Template:Infobox player: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 01:16, 24 August 2026

Usage

{{Infobox player
|name=PlayerName
|image=PlayerName.png
|uuid=7c0ff210425f4860b158b56590c6f0b4
|rank=Elder
|town=Example Town
|dateJoined=March 26, 2026
|formerNames=OldName, OlderName
|forumsId=1741
|discordId=138419767567450112
}}

Only name is normally required. Rows for omitted optional parameters are hidden. Built on Template:Infobox for the shared name/image/row chrome — see there for the wiki's common infobox look.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
`name`	Player's current Minecraft name. Defaults to the page name.	`PlayerName`
`image`	Filename of an image uploaded to the wiki. Do not include the `File:` prefix.	`PlayerName.png`
`uuid`	Player's hyphenless Minecraft UUID. Generates NameMC and EldritchBot links.	`7c0ff210425f4860b158b56590c6f0b4`
`rank`	Current Loka rank. Automatically passed through Template:Rank, and adds this page to a "<rank> holders" category — e.g. `rank=Sentry` adds Category:Sentry holders. Template:Infobox rank's "Current holders" count reads this category, so keeping this parameter current here is what keeps that count accurate — there's no separate number to remember to update.	`Elder`
`town`	Current town. Linked only when an article with the exact town name exists; otherwise displayed as plain text.	`Example Town`
`dateJoined`	Date the player joined Loka, written in month-day-year format. The legacy parameter `date_joined` also works.	`March 26, 2026`
`formerNames`	Notable former Minecraft names. `former_names` also works.	`OldName`
`forumsId`	Numerical ID from the player's Loka forums URL. Generates a forums profile link. `forums_id` also works.	`1741`
`discordId`	Numerical ID of the player's linked Discord account. Generates a Discord profile link. `discord_id` also works.	`138419767567450112`

Requirements

Template:Rank supplies rank colouring, links and tooltips.
NameMC logo.png, EldritchBot icon logo.png and Discord logo.svg must be uploaded locally.
Enter UUIDs without hyphens. This installation does not currently provide the #replace parser function needed to remove them automatically.
Loka's API exposes rank and Discord ID by UUID, but this wiki currently has no extension capable of fetching and decoding external JSON. These values therefore remain manual parameters.

Automatic generation calculation

The generation is calculated automatically from dateJoined; do not supply a separate generation parameter. The template converts the join date to YYYYMMDD with #time and compares it with the generation boundaries recorded below:

Generation	Join-date range
First Generation	Before December 3, 2011
Second Generation	December 3, 2011 - December 1, 2012
Third Generation	December 2, 2012 - December 6, 2013
Fourth Generation	December 7, 2013 - September 18, 2015
Fifth Generation	September 19, 2015 - August 6, 2016
Sixth Generation	August 7, 2016 - March 27, 2018
Seventh Generation	March 28, 2018 - May 29, 2020
Eighth Generation	May 30, 2020 - October 16, 2021
Ninth Generation	October 17, 2021 - September 28, 2023
Tenth Generation	September 29, 2023 onward

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 |content={{#if:{{{rank|}}}|<div class="loka-infobox-row"><span class="loka-infobox-row-key">Rank</span><span class="loka-infobox-row-value">{{Rank|{{{rank|}}}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{town|}}}|<div class="loka-infobox-row"><span class="loka-infobox-row-key">Town</span><span class="loka-infobox-row-value">{{#ifexist:{{{town|}}}|[[{{{town|}}}]]|{{{town|}}}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}|<div class="loka-infobox-row"><span class="loka-infobox-row-key">Date joined</span><span class="loka-infobox-row-value">{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}|<div class="loka-infobox-row"><span class="loka-infobox-row-key">Generation</span><span class="loka-infobox-row-value">{{#iferror:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}}|<span title="The join date could not be interpreted.">Unknown</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20111203|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--first">First Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20121202|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--second">Second Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20131207|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--third">Third Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20150919|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--fourth">Fourth Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20160807|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--fifth">Fifth Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20180328|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--sixth">Sixth Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20200530|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--seventh">Seventh Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20211017|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--eighth">Eighth Generation</span>|{{#ifexpr:{{#time:Ymd|{{{dateJoined|{{{date_joined|}}}}}}}} < 20230929|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--ninth">Ninth Generation</span>|<span class="loka-generation loka-generation--tenth">Tenth Generation</span>}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{formerNames|{{{former_names|}}}}}}|<div class="loka-infobox-row"><span class="loka-infobox-row-key">Former names</span><span class="loka-infobox-row-value">{{{formerNames|{{{former_names|}}}}}}</span></div>}}{{#if:{{{forumsId|{{{forums_id|}}}}}}{{{uuid|}}}{{{discordId|{{{discord_id|}}}}}}|<div class="loka-player-links">{{#if:{{{forumsId|{{{forums_id|}}}}}}|<span class="loka-player-link">[https://forums.lokamc.com/members/{{{forumsId|{{{forums_id|}}}}}}/ Forums]</span>}}{{#if:{{{uuid|}}}|<span class="loka-player-link">[[File:NameMC logo.png|26px|link=https://namemc.com/profile/{{{uuid|}}}|alt=NameMC]]</span><span class="loka-player-link">[[File:EldritchBot icon logo.png|26px|link=https://eldritchbot.com/player/{{{uuid|}}}|alt=EldritchBot]]</span>}}{{#if:{{{discordId|{{{discord_id|}}}}}}|<span class="loka-player-link">[[File:Discord logo.svg|26px|link=https://discord.com/users/{{{discordId|{{{discord_id|}}}}}}|alt=Discord]]</span>}}</div>}}
-}}</includeonly><noinclude>
+}}{{#if:{{{rank|}}}|[[Category:{{{rank|}}} holders]]}}</includeonly><noinclude>
 == Usage ==
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 </pre>
-Only <code>name</code> is normally required. Rows for omitted optional parameters are hidden. Built on [[Template:Infobox]] for the shared name/image/row chrome -- see there for the wiki's common infobox look. [[Template:PlayerBox]] redirects here.
+Only <code>name</code> is normally required. Rows for omitted optional parameters are hidden. Built on [[Template:Infobox]] for the shared name/image/row chrome &mdash; see there for the wiki's common infobox look.
 == Parameters ==
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 |-
 | <code>rank</code>
-| Current Loka rank. Automatically passed through [[Template:Rank]].
+| Current Loka rank. Automatically passed through [[Template:Rank]], and adds this page to a "&lt;rank&gt; holders" category &mdash; e.g. <code>rank=Sentry</code> adds [[:Category:Sentry holders]]. [[Template:Infobox rank]]'s "Current holders" count reads this category, so keeping this parameter current here is what keeps that count accurate &mdash; there's no separate number to remember to update.
 | <code>Elder</code>
 |-
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 == Automatic generation calculation ==
-The generation is calculated automatically from <code>dateJoined</code>; do not supply a separate generation parameter. The template converts the join date to <code>YYYYMMDD</code> with <code>#time</code> and compares it with the generation boundaries recorded on the archived Generations article:
+The generation is calculated automatically from <code>dateJoined</code>; do not supply a separate generation parameter. The template converts the join date to <code>YYYYMMDD</code> with <code>#time</code> and compares it with the generation boundaries recorded below:
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