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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Infobox Software (see that page for the template itself).
It contains usage information,
categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.
{{Infobox Software
| name =
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer =
| released =
| latest release version =
| latest release date =
| latest preview version =
| latest preview date =
| frequently updated =
| programming language =
| operating system =
| platform =
| size =
| language =
| status =
| genre =
| license =
| website =
}}
[edit] Example
{{Infobox Software
| name = Example: Yoyodyne
| logo =
| screenshot = [[Image:Yoyo patent 1866.png|200px]]
| caption = Yoyodyne v0.9 screenshot
| developer = Yoyodyne Industries Inc.
| latest_release_version = 0.9
| latest_release_date = [[1 January]] [[2006]]
| operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows]]
| operating_system_desc =
| size = 25MB
| genre = Yoyonics
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = [http://www.example.org example.org]
}}
[edit] Parameters
| parameter |
optional? |
description |
| name |
No |
name of software (note: if you don't put the right thing here it breaks the latest release / latest preview fields) |
| logo |
Yes |
logo |
| screenshot |
Yes |
screenshot image |
| caption |
Yes |
caption for screenshot |
| collapsible |
Yes |
can be set to "yes" in case of long vertical screenshot (see QQ for example) |
| author |
Yes |
original author of the program |
| developer |
Yes |
current developer of the program |
| released |
Yes |
the release date of version 1.0 (or closely-matching release). For subsequent or prior releases, use latest release date. |
| latest release version |
Yes |
latest released version number |
| latest release date |
Yes |
release date of the latest released version |
| latest preview version |
Yes |
version number of preview version |
| latest preview date |
Yes |
preview date |
| frequently updated |
Yes |
if set to "yes", latest release/preview date and version have to be defined in subtemplate by clicking the numbers directly in the infobox |
| programming language |
Yes |
programming language |
| operating system |
Yes |
operating system. For Unix-like multi-OS programs use: Any [[Unix-like]] |
| platform |
Yes |
platform (Java, .NET). For multi-platform programs use: [[Cross-platform]] |
| size |
Yes |
in megabytes |
| language |
Yes |
natural language (English, French) |
| status |
Yes |
Should probably be one of: Planned, Active, Unmaintained |
| genre |
No |
Type of program. Probably wikilinked to an article such as Geographic information system. |
| license |
No |
License such as proprietary, [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]. Pick either license (American English) or licence (Commonwealth English), not both - select the one which matches the content of the article the template is used in. |
| website |
No |
Web site of software package. |
[edit] See also
