Template:Performance/doc

This is a subpage documenting Template:Performance. To change the template, edit that page; to change the template's documentation (seen below), edit this one.

Purpose

Stores and optionally displays data about a musical performance (recording, live event, video shoot, etc.) in the Cargo table Performances.

Storage

This template defines and populates the Cargo table Performances. Each row represents a specific performance instance. The data can be queried with Cargo queries or displayed directly on pages.

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
song	Yes	Name of the song performed.	song=Let It Be
event	Yes	Event name or identifier.	event=Ed Sullivan Show
context	Yes	List (#-separated) describing the performance context, in the form category#group#occasion#occurance#segment.	context=tv##Ed Sulivan Show#season 2#ep. 5
date	Yes	Year or full date in format starting with 20xx.	date=2023-05-14
type	No	Performance type. Allowed: recording, track, music-video, live, rehearsal, soundcheck, sing-along, lip-sync.	type=live
pos	No	Position or sequence identifier.	pos=2
partners	No	List (#-separated) of collaborators or featured artists. For legacy purposes, with can also be used instead as template parameter to provide this.	partners=John Doe#Jane Roe
comment	No	Additional notes (wikitext allowed).	comment=First televised performance.
id	No	Local identifier appended to the page name to form a unique perfID.	id=01
nodisp	No	If set, suppresses on-page display.	nodisp=1

Note: The follwing rules apply for the context string:

• "category" is mandatory
• one of "group" and "occasion", and only one, must be provided
• if occassion is missing, "occurance" is mandatory
• "segment" is optional

If uncertain about the exact context, use "-#unsorted##<event name>"

Display

If nodisp is not set, the template outputs event information from the context string, the date and the type. For the format, please see the example below.

Example

{{Performances
 |song=Let It Be
 |event=Ed Sullivan Show
 |context=tv#live#Ed Sullivan Show#season 2#ep. 5
 |date=2023-05-14
 |type=live
 |pos=1
 |partners=John Doe#Jane Roe
 |comment=First appearance of the song
 |id=01
}}

This would store the performance data in Cargo and display:

Ed Sullivan Show season 2, ep. 5 (2023-05-14 - live)

Related

• Template:Video — stores associated video data linked by perfID.
• Special:CargoTables/Performances — table structure and query access.