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:It used to work, summoning up a cover image from Amazon. I have no idea what changed. You seem to have some skill with templates; perhaps you could fix it. --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:32, 8 June 2013 (GMT)
:It used to work, summoning up a cover image from Amazon. I have no idea what changed. You seem to have some skill with templates; perhaps you could fix it. --[[User:Old Dickens|Old Dickens]] ([[User talk:Old Dickens|talk]]) 23:32, 8 June 2013 (GMT)
::I have a basic knowledge of creating templates, nothing as complicated as on Wikipedia or other extensive wikis. My suggestion was for a complete revamp that doesn't include the [[wikipedia:HiddenStructure|'HiddenStructure']] parameter. I was going to include a proposed template to my subpages to see what people thought but alas, I cannot create pages! -- <small><span style="border: 1px solid #333333;">[[User:CelticWanderer|'''<span style="background-color:white; color:#333333;">&nbsp;&nbsp;CelticWanderer&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>''']][[User talk:CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;talk&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:Contributions/CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;contribs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:Editcount/CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;edits&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small> 23:56, 8 June 2013 (GMT)
::I have a basic knowledge of creating templates, nothing as complicated as on Wikipedia or other extensive wikis. My suggestion was for a complete revamp that doesn't include the [[wikipedia:HiddenStructure|'HiddenStructure']] parameter. I was going to include a proposed template to my subpages to see what people thought but alas, I cannot create pages! -- <small><span style="border: 1px solid #333333;">[[User:CelticWanderer|'''<span style="background-color:white; color:#333333;">&nbsp;&nbsp;CelticWanderer&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>''']][[User talk:CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;talk&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:Contributions/CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;contribs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]][[Special:Editcount/CelticWanderer|<span style="background-color:#333333; color:white">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;edits&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>]]</span></small> 23:56, 8 June 2013 (GMT)
== Removing HiddenStructure ==
I've been trying to fix the Book Data infobox template so it doesn't display data that doesn't exist - for example, an empty category link for books which aren't part of a series. This probably involves a deeper revamp, as CelticWanderer suggested a decade ago (!), so I'm going to try and build a new template from scratch and test it. -- [[User:Guybrush|Guybrush]] ([[User talk:Guybrush|talk]]) 06:27, 28 September 2022 (UTC)

Revision as of 06:27, 28 September 2022

What's with the Amazon image link?

Why do you have an amazon image link that appears at the top of each book page?

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/057506403X.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

This doesn't seem to serve much purpose visually and I have noticed that some links take you to a blank page. I also noticed the Book Data template page says:

The "photo=" attribute should now be deprecated – use "cover=" instead.

Does this have something to do with the issue I read about copyright concerns? If yes, then using the non-free fair use guidelines (as used on wikipedia) can be applicable using low-res images and applying the correct license.

Additionally, I have a template suggestion I would like to run through with admin that I believe will improve the book infoboxes. --   CelticWanderer      talk        contribs        edits     23:17, 8 June 2013 (GMT)

It used to work, summoning up a cover image from Amazon. I have no idea what changed. You seem to have some skill with templates; perhaps you could fix it. --Old Dickens (talk) 23:32, 8 June 2013 (GMT)
I have a basic knowledge of creating templates, nothing as complicated as on Wikipedia or other extensive wikis. My suggestion was for a complete revamp that doesn't include the 'HiddenStructure' parameter. I was going to include a proposed template to my subpages to see what people thought but alas, I cannot create pages! --   CelticWanderer      talk        contribs        edits     23:56, 8 June 2013 (GMT)

Removing HiddenStructure

I've been trying to fix the Book Data infobox template so it doesn't display data that doesn't exist - for example, an empty category link for books which aren't part of a series. This probably involves a deeper revamp, as CelticWanderer suggested a decade ago (!), so I'm going to try and build a new template from scratch and test it. -- Guybrush (talk) 06:27, 28 September 2022 (UTC)