A complete guide to the infobox templates available on English WikiPartner.
Infoboxes are compact information boxes placed near the beginning of an article. They give readers a quick overview of the most important facts about the subject.
WikiPartner provides different infoboxes for people, companies, organizations, places, products, technology, media, awards, events, vehicles, and other notable subjects.
Editors should choose the infobox that best matches the subject of the article and use only the fields that are relevant and reliably supported.
Browse all infoboxes
The complete list of WikiPartner infobox templates is maintained automatically through the WikiPartner infobox templates category.
Browse all WikiPartner infobox templates →
When a new infobox is added to the category, it automatically appears in the category list. This means the central list does not need to be manually updated for every new template.
Infobox collection
People
Use for notable people, including:
- Entrepreneurs
- Politicians
- Actors
- Athletes
- Scientists
- Authors
- Journalists
- Public figures
- Other notable individuals
Best for: Articles primarily about a person.
Companies and organizations
Use for:
- Companies
- Startups
- Agencies
- Business institutions
- Nonprofit businesses
- Other commercial or business entities
Best for: Articles primarily about a company or business entity.
Use for:
- Foundations
- Associations
- NGOs
- Universities
- Institutions
- Professional organizations
- Other formal organizations
Best for: Articles primarily about an organization rather than a commercial company.
Websites and software
Use for:
- Websites
- Online platforms
- Media websites
- Web services
- Web-based applications
Best for: A notable website or online platform.
Use for:
- Software
- Applications
- SaaS products
- Desktop applications
- Mobile applications
- Developer tools
- Open-source projects
- Other notable software
Best for: A software product or project whose main subject is the software itself.
Books and screen media
Use for:
- Books
- Novels
- Non-fiction books
- Academic books
- Reference books
- Print magazines
- Other notable print publications
Best for: A specific book or print publication.
Use for:
- Feature films
- Short films
- Documentaries
- Animated films
- Other notable films
Best for: A specific film.
Use for:
- Television programs
- Television series
- Talk shows
- Reality shows
- News programs
- Other notable TV shows
Best for: A television program or series.
Places, products, and vehicles
Use for:
- Countries
- States
- Provinces
- Cities
- Towns
- Buildings
- Landmarks
- Geographic places
- Other notable locations
Best for: A physical place or geographic subject.
Use for:
- Consumer products
- Electronic devices
- Hardware
- Appliances
- Tools
- Product lines
- Other notable products
Best for: A product itself rather than its manufacturer.
Use for:
- Cars
- Motorcycles
- Trucks
- Buses
- Aircraft
- Ships
- Boats
- Submarines
- Trains
- Spacecraft
- Military vehicles
- Other notable vehicles
Best for: A specific vehicle or vehicle family.
Awards and events
Use for:
- Awards
- Prizes
- Honors
- Medals
- Recognitions
- Fellowships
- Scholarships
- Other formal distinctions
Best for: An award, prize, or formal recognition.
Use for:
- Conferences
- Competitions
- Ceremonies
- Festivals
- Exhibitions
- Summits
- Conventions
- Sporting events
- Historical events
- Other notable events
Best for: A specific event or recurring event.
How to choose the right infobox
Choose the template that best describes the main subject of the article.
A simple rule is:
- Person → Infobox person
- Company → Infobox company
- Organization → Infobox organization
- Website → Infobox website
- Software → Infobox software
- Book or magazine → Infobox book
- Film → Infobox film
- Television program → Infobox TV show
- Place → Infobox place
- Product → Infobox product
- Vehicle → Infobox vehicle
- Award or prize → Infobox award
- Event → Infobox event
Common examples
A smartphone model normally uses Infobox product.
A software application normally uses Infobox software.
A company that develops software normally uses Infobox company for the company article and Infobox software for an article about its software product.
A university normally uses Infobox organization.
A city normally uses Infobox place.
A car model normally uses Infobox vehicle.
A film normally uses Infobox film.
A film award normally uses Infobox award.
A film festival normally uses Infobox event.
Using an infobox
Infoboxes are designed to be flexible. Not every article needs every available field.
Use the fields that provide useful information about the subject.
For example, an article about a person may use:
{{Infobox person
| name =
| image =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| occupation =
| known_for =
| website =
}}
An article about a company may use:
{{Infobox company
| name =
| logo =
| industry =
| type =
| founded =
| founders =
| headquarters =
| products =
| website =
}}
The full list of parameters and detailed instructions is available on each individual infobox template page.
Editor guidance
Use relevant information
Only use fields that are relevant to the subject.
Do not fill every available field simply because the parameter exists.
An infobox should provide a useful summary, not a complete copy of the article.
Use reliable information
Important facts should be supported by reliable sources where appropriate.
Do not add information based only on assumptions, rumors, personal claims, or unsourced material.
Avoid promotional information
Infoboxes should remain factual and neutral.
Do not use advertising language, marketing claims, rankings, exaggerated descriptions, or unsupported superlatives.
Protect personal information
Do not add private addresses, private contact information, personal financial information, or other unnecessary personal details.
Do not add social profiles
WikiPartner infoboxes do not use social-media profile fields.
Social-media links should not be added as infobox parameters.
Do not add authority identifiers
WikiPartner infoboxes do not use authority-ID fields.
Authority identifiers should not be added as infobox parameters.
Website field
Where an infobox includes a website parameter, use the official website relevant to the subject.
Do not use social-media profiles, directories, affiliate pages, or unrelated websites as the main website field.
Infobox and article content
An infobox is a summary of the subject.
It does not replace the article's lead or main text.
Important information should still be explained in the article itself, with appropriate sources.
The infobox should contain concise facts that help readers understand the subject quickly.
Automatic template list
WikiPartner uses the following category to maintain the collection of infobox templates:
Every infobox template should include:
[[Category:WikiPartner infobox templates]]
When an administrator creates a new infobox and adds this category to its documentation, the template automatically becomes part of the WikiPartner infobox collection.
No manual update to this page is required.
Template maintenance
Infobox templates are shared site-wide components. Changes to a template can affect many articles.
For this reason, the underlying infobox template pages should be maintained by authorized WikiPartner administrators.
Editors can use the available infoboxes in articles without needing permission to modify the underlying template.
Before changing an established infobox, administrators should consider:
- Existing articles using the template
- Existing parameter names
- TemplateData
- Structured data or schema
- Documentation
- Examples
- The visual layout
- Compatibility with existing articles