Template:Certification Table Summary/doc

The summary section is for sourced certifications or sales which are summaries of other sourced certifications or sales which are used in the same table. It is not for mathematical sum of sales.

This template is part of a set of templates used for creating certification tables for albums, singles, etc. Note that WP:ALBUM/CERT recommends the creation of a table only when an album has achieved multiple certifications.

• {{Certification Table Top}} for the top of the table;
• {{Certification Table Entry}} for table entries;
• {{Certification Table Separator}} for creating a separator, e.g. for starting the summary section (can also use {{Certification Table Summary}});
• {{Certification Table Bottom}} for the bottom of the table.

See each of the templates for specific documentation. The template also uses {{cite certification}} for citation, see documentation there.

Common parameters

All the templates support the following common parameters:

• |format=: The size and format of the table. |format=3col, the default value, will create three columns, namely region, award, and the amount sold for the certification. |format=2col or |format=2colthin create two columns, region and award. In the latter case the region column uses a thinner form.

Usage example

The following is a common usage example for the set of templates using the default |format=3col. Examples using the other formats can be found here.

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Best song Ever"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|type=single|award=Gold|salesamount=32,682}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=1999|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1998|certyear=2015}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|type=single|award=Platinum|certyear=2019|certweek=5|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Best Song Ever|artist=My Band|award=Platinum|number=4|certyear=1999}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|streamsonly=true}}

Creates:

Certifications for "Best song Ever"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)	Gold	32,682
France (SNEP)	Platinum	500,000*
Germany (BVMI)	2× Platinum	1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)	Platinum	8,000,000†
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)	4× Platinum	4,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.