Template:AllMusic/sandbox

This is the template sandbox page for Template:AllMusic (diff).
See also the companion subpage for test cases.

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This template provides a convenient way to produce an external link to an entry at AllMusic. The template can be used for any link to AllMusic's website, including the "External links" section or when citing it as a source.

This template is used on approximately 77,000 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them.

This template uses Lua:

Module:EditAtWikidata (sandbox)

Usage

Unnamed parameters

Valid with these three parameters only:

{{AllMusic|<class>|<id>|<title>}}

Named parameters

{{AllMusic |class= |id= |tab= |title= |last= |first= |author= |access-date= }}

{{AllMusic
| class       = 
| id          = 
| tab         = 
| title       = 
| first       = 
| last        = 
| author      =
| access-date = 
}}

Using Wikidata

{{AllMusic}}

{{AllMusic | title= Text displayed in link }}

Examples

Artist or group (class not specified, defaults to artist)

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | title= Led Zeppelin}}
Output: Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026

Album (class not specified, defaults to album)

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= news-of-the-world-mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/news-of-the-world-mw0000191493

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mw0000191493 | title= ''News of the World'' | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
Output: News of the World at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191493

Song (class not specified, defaults to song)

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/dust-in-the-wind-mt0013834783

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mt0013834783 | title= "Dust in the Wind"}}
Output: "Dust in the Wind" at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0013834783

Composition (class not specified, defaults to composition)

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/clarinet-concerto-mc0002356981

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mc0002356981 | title= Clarinet Concerto (Copland) }}
Output: Clarinet Concerto (Copland) at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/composition/mc0002356981

Using tab parameter

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026 | tab= discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography

Using tab name with id parameter

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography | title= Led Zeppelin discography}}
Output: Led Zeppelin discography at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026/discography

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | id= mn0000139026/discography | title= Discography of Led Zeppelin}}
Output: Discography of Led Zeppelin at AllMusic
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000139026/discography

Author name, access date

Full ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= physical-graffiti-mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/physical-graffiti-mw0000190771

Short ID:

Usage: {{AllMusic | class= album | id= mw0000190771 | title= Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | first= Stephen Thomas | last= Erlewine | access-date= March 30, 2014}}
Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review of Physical Graffiti at AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771

Using pure_url with a citation template

Usage: {{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|album|mw0000190771|pure_url=yes}} | title = Review of ''Physical Graffiti'' | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Network]] | first = Stephen Thomas | last = Erlewine | access-date = March 30, 2014}}
Output: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review of Physical Graffiti". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
URL: https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190771

No ID in template or Wikidata and not using pure_url

Usage: {{AllMusic}}
Output: {{AllMusic}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:AllMusic in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for AllMusic

This template produces an external link to an entry at AllMusic.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
AllMusic class	`class` `1`	Class of information. Value for this parameter corresponds to part of URL following www.allmusic.com/. Examples: artist, album, song, composition. If omitted, the default is based on the "id", where mn=artist, mw=album, mt=song, and mc=composition. Default artist	String	optional
AllMusic ID	`id` `2`	AllMusic identification number or string. Corresponds to part of URL following artist/, album/, song/, or composition/. Can omit the text before the actual ID with name of artist, album, etc. Example: The ID for www.allmusic.com/artist/led-zeppelin-mn0000139026 would be either "led-zeppelin-mn0000139026" or "mn0000139026". Can also use the entire end of URL, such as: "release/stone-temple-pilots-deluxe-edition-mr0002917004".	String	required
Displayed text	`title` `label` `3`	Text to display for the link. If omitted, it defaults to the name of the article where this template is used.	String	optional
AllMusic tab	`tab`	If the link should access directly a specific tab on the AllMusic site you can use this parameter to specify that tab. The value for this parameter corresponds to the suffix of the URL following the identification, after the slash ('/'). Examples (without quotes): "biography", "discography", "songs", "awards", etc. If you are specifying a sub-tab of a tab, the whole suffix has to be used, (e.g. "songs/all").	String	optional
Author's first name	`first`	The author's first or given name(s).	String	optional
Author's last name	`last`	The author's surname or last name.	String	optional
Author's full name	`author`	The author's full name. Do not use when \|last= is used.	String	optional
Access date	`access-date` `accessdate`	Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wiki-linked.	String	optional
URL only	`pure_url`	If set to "yes", produces URL only without additional formatting. Typically used in citation templates.	String	optional

Tracking category

Category:AllMusic template missing ID and not in Wikidata (0)