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This template uses Lua:

This template uses the Wikidata property:

official website URL (P856) (see uses)

This template is designed for articles about publishing companies.

Usage

Copy this version to use, remove hidden notes (both the  characters) that surround certain entries, in order for the data you enter to appear in the published article. All fields must be lowercase, and all are optional.

(({name))}
[[File:(({image))}\|(({image_size))}\|alt=(({alt))}\|upright=1]] (({caption))}
Parent company	(({parent))}
Status	(({status))}
Traded as	(({traded_as))}
Predecessor	(({predecessor))}
Founded	(({founded))}
Founder	(({founder))}
Defunct	(({defunct))}
Successor	(({successor))}
Country of origin	(({country))}
Headquarters location	(({headquarters))}
Distribution	(({distribution))}
Key people	(({keypeople))}
Publication types	(({publications))}
Nonfiction topics	(({topics))}
Fiction genres	(({genre))}
Imprints	(({imprints))}
Revenue	(({revenue))}
Owner(s)	(({owner))}
No. of employees	(({numemployees))}
Official website	(({website))}

((Infobox publisher
| name         = 
| image        = 
| image_size   = 
| alt          = 
| caption      = 
| parent       = 
| status       = 
| traded_as    = <!-- or | nasdaq = -->
| predecessor  = 
| founded      = <!-- use ((start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD)) -->
| founder      = <!-- or | founders = -->
| defunct      = <!-- use ((end date and age|YYYY|MM|DD)) -->
| successor    = 
| country      = 
| headquarters = 
| distribution = 
| keypeople    = 
| publications = 
| topics       = 
| genre        = 
| imprints     = 
| revenue      = 
| owner        = 
| numemployees = 
| website      = <!-- ((URL|example.com)) -->
))

Description of fields

No fields are mandatory but fill in as many fields as possible.

name: publisher name, especially if article title has a dab ("Awesome Fiction (publisher)")
image: An image of the company logo; make sure it is non-free use if uploading. Do not use a thumbnail or include a caption, but include the file name without square brackets.
image_size (optional): Specify the image size in pixels, e.g. 250px.
parent: If a subsidiary, include the parent company.
status: legal status, or active. Use defunct with end date for closed publishers.
traded_as: The stock exchange(s) and stock ticker symbol(s) of publicly traded companies, using stock ticker templates. Information about the company's status as a component of a major index can also be added. If there is more than one entry, use ((ubl)) to format the entries. A list of available stock ticker symbol templates is available at Category:Ticker symbol templates.
Examples: ((NYSE|DLB)) OR ((ubl|((NASDAQ|MSFT))|((SEHK|4338))|[[Dow Jones Industrial Average]] component|[[NASDAQ-100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component))
founded: Year the company was started, if known. Use the template ((Start date)), as in ((Start date|YEAR OF FOUNDING))
founder: Name of the founder(s); wikilink if possible.
country: Include the country where the publisher is based. Do not use flag icons, as this places an unnecessary emphasis on nationality; see MOS:FLAG for a detailed rationale.
headquarters: City where the headquarters of the publisher are located (do not use the headquarters of the parent company, that will be specified on the parent company's page).
distribution: The distribution of the publisher, where its books are sold. Use regional if local distribution only, national if distribution is to an entire country, international if distribution is to multiple countries, and worldwide if it distributes books to anywhere on Earth.
publications: to indicate the types of publications, such as books, magazines or scientific journals.
topics:Specify non-fiction topics, such as medicine, science, social sciences, psychology; the level of detail depends on the breadth covered by the publisher.
genre: If the publisher publishes fiction, specify the genre.
imprints: If the company has a small number of imprints, list them. Otherwise, list them in the body text with a heading of ==Imprints== and link to it using a within-page link - [[#Imprints|Many]] produces Many and will automatically link to the imprints section heading.
website or url: Specify the official website. Use ((URL)). If not specified, the infobox will display the official website URL (P856) property from the publisher's Wikidata entry, when available (see Oxford University Press for an example). To prevent the display of the URL from Wikidata, specify |website=none or |url=none.

Example

Awesome Fiction
Example publisher logo
Parent company	Awesome Distributions Inc.
Status	Active
Traded as	n/a
Predecessor	Predecessor company
Founded	1990 (1990)
Founder	Awesome Q. Publisher
Defunct	n/a
Successor	n/a
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	New York City
Distribution	Worldwide
Key people	Jane Doe, CEO
Publication types	Books and magazines
Nonfiction topics	Science
Fiction genres	Science fiction
Imprints	Awescience (science) Awescifi (science fiction)
Revenue	US$1 billion (2013)
Owner(s)	Owner
No. of employees	500
Official website	example.com

((Infobox publisher
| name         = Awesome Fiction
| image        = Bad Title Example.png
| image_size   = 100px
| alt          = Example publisher logo
| caption      = Example publisher logo
| parent       = Awesome Distributions Inc.
| status       = Active
| traded_as    = n/a
| predecessor  = Predecessor company
| founded      = ((Start date|1990))
| founder      = Awesome Q. Publisher
| defunct      = n/a
| successor    = n/a
| country      = [[United States]]
| headquarters = [[New York City]]
| distribution = Worldwide
| keypeople    = Jane Doe, CEO
| publications = Books and magazines
| topics       = Science
| genre        = [[Science fiction]]
| imprints     = ((unbulleted list | Awescience (science) | Awescifi (science fiction) ))
| revenue      = ((USD|1)) billion (2013)
| owner        = Owner
| numemployees = 500
| website      = ((URL|example.com))
))

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use ((Start date and age)) for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use ((URL)) for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox publisher in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox publisher

An infobox for articles about publishing houses/companies

Template parameters[Edit template data]
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
name	`name`	no description	Unknown	optional
image	`image`	no description	Unknown	optional
image size	`image size`	no description	Unknown	optional
imagesize	`imagesize`	no description	Unknown	optional
image_upright	`image_upright`	no description	Unknown	optional
alt	`alt`	no description	Unknown	optional
image caption	`image caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
caption	`caption`	no description	Unknown	optional
parent	`parent`	no description	Unknown	optional
status	`status`	no description	Unknown	optional
traded_as	`traded_as`	no description	Unknown	optional
nasdaq	`nasdaq`	no description	Unknown	optional
predecessor	`predecessor`	no description	Unknown	optional
founded	`founded`	no description	Unknown	optional
founder	`founder` `founders`	no description	Unknown	optional
defunct	`defunct` `dissolved`	no description	Unknown	optional
successor	`successor`	no description	Unknown	optional
country	`country`	no description	Unknown	optional
headquarters	`headquarters`	no description	Unknown	optional
distribution	`distribution`	no description	Unknown	optional
keypeople	`keypeople`	no description	Unknown	optional
publications	`publications`	no description	Unknown	optional
topics	`topics`	no description	Unknown	optional
genre	`genre`	no description	Unknown	optional
imprints	`imprints`	no description	Unknown	optional
revenue	`revenue`	no description	Unknown	optional
owner	`owner`	no description	Unknown	optional
numemployees	`numemployees`	no description	Unknown	optional
website	`website` `url`	no description	Unknown	optional

Tracking category

Category:Pages using infobox publisher with unknown parameters (2)

v t e Wikipedia templates: organization infoboxes
Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Infoboxes
General	((Infobox organization)) ((Infobox official post)) ((Infobox criminal organization)) ((Infobox fictional organisation))
Government and politics	((Infobox government)) ((Infobox government agency)) ((Infobox legislature)) ((Infobox political party)) ((Infobox court)) ((Infobox detention facility)) ((Infobox fire department)) ((Infobox law enforcement agency)) ((Infobox space agency))
Military	((Infobox national military)) ((Infobox military unit)) ((Infobox military rank)) ((Infobox military gear))
Religion	((Infobox religious group)) ((Infobox religion)) ((Infobox diocese)) ((Infobox church)) ((Infobox monastery))
People	((Infobox ethnic group)) ((Infobox caste)) ((Infobox clan)) ((Infobox family)) ((Infobox iwi)) ((Infobox hereditary title)) ((Infobox monarchy)) ((Infobox officeholder)) ((Infobox tribe))
Typically non-profit	((Infobox hospital)) ((Infobox institute)) ((Infobox laboratory))¹ ((Infobox museum)) ((Infobox observatory)) ((Infobox school)) ((Infobox school district)) ((Infobox university))²
Publications	((Infobox journal)) ((Infobox magazine)) ((Infobox newspaper)) ((Infobox publisher))
Business	((Infobox company)) ((Infobox brewery)) ((Infobox law firm)) ((Infobox restaurant)) ((Infobox website)) – type of business or publication
Distinctions	((Infobox order)) ((Infobox fraternity)) ((Infobox Grand Lodge))
Subtemplates	Coordinates ((coord)) Dates ((start date))}—for `\|established=`, `\|founded=`, `\|opened=` etc. ((end date))}—for `\|dissolved=`, `\|defunct=` Lists ((plainlist)) ((flatlist)) ((unbulleted list)) Non-English text ((lang)) Website ((URL)) ((Official URL)) ((Official website)) Documentation ((mf-adr))}—Address ((UF-hcard-org))—Microformat/metadata
¹ or research institution ² or college Category Help List of infoboxes