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This is a template used to generate external links to the Visual Novel Database's Visual Novel wiki. Do not use this template to create citations. In fact, the Visual Novel Database is not a reliable source because it is considered an "open wiki" which can be edited by anyone with little to no fact checking.
Instructions
[edit]- Go to vndb.org and search for the title/producer/character you want.
- If you aren't automatically brought to the page you're looking for, click on the link for the page to go to it.
- The page URL should look like https://vndb.org/x####, where x indicates a letter and "####" indicates a number.
- Add to the external links section of the associated Wikipedia article the text:
* {{vndb|####|type}}where "####" is the number you've copied and type is the type of VNDB page it is (visual novel, producer, etc.). Note that type can be omitted for visual novels.
Usage
[edit]Use either of:
* {{vndb|####|type|title}}
* {{vndb|id=####|type=type|title=title}}
Do not mix "field=value" and "value" formats for the parameters as it can cause some of the fields to be overwritten. The parameters are:
- id: the number at the end of the VNDB url.
- type: can be visual novel, release, producer, or character. As an alternate, just the first letter of each can be used.
- title: the desired linktext if different from the Wikipedia article's title. The default is the Wikipedia article's title if left blank.
Examples
[edit]Let's look at some Type-Moon related examples.
| Code | Result |
|---|---|
{{vndb|7}}
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On the page Tsukihime: Tsukihime at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|47||Kagetsu Tohya}}
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On the page Kagetsu Tohya: Kagetsu Tohya at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|165|v|Melty Blood}}
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On the page Melty Blood: Melty Blood at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|11|visual novel|Fate/stay night}}
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On the page Fate/stay night: Fate/stay night at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|340|r|Tsukibako}}
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On the page Tsukibako (non-existent): Tsukibako at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|1268|release|Melty Blood ReACT}}
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On the page Melty Blood ReACT (non-existent): Melty Blood ReACT at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|6|producer}}
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On the page Type-Moon: Type-Moon at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|72|c}}
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On the page Shiki Tohno: Shiki Tohno at The Visual Novel Database |
{{vndb|33|character|Saber}}
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On the page Saber (Fate/stay night) (note that the default title was not used): Saber at The Visual Novel Database |