Template:ArtistFooter/doc

Add this template at the bottom of artist pages. It produces an "External links" section.

About templates

 * should be changed prior to saving the page.
 * Parameters may appear on a single line or multiple lines, but parameters must be preceded by a | (pipe).
 * Do not change the part .  This is required by the software to know which template to use.
 * For more information on how templates work, see Help:Templates.

Quick Reference
Bare-Bones { {ArtistFooter |fLetter = T }}

Suggested Parameters { {ArtistFooter |fLetter     = T |iTunes       = RandomiTunesID |asin        = RandomAmazonID |allmusic    = RandomAllmusicID |discogs     = Artists,+The |musicbrainz = RandomMusicBrainzID |youtube     = youtubeID }}

Parameters

 * Except for, all parameters are optional.


 * Required . Adds the artist to a Category:Artists $ category.
 * The following guidelines apply to the fLetter entry:
 * The first letter should always be used, even if the artist name starts with "The", "A" or "An" (or their equivalents in other languages).
 * If the first letter is a number, then use:
 * If the first letter is a symbol (like ";", "(", "-", "*", or "$"), then use:
 * If the first letter is a character from a non-Latin writing system that uses symbols for entire words (Chinese, Japanese & Korean), then the fLetter is the language of the character. For example:
 * If the first letter is a character in a non-Latin alphabet such as Cyrillic, Greek, etc., or is an "accented" character such as Á, Ö, or Ç, use the true fLetter character, not
 * If the first letter is a character in a non-Latin alphabet such as Cyrillic, Greek, etc., or is an "accented" character such as Á, Ö, or Ç, use the true fLetter character, not


 * If you find an artist page on iTunes via the iTunes Link Maker, you can put a link here by adding the artist's iTunes ID. Example: http ://itunes.apple.com/artist/some-name/id12345?uo=6 (use only the part in bold).
 * To link to another country's iTunes store, append the country code (marked red in the following example) like this:
 * http ://itunes.apple.com/artist//artist-name/id654321
 * |iTunes = 654321&cc=gb
 * |iTunes = 654321&cc=gb


 * If Amazon has a page for this artist, you can link to it here.
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the part in bold: http ://www.amazon.com/Nirvana/e/B000APW4NG/ref=…
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the part in bold: http ://www.amazon.com/Nirvana/e/B000APW4NG/ref=…


 * Produces a link to the artist's allmusic page.
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://www.allmusic.com/artist/artist-name-mn0000123456
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://www.allmusic.com/artist/artist-name-mn0000123456


 * Produces a link to the artist's Discogs page.
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the last part: http ://www.discogs.com/artist/Artists,+The
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the last part: http ://www.discogs.com/artist/Artists,+The


 * Allows MusicBrainz page to be chosen.
 * Don't use the entire link, only the MusicBrainz ID: http ://musicbrainz.org/artist/MusicBrainzID.html
 * Don't use the entire link, only the MusicBrainz ID: http ://musicbrainz.org/artist/MusicBrainzID.html


 * Produces a link to the artist's lrcdb.org page.
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://lrcdb.org/artist.php?aid=123
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://lrcdb.org/artist.php?aid=123


 * Produces a link to the artist's youtube page.
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://www.youtube.com/user/ledzeppelin
 * Don't use the entire URL, only the ID: http ://www.youtube.com/user/ledzeppelin

Template Dependencies

 * Amazon-Search
 * iTunes
 * allmusic
 * Discogs
 * MusicBrainz
 * YouTube