Template:WikiTree - Wikipedia

The Genealogy of {{{name}}} at WikiTree

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This template should be used very sparingly and in most cases the template (or links to WikiTree not using this template) should be removed from articles.

This template uses the Wikidata property:

WikiTree person ID (P2949) (see uses)

This template tracks the Wikidata property:

WikiTree person ID (P2949) (see uses)

This template uses Lua:

Module:EditAtWikidata (sandbox)
Module:WikidataCheck (sandbox)

Template:WikiTree displays an external link or a reference to a profile on the WikiTree website.

Usage[edit]

External link[edit]

Unnamed parameters:

* {{WikiTree | ID }}

* {{WikiTree | ID | NAME }}

Named parameters:

* {{WikiTree | id= }}

* {{WikiTree | id= | name= }}

Using Wikidata property WikiTree person ID (P2949):

* {{WikiTree}}

* {{WikiTree | name= }}

Reference[edit]

Two unnamed parameters:

{{WikiTree | ID | NAME}}

Named parameters:

{{WikiTree | id= | name= }

Using Wikidata property P2949:

{{WikiTree | }}

{{WikiTree | name= }}

Usage guidance[edit]

Care should be taken when deciding to make a link to the WikiTree website. The biographical and other details may not be reliable. If there are fully reliable sources which may be used, then the WikiTree link should not be used, or should be removed in place of the more reliable source.

As an WP:External link[edit]

To comply with WP:ELNO, only place in External links section if the website contains unique information not already mentioned and cited in the body of the article and is not a WP:COPYLINK violation. Remove from External links if WikiTree is already cited in main body, if burial information is provided in main body by a more reliable source, or if the page contains any unlicensed copyrighted information (e.g., professional portrait photography or copies of obituaries from a newspaper).

Parameters[edit]

id or wtid (parameter 1, required unless using Wikidata) – The WikiTree profile ID, found at the top of the WikiTree page or in the URL (e.g., “LastName-1234" for https://www.WikiTree.com/wiki/LastName-1234). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P2949 exists, but required if not.
name (parameter 2, optional) – The name of the deceased. Defaults to {{PAGENAME}} if not specified.

Examples[edit]

External link with unnamed parameters

* {{WikiTree | DeMille-39 | Cecil B. DeMille }}

displays as:

The Genealogy of Cecil Blount DeMille at WikiTree

External link with named parameters

* {{WikiTree | id= Wofford-497 | name= Toni Morrison }}

displays as:

The Genealogy of Toni Morrison at WikiTree

External link using Wikidata property P2949