Template:Marriage/doc

Usage

This template is intended for use in infoboxes; specifically {{Infobox person}} and templates calling Infobox person.

{{Marriage}} takes up to three unnamed parameters (name, start date, end date)—plus an optional named parameter |end= (|reason=)—to produce output such as the following:

Examples

Template	Output
{{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}	John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​
{{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}	John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​
{{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}	Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​
{{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}	John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​
{{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}} {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}	John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
{{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}	John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​
{{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}	Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}	Joe Bloggs ​ (before 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}	Joe Sixpack ​ (until 2010)​
{{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}	Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​
{{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}}	Juan Perez ​ (after 2010)​

Use of the first two parameters with |end= (|reason=) will cause a line break between the name and the start date.

In an infobox

{{Infobox person}}
Spouses	John Smith ​ (m. 1895⁠–⁠1905)​ John Doe ​ ​ (m. 1885; died 1888)​ Jane Doe ​ (m. 2002)​ John Q. Public ​ (m. 2002⁠–⁠2010)​ John Q. Citizen ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2010)​ ​ ​ (m. 2012)​ John Q. Taxpayer ​ ​ (m. 2002, divorced)​ Joe Blow ​ (div. 2010)​ Joe Bloggs ​ (before 2010)​ Joe Sixpack ​ (until 2010)​ Joe Schmo ​ (divorced)​ Juan Perez ​ (after 2010)​

Infoboxes already reduce text size to 88%, and MOS:FONTSIZE sets a lower limit for text size at 85% of the normal page font size, so it is not appropriate to use font size reduction when this template is used in an infobox. The example here is produced by:

{{Infobox person |spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage |John Smith |1 January 1895 |December 31, 1905}}
* {{marriage |John Doe |1885 |July 27, 1888 |end=d.}}
* {{marriage |Jane Doe |2002}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Public |2002|2010}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Citizen |2002|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |<!--John Q. Citizen-->|2012}}
* {{marriage |John Q. Taxpayer |2002|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Blow|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=div}}
* {{marriage |Joe Bloggs|<!--unknown-->|2010}}
* {{marriage |Joe Sixpack|<!--unknown-->|2010|end=<!--uncertain-->}}
* {{marriage |Joe Schmo |end=div}}
* {{marriage |Juan Perez |2010|reason=<!--earliest-->}} }}
}}

Syntax and parameters

{{marriage | <text> | <start date> | <end date> [| end= ]}}

Parameter	Description
<text>	(First unnamed parameter) Some text—usually a spouse's name—preceding the parenthesis carrying the marriage date/s, etc. This parameter may be omitted, typically for a remarriage to the same spouse.
<start date>	(Second unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage began. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., Template:Tla. (See first and second examples above.)
<end date>	(Third unnamed parameter) Year or full date when the marriage ended. Only the year will be displayed. If a full date is provided, it is given via a tooltip; i.e., Template:Tla. (See first and second examples above.) If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, Template:Insource.
|end= or |reason=	Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, Template:Insource; use of Template:Dc or Template:Dc for this purpose has been deprecated (see discussion). Template:Bxtn, Template:Bxtn, or Template:Bxtn includes Template:Xtn within the parentheses if the marriage ended on the spouse's death. Template:Bxtn, Template:Bxtn, or Template:Bxtn includes Template:Xtn or Template:Xtn within the parentheses. Otherwise, |end=value includes customized text. For example: {{marriage |Miss Doe |January 1, 1882 |December 31, 1905 |end=annulled}} which produces: Miss Doe ​ ​ (m. 1882; annulled 1905)​ Template:Qnote

None of the parameters are required on their own, but if a template is missing all three of start date, end date, and reason, an error message will be displayed.

Tracking categories

Categories populated via template logic

• Category:Marriage template errors (0): invalid or missing dates; unsupported parameters or values
  • Category:Marriage template deprecations (0)
  • Category:Marriage template anomalies (0)

Categories populated via parameter validation

• Category:Pages using Marriage with duplicate parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using Marriage with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using Marriage with deprecated parameters (0)

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Marriage

<templatedata>{ "params": { "1": { "label": "Spouse's name", "description": "Name of the person to whom the subject is married.", "type": "string", "suggested": true }, "2": { "label": "Date married", "description": "Date the marriage began.", "type": "date", "suggested": true }, "3": { "label": "Date ended", "description": "Date the marriage was dissolved or the spouse of the article's subject died.", "type": "date", "required": false }, "end": { "label": "Reason ended", "description": "Reason for marriage's end. If the marriage ended because of the death of the article's subject, do not provide a reason.", "type": "string", "required": false, "aliases": [ "reason" ], "suggestedvalues": [ "died", "divorced" ] } }, "format": "inline" }</templatedata>