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[edit] Usage

This is a template to generate links to Internet Movie Database. This template should be used exclusively for CHARACTERS.

If you need to link a person (actor, actress, etc.), use {{imdb name}} instead. And if you need to link a movie, use {{imdb title}} instead.

[edit] Instructions

1. Copy and paste one of the options above into the article
2. Go to http://www.imdb.com and search for the character you want (say, Austin Powers; you'll reach http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Austin+Powers)
3. Click on the correct Austin Powers in the list:
   1. Austin Powers(Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery(1997), Mike Myers)
4. You then reach the page with URL looking like http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0002425/ (or other 7-digit number)
5. Copy only that number (here, "0002425"), omitting the "ch" but keep all the leading zeros (though IMDB currently seems to be able to add them as needed)
6. Replace "ID" in the template code with the number
   1. For the first option above, you'll then have

      * {{imdb character|0002425}} resulting in:

      • Imdb character at the Internet Movie Database

      Note that the link text is the same as the title of the page the template is used on; outside the page "Austin Powers", use the second option:

   2. Replace "ID" with the number and "Character" with "Austin Powers"

      * {{imdb character|0002425|Austin Powers}} results in:

      • Austin Powers at the Internet Movie Database

Note that, since this will almost certainly go on the external link section, you should add a * before the template text to include it as a list item.

[edit] Talk

Add any discussion about this template here, as a new section.