Template talk:Infobox shopping mall

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{{Infobox shopping mall 
  | shopping_mall_name = 
  | image = 
  | caption = 
  | location = 
  | coordinates = 
  | opening_date = 
  | developer = 
  | manager = 
  | owner = 
  | number_of_stores = 
  | number_of_anchors = 
  | floor_area = 
  | floors = 
  | parking = 
  | website =  
}}

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[edit] Add IF statements

Could someone add "if" statements to the template code, so if I don't put in a field for "management" for instance, I won't get the {{{manager}}} response or have the word "Management" anywhere. For help, look at Template:Infobox road. --TinMan 02:15, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

Done, copied syntax from Template:Infobox Film —Fitch 07:55, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shopping centre Infobox change

There are tons of articles that need updating. Since you changed Template:Infobox shopping mall, you need to fix the articles. If you don't have time or a good way to recruit people, I guess change it back, I don't have a good way to fix them all. Also, the template uses {{{name}}} for the image, but that field isn't part of the infobox. Do you think it should be {{{shopping_mall_name}}} or should the pages be changed? Thanks for your help! —Fitch 18:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

{{{shopping_mall_name}}} should be put in yes, that was an oversight, as for the template's use, there aren't as many as that, I'll update as many as I can, in lumps of 20 or so. There can be changed by the Shopping Centres articles' respective authors. what needs to be deleted from the articles is [[Image: and |thumb|pixelsize|caption]]. Just put the image name in without size or caption. The changes make the infobox a lot easier and simpler to use, and is used as I've edited in on many other templates. Cheers, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 20:37, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
There is no need to revert my changes of the template. Ignorance of the changes made does not justify reverting it, ask me what the changes do and how to update the articles that use the template. Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons 09:42, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

Okay, so for those of you playing along at home, Captain Scarlet has made a change to the way images are displayed in the box. If you see something like this in the infobox:

[[Image:|200px|caption]]

simply change {{{image}}} which may look like [[Image:image.jpg|thumb|pixelsize|caption]] to just the name of the image (image.jpg). Optionally, you may use {{{image_width}}} and {{{caption}}}. —Fitch 21:55, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gross Leasable Area

Would anyone be against adding GLA to the template, or does everyone else feel that it would be unneccissary? --DMAJohnson 19:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Add New Fields (Architect, Center Type/Mall Type) ?

Architect...

I would like a new field (Architect) to be added to the template, for malls designed by notable architects. I think it would be a very useful (and of course optional) field to be added. For example, its very useful for the article on America's first shopping mall, Highland Park Village, which was designed Marion Fresenius Fooshee and James B. Cheek in 1931. This field would help people locate other buildings designed by the same architect, much like the developer/management/owner field works.

Center Type/Mall Type...

A great addition to the template would be the ability to specify what type of mall it is. Is it regional, super-regional, open-air, outlet, enclosed? This type of information is critical to the infobox, in fact, much more useful than a field like 'building cost' which does not really give the reader much descriptive information. Please refer to the International Council of Shopping Centers Definitions if you are unfamiliar with shopping center classification terminology.

-- RedPoptarts 05:38, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why is "Website" data in bold?

It looks very odd and out of step with the house style. --Concrete Cowboy 18:41, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I believe you're right, it shouldn't. I'm going to change it, as nobody seems to be against this. --Qyd 16:23, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suggestion for new fields

How about an "Anchors" field (and maybe a "Former anchors" field too), in place of "number of anchors"? TenPoundHammer 15:51, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coordinates

I've added a coordinates property - please use {{coord}} with display=inline,title. I've also added an hCard microformat (see WP:UF for background). Andy Mabbett 18:02, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

Expanded and detailed microformat classes (owner goes to org, address to adr:street-address, name to fn only, location to adr:locality). --Qyd 16:21, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Footnotes and Documentation

In an idea I've stolen from the Airport Infobox, I have now added a new field titled footnotes to the template tonight. This is an optional area, and will only display when content has been entered into the field. Instead of placing refs all the way thru the infobox, this information can be consolidated into the footnotes field for a cleaner display. A good example of it in the field can be found in this article (Karrinyup Shopping Centre). Thewinchester (talk) 14:59, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, I have significantly updated the documentation page to give a better explanation of each field and the relevant formats that should be used there. Thewinchester (talk) 15:00, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Coords

Could someone fix a) the fact that the Coords line in the infobox is the only one not capitalized, and b) ensure that the coords link does not appear twice, once in the box and once at the top right-hand (not all that perfect a look when the coords link appears twice within a few centrimetres). Thanks CivNewZealand 17:10, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Fixed the first; the second issue is one that depends on each article: {{coor at dms}} displays the coordinates both inline and in the title by default. {{Coord}} displays just inline by default, can be configured to display either way (add |display=inline/title/inline,title). {{Coor dms}}, {{Coor title dms}} and equivalents are pretty much depreciated and should be migrated to {{Coord}}.--Qyd 16:18, 23 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Protected

Not sure why this wasn't done before, as it's a high-use template. Orderinchaos 05:03, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Opening times?

How about a field for opening times? Surely that would be extremely useful to the casual browser? 84.67.145.16 (talk) 00:07, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Not in an encyclopedia article. Would you go to, say, World Book, looking for mall hours? SchuminWeb (Talk) 01:07, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Logo

Could somebody add a logo field into the infobox so we can add the logo of the mall and a logo_size field too please. It's already used on the French version of the template. ┌Joshii┐└chat┘ 16:38, 1 June 2008 (UTC)