked to the correct section of list of residences in EastEnders, e.g. [[list of residences in EastEnders#45 Albert Square|45 Albert Square]], or the last known home of a past character, e.g. [[Florida]] for Michelle Fowler. If a character is dead, this should be left blank.

Occupation (occupation)

The character's occupation should be their current occupation, last known occupation, or last occpation before their death. If the character is unemployed, please state "Unemployed".

Family (family)

The list of family members in the infobox should be the closest relatives only (i.e. parents, siblings, spouse and children), to keep the list short. Other relatives can be listed in a separate section in the article (see Wikipedia:WikiProject EastEnders#Family). If the closest relatives are not known, then the most relevant relatives can be listed, i.e. a cousin or aunt, etc.

Owner (owner)

If the character is a pet, list the owners of the pet here.