Template:Audio/doc

For instructions on inserting audio files, see Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files § Audio.

Purpose

This template links to an audio file for quick listening. It is meant to be used inline with text, for pronunciations and the like. Please note that this just creates a link to the file and does not actually embed the file. If the file is Non-Free and only referenced via this template it is not in compliance with WP:NFCC#7.

Usage

Basic

{{Audio|name of sound file|text to use as link to soundfile|help=}}

Simple

'''Alabama''' ({{Audio|en-us-Alabama.ogg|/ˌæləˈbæmə/}}) is a state located in...

→ Alabama ( /ˌæləˈbæmə/ ) is a state located in...

Variant

'''Alabama''' ({{Audio|en-us-Alabama.ogg|Pronunciation of "Alabama"}})

→ Alabama ( Pronunciation of "Alabama" )

Help links

Setting |help=no disables the "help/info" links. If this is done the template {{inline audio}} must be shown on the page.

'''Alabama''' ({{Audio|en-us-Alabama.ogg|Pronunciation of "Alabama"|help=no}})

→ Alabama ( Pronunciation of "Alabama")

Todo: add {{inline audio}} to this page.

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hAudio microformat that makes an audio recording'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

Date-of-publication ("published") information will only be included in the microformat if {{start date}} (or, where appropriate, {{start date and age}}) is used in a parent infobox/template. Do not, however, use {{start date}} or {{start date and age}} if a date before 1583 CE is involved.

Use {{duration}} to specify the duration/length of a recording. For instance, if the recording's duration is 3 minutes 45 seconds, use {{duration|m=3|s=45}} (which appears as: 3:45). If needed, |h= may be included to specify a number of hours.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes of this microformat include:

• haudio
• fn
• album
• description
• category
• contributor
• duration
• h
• item
• min
• photo
• position
• price
• published
• s

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

See also

• {{Audio}}, a variant of this template meant more for inline sounds like pronunciations (with a help link).
• {{Audio-nohelp}}, without a help link.
• Template:Audio-IPA (backlinks edit), a variant of this template to be used with IPA notation.
• Template:Listen (backlinks edit), which sets an audio clip off from the main text.
• {{Listen MIDI}}, for MIDI files.
• {{Multi-listen start}}, {{Multi-listen item}}, and {{Multi-listen end}}, templates used to list multiple audio files in the same box
• Template:Pronunciation (backlinks edit), a shortcut for {{Audio|soundfile.ogg|pronunciation}}.
• Template:Spoken (backlinks edit), which adds only the small icon with no links.