Template:Infobox Latter Day Saint biography/doc/parameters

Blank template with basic parameters  

{{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| name                       =
| image                      =
| image_size                 =
| alt                        =
| caption                    =
| birth_name                 =
| birth_date                 = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} or (living) {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} ( |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| birth_place                =
| death_date                 = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd}} (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| death_place                =
| portals                    = <!-- choices: LDS, CoC, movement, plain, & none - Defaults to LDS (LDS Church)-->
<!-- Latter Day Saint Leadership  -->
| position_or_quorum1        = 
| called_by1                 = 
| start_date1                = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| end_date1                  = <!-- {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}} (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| end_reason1                = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters  

{{Infobox Latter Day Saint biography
| name                       = 
| image                      = 
| image_size                 = 
| alt                        = 
| caption                    = 
| birth_name                 = 
| birth_date                 = <!-- {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} or (living) {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place                = 
| home_town                  = 
| death_date                 = <!-- {{Dda|yyyy|mm|dd|yyyy|mm|dd}} (set |df=yes for order dmy) -->
| death_place                = 
| death_cause                = 
| resting_place              = 
| resting_place_coordinates  = <!-- {{Coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline|name=}} -->
| baptism_date               =
| known_for                  =
| monuments                  = 
| residence                  = 
| education                  = 
| alma_mater                 = 
| occupation                 = 
| employer                   = 
| organization               = 
| notable_works              = 
| title                      = 
| spouse                     = 
| children                   = 
| parents                    = 
| relatives                  = 
| awards                     = 
| signature                  = 
| signature_size             = 
| signature_alt              = 
| website                    = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} -->
| footnotes                  =
| portals                    = <!-- choices: LDS, CoC, movemement, plain, & none - Defaults to LDS (LDS Church)-->
<!-- Latter Day Saint Leadership  -->
| position_or_quorum1        = 
| called_by1                 = 
| ordination_reason1         = 
| predecessor1               = 
| successor1                 = 
| start_date1                = <!-- {{start date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| end_date1                  = <!-- {{end date|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| end_reason1                = 
| reorganization1            = 
<!--Political Office Holders  -->
| political_office1          = 
| term_start1                = 
| term_end1                  = 
| office_president1          = 
| office_predecessor1        = 
| office_successor1          = 
| party                      = 
<!-- Military Service -->
| nickname                   =
| allegiance                 =
| branch                     = 
| serviceyears               = 
| rank                       = 
| servicenumber              = 
| unit                       = 
| commands                   = 
| battles                    = 
| battles_label              = 
| military_awards            = 
}}

Parameters

Basic Biographical Information

Parameter	Explanation
name	Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name).
image	Name of image file for person. [[File:]] is not needed.
image_size	Size to display image: This defaults to frameless (default is 175px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.
caption	Caption for image, if needed.
birth_name	Full name at birth; only use if different from name.
birth_date	Date of birth: {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if living) or {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} (if dead). See Template:Birth date for details.
birth_place	Place of birth
home_town	The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birthplace and residence.
death_date	Date of death: {{death date and age}} (if birth date is known) or {{death date}} (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date/doc for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using {{death year and age}}.
death_place	Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. Note: Do not add flag icons to the death_place. See: Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags).
death_cause	Cause of death.
resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
baptism_date	If significant, date of baptism into a Latter Day Saint sect. For example, those baptized on or near the Organization of the Church of Christ
known_for	A brief description of why the person is notable.
monuments	Significant monuments erected or buildings etc. named in honor of the subject. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article instead.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace.
education	Education.
alma_mater	Alma mater.
occupation	Occupation.
employer	Employer, if relevant.
organization	Non-employing organization, if relevant.
notable_works	Title(s) of notable work(s) (publications, compositions, sculptures, films, etc.) by the subject, if any.
title	Multiple uses: Formal titles Job titles A combination of the above.
spouse	Name of spouse, followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s); for convenience, consider using {{marriage}}. Separate entries with a line break (<br />). For deceased persons still married at time of death, close the date range with death year.
partner	For unmarried life partners (of any gender or sexual preference), not business partners. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current partner and Name (1970–1999) for former partner(s).
children	Number of children (i.e. 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries with a line break (<br />).
parents	Names of parents, if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
relatives	Names of siblings or other relatives, if notable. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc.). Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
signature	An image of the person's signature.
signature_alt	Alt text for the signature image. For example, for File:Thomas Jefferson Signature.svg, the alt text might be |signature_alt="Th: Jefferson", spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.
signature_size	Default is frameless. If necessary, a signature can be resized manually as per the "image_size" parameter.
website	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{Official website}} as {{Official website|http://www.example.org|name=Official example website}}.
footnotes	Notes about any of the infobox data.
portals	Defaults to showing LDS Church version at bottom of template. However, Alternate choices are input When to use Shown LDS (Default) For Members of the LDS Church Biography portal   LDS Church portal CoC For Members of the Community of Christ (AKA RLDS Church) Biography portal movement For Members of the Church of Christ (The original name of the Latter Day Saint church founded by Joseph Smith) or members of other Latter Day Saint Sects. Biography portal   Latter Day Saints portal plain To remove all Latter Day Saint portals. Biography portal none Removes all portals NONE

Specialized information for Latter Day Saint Leadership

Parameter	Explanation
position_or_quorum1 through position_or_quorum9	Name of General and Ecclesiastical position held/holds or quorum individual was called to.
called_by1 through called_by9	Person or Persons who called individual as a General Authority, such as a President of the Church or the Three Witnesses. Past president1 - president9 parameter still functions but is obsolete.
ordination_reason1 through ordination_reason9	Reason of ordination, for example death of another General Authority.
predecessor1 through predecessor9	Previous person to hold that position.
successor1 through successor9	Person who was/is successor to position.
start_date1 through start_date9	Date of ordination.
end_date1 through end_date9	Date no longer holding position.
end_reason1 through end_reason9	Reason for release of position, emeritus status, excommunication, etc. This parameter will not accept "Death" as a parameter.
reorganization1 through reorganization9	Description of reorganization of quorum, presidency, board, etc.

For Political office holders

Parameter	Explanation
political_office1 through political_office5	Name of Political office. Works for up to five offices.
term_start1 through term_start5	Beginning of term in office
term_end1 through term_end5	End of term in office
office_president1	President of the United States who appointed person to office (if needed, example Ezra Taft Benson)
office_predecessor1 through office_predecessor5	Person who held Political office prior to individual.
office_successor1 through office_successor5	Person who held Political office following to individual.
party	Political party

Military Service

Parameter	Explanation
nickname	Any nicknames during time in military
allegiance	The country or other power the person served. Multiple countries may be indicated together with the corresponding dates. This field should not be used to indicate a particular service branch, which is better indicated by the branch field (below).
branch	The service branch (Army, Navy, etc.) the person was a part of; this should be left blank for people who were not part of a formal armed service, or who predate the establishment of formal service branches.
service_years	The years during which the person served.
rank	The highest rank achieved by the person. Unusual cases, such as this rank not being the last achieved, or the rank being awarded posthumously, may be noted. In cases where the person held different ranks in different armies, multiple ranks should be specified with a date and country note for each.
service_number	The service number held by the individual during military service.
unit	For persons who are not notable as commanding officers, the unit (company, battalion, regiment, etc.) in which they served. This should be omitted if the commands are specified (as above).
commands	For persons who are notable as commanding officers, the units they commanded. Dates should be given if multiple notable commands were held.
battles	Any notable battles or wars in which the person participated. This should be omitted if a campaignbox is used in conjunction with this template.
battles_label	The label to use for the battles field (above); defaults to "Battles/wars".
military_awards	Any notable military awards or decorations the person received; exhaustive lists should be worked into the prose.