Template:Infobox record label/doc

Usage
adds an infobox to the article page of a record label. The template's code should go at the top of the page, before the article lead section, but below disambiguation notices (see also WP:WAI).

Pre-filled sample
For simple use, you can directly cut-n-paste the sample code below (filling in the relevant fields, deleting the irrelevant fields, and leaving out with their self-documentation comments the fields you don't know or that can be used later):

Empty sample
If you already know exactly what goes into each field, this version too can be cut-n-pasted directly into your article and filled on the spot, without having to delete the helper comments as you fill it:

Fields
All fields are currently optional (in that not filling them won't cause a display error), but it is recommanded to try and fill as much as possible within sourced informations, especially  and. An empty  will generate only the blue heading with the name of the article.


 * name : (Defaults to article name.) Label name displayed in infobox title.
 * image : Label logo, such as.
 * image_bg : (Defaults to "white".) Can be used to specify background color to display the image against. All CSS color specifiers may be used. However, it is generally recommended to leave it unspecified, so it will remain white as default.
 * parent : Parent company, such as.
 * founded : Foundation year, just 4 digits, such as "1950", unlinked.
 * founder : Name of founders, separate with commas or.
 * status : Leave blank unless  or.
 * distributor : Distributors, separate with commas or.
 * genre : Such as  or , separate with commas or.
 * country : Origin, such as  or.
 * location : Headquarters city and state.
 * url : Specifies official site of record label. The link can be wiki-formatted to make the actual URL appear concise or qualified, for example:   (concise)    (qualified)

Additional field not provided by default:


 * bgcolor : (Deprecated, defaults to "".) Background color for box title, not to be used unless justified need.

Example


The above template code example produces the infobox displayed at right.


 * The actual logo is not displayed on this documentation page because of fair-use limitations (it can be used only to illustrate the article about it). A Wikipedia logo is used here to demonstrate logo use and placement.


 * Notice in the  field how you can go to a new line for a sub-item by hiding the newline in the middle of the  . Doing so is not required (the   field doesn't use it), and neither version affects the output, but it can make the wikicode more readable and editable with long sub-items.


 * Two fields have been deleted:  (because the default white color is to be used here), and   (because the company is neither inactive nor defunct, and currently unlikely to require the field in the near future).

Categories
The template does not create any automatic categorization of the article. You have to add your article to the relevant categories. Suggested categories (and their subcategories) to investigate include:


 * One from Category:Record labels by country
 * One from Category:Record labels by parent
 * One from Category:Record labels by year of establishment
 * One or more from Category:Record labels by genre

Plus one or more possible special case such as:


 * Category:Audiophile record labels
 * Category:Defunct record labels
 * or if known Category:Record labels by year of disestablishment
 * Category:Record label distributors
 * Category:Reissue record labels

And possibly more from:


 * Category:Record labels