Template:UF-hcard-geo: Difference between revisions
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When giving coordinates, please use | When giving coordinates, please use an [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates#Precision|appropriate level of precision]].{{#ifeq:{{SUBPAGENAME}}|doc|| | ||
[[Category:Templates with coordinates fields|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Templates with coordinates fields|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Templates generating hCards and Geo|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Templates generating hCards and Geo|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 20 July 2012
The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue article across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.
Sub-templates
If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{Start date}} (unless the date is before 1583 CE).
If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.
Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.
Classes
hCard uses HTML classes including: Template:Flat list
Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:
Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.
Precision
When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision.