Template:Television episode short description

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This template adds an automatically generated short description. If the automatic short description is not optimal, replace it by adding {{Short description}} at the top of the article.

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Module:Television episode short description (sandbox)

Template:Television episode short description is used to create a short description by either automatically extracting data from a television episode article's Template:Infobox television episode or by manually receiving the needed values. It then creates a relevant short description based on the data available.

Usage

{{Television episode short description|episode_num=|season_num=|series_name=}}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num=|season_num_uk=|series_name=}}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num=|season_num=|series_name|multi_episodes=}}
{{Television episode short description|episode_num=|season_num=|series_name|not_dab=}}

Parameter list

The parameter names use a corresponding parameter from Template:Infobox television episode to fill in the data. They are listed below.

Parameter	Corresponding infobox parameter	Description
`series_name`	`series`	The TV series name.
`episode_num`	`episode`	The episode's number.
`season_num`	`season`	The season's number.
`season_num_uk`	`series_no`	The season's number if using the British "series" term.
`not_dab`	same name	Set if the TV series name has parentheses as part of its name.
`special`	same name	Setting to "yes" will set the description as a "special episode". Any other value will replace the word "special" with the one entered. For example `\|special=recap` will set the text to "recap episode".
`limited`	same name	Set if the series is a single season series, such as miniseries or limited series and does not need a season number as part of the description.

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This template is used to create a short description by either automatically extracting data from a television episode article's Template:Infobox television episode or by manually receiving the needed values. It then creates a relevant short description based on the data available.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Episode number	`episode_num`	The episode's number.	String	suggested
Season number	`season_num`	The season's number.	String	suggested
Season number UK	`season_num_uk`	The season's number if using the British "series" term.	String	optional
Series name	`series_name`	The TV series name.	String	suggested
Not dab	`not_dab`	Set if the TV series name has parentheses as part of its name.	String	optional
Special	`special`	Setting to "yes" will set the description as a "special episode". Any other value will replace the word "special" with the one entered. For example "recap" will set the text to "recap episode".	String	optional
Limited series	`limited_series`	Set if the series is a single season series, such as miniseries or limited series and does not need a season number as part of the description.	String	optional

Examples

No parameters

Code: {{Television episode short description}}
Produces: Television episode

Usage with only the TV series name

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost}}
Produces: Episode of Lost

Usage with the TV series name and season number

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=1}}
Produces: Episode of the 1st season of Lost

Usage with the TV series name, episode and season number

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=5|episode_num=4}}
Produces: 4th episode of the 5th season of Lost

Usage with the TV series name with disambiguation, episode and season number

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Firefly|season_num=1|episode_num=1}}
Produces: 1st episode of the 1st season of Firefly

Usage with a multi-part episode - two episodes

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=3|episode_num=22 and 23}}
Produces: 22nd and 23rd episodes of the 3rd season of Lost

Usage with a multi-part episode - three episodes

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|season_num=3|episode_num=22, 23, 34}}
Produces: 22nd, 23rd and 24th episodes of the 3rd season of Lost

Usage with a TV series name that has parentheses as part of its name

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)|season_num=1|episode_num=1|not_dab=yes}}
Produces: 1st episode of the 1st season of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Usage with a TV series name, and special episode - using "yes"

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|special=1}}
Produces: Special episode of Lost

Usage with a TV series name, and special episode - using text value

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost|special=Recap}}
Produces: Recap episode of Lost

Usage with a TV series name, and limited_series

Code: {{Television episode short description|series_name=Lost: Missing Pieces|limited_series=yes|episode_num=1}}
Produces: Episode of Lost: Missing Pieces

Issues

If an article does not show the short description with the data from the infobox, make sure you entered the parameter names correctly in the infobox.