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{{High-use|37906}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{warning|Per [[WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL]], this template should be used very sparingly and in most cases the template (or links to Findagrave not using this template) should be removed from articles.}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Uses Wikidata|P535}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Lua|Module:EditAtWikidata|Module:WikidataCheck}}&lt;br /&gt;
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'''{{NAMESPACE}}:{{BASEPAGENAME}}''' displays an external link or a reference to a memorial on the [[Find a Grave]] website.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Usage ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===External link===&lt;br /&gt;
Unnamed parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | ''ID'' }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | ''ID'' | ''NAME'' }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Named parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= | name= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= | name= | work= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using [[Wikidata]] property {{Property|535}}:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}}&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | name= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | name= | work= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Reference===&lt;br /&gt;
Two unnamed parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | ''ID'' | ''NAME'' | work= | last= | first= | date= | access-date= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Named parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= | name= | work= | last= | first= | date= | access-date= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Using Wikidata property P535:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | work= | last= | first= | date= | access-date= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | name= | work= | last= | first= | date= | access-date= }}&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Usage guidance ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{See also|Wikipedia:External links/Perennial websites#Find a Grave}}&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
Care should be taken when deciding to make a link to the Find a Grave website. While photographs of gravestones provide useful information, the biographical and other additional details may not be reliable. If there are fully [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] which may be used, then the Find a Grave link should not be used, or should be removed in place of the more reliable source.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===As an [[WP:External link]]===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To comply with [[WP:ELNO]], only place in External links section if the website contains unique information not already mentioned and cited in the body of the article and is not a [[WP:COPYLINK]] violation. Remove from External links if Find a Grave is already cited in main body, if burial information is provided in main body by a more reliable source, or if the page contains any unlicensed copyrighted information (e.g., professional [[portrait photography]] or copies of [[obituaries]] from a newspaper).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===As a reference for article content===&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With rare exceptions, [[WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL|do not]] use Find a Grave as a source. Find a Grave is not [[WP:RS|reliable]] because it relies on user-generated input without vetting by an editorial body.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If any of the parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
* access-date&lt;br /&gt;
* author&lt;br /&gt;
* date&lt;br /&gt;
* last&lt;br /&gt;
are specified, this template will produce a citation with {{tl|Cite web}}. Otherwise, it produces a format for use in an &amp;quot;External links&amp;quot; section. If used as a reference, it should not be duplicated in the &amp;quot;External links&amp;quot; section.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Parameters ==&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;id&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; or &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;grid&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; (parameter 1, required unless using Wikidata)&amp;amp;nbsp;– The Find a Grave Memorial number, found at the bottom of the Find a Grave article or in the URL (e.g., &amp;quot;1234&amp;quot; for https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;amp;GRid=1234). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P535 exists, but required if not.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;name&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; (parameter 2, optional)&amp;amp;nbsp;– The name of the deceased. Defaults to {{tl|PAGENAME}} if not specified.&lt;br /&gt;
* &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;work&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– A group or category within the Find a Grave site.&lt;br /&gt;
* Parameters for {{tl|Cite web}}&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– The surname of the original author of the Find a Grave article.&lt;br /&gt;
*** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;author&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– Alias for &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;. If both &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; and &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;author&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; are specified, &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt; takes precedence.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;first&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– The given name of the original author of the Find a Grave article. Requires &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;display-authors&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– If the Find a Grave article has more than one author, use {{para|display-authors|et al}} to display &amp;quot;et al.&amp;quot; after the name of the first author.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;date&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– The date of the Find a Grave article.&lt;br /&gt;
** &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;access-date&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;– The date this citation was added or last updated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Examples ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
; External link with unnamed parameters&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | 1234 | Henri Langlois &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: displays as:&lt;br /&gt;
:* {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} | 1234 | Henri Langlois }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
; External link with named parameters&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= 94078737 | name= Sally Kristen Ride | work= American Astronaut &amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: displays as:&lt;br /&gt;
:* {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} | id= 94078737 | name= Sally Kristen Ride | work= American Astronaut }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
; External link using Wikidata property P535&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;* {{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}}&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: pulls the Grave ID from Wikidata and uses the page title. On the [[Henri Langlois#External links|Henri Langlois]] article, it will display as:&lt;br /&gt;
:* {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}}|1234|Henri Langlois}} [[File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg |frameless |text-top |10px |alt=Edit this at Wikidata |link=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q745858#P535 |Edit this at Wikidata]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
; Missing ID and no Wikidata&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}}&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: if the article's Wikidata item does not have the Find a Grave property, this will display as:&lt;br /&gt;
: {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}} }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
; Reference using all of the parameters:&lt;br /&gt;
: &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;{{&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{BASEPAGENAME}}&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 | id          = 94078737&lt;br /&gt;
 | name        = Sally Kristen Ride&lt;br /&gt;
 | work        = American Astronaut&lt;br /&gt;
 | last        = Daniluke&lt;br /&gt;
 | first       = Marc J.&lt;br /&gt;
 | display-authors = et al&lt;br /&gt;
 | date        = July 23, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
 | access-date = &amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
: displays as:&lt;br /&gt;
: {{ {{BASEPAGENAME}}&lt;br /&gt;
 | id          = 94078737&lt;br /&gt;
 | name        = Sally Kristen Ride&lt;br /&gt;
 | work        = American Astronaut&lt;br /&gt;
 | last        = Daniluke&lt;br /&gt;
 | first       = Marc J.&lt;br /&gt;
 | display-authors = et al&lt;br /&gt;
 | date        = July 23, 2012&lt;br /&gt;
 | access-date = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}&lt;br /&gt;
 }}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== TemplateData ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{collapse top|[[Wikipedia:TemplateData|TemplateData]] documentation used by [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and other tools}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{TemplateData header|noheader=1}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;templatedata&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;This template displays an external link or a reference to a memorial on the Find a Grave website.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;params&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;id&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;aliases&amp;quot;: [&amp;quot;grid&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;],&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;GRid #&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The Find a Grave Memorial number, found at the bottom of the Find a Grave article or in the URL (e.g., '1234' for https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&amp;amp;GRid=1234). This parameter is optional if Wikidata property P535 exists, but required if not.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;number&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;required&amp;quot;: false,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;default&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Wikidata property P2601&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;name&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;aliases&amp;quot;: [&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;],&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Name of deceased&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The name of the deceased. This parameter is optional; it defaults to the Wikipedia article name, without any disambiguation.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;suggested&amp;quot;: true,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;default&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;{{PAGENAMEBASE}}&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;work&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;A group or category within the Find a Grave site&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;last&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;aliases&amp;quot;: [&amp;quot;author&amp;quot;],&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Author surname&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The surname of the original author of the Find a Grave article.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;first&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Author given name&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The given name of the original author of the Find a Grave article. Requires &amp;lt;code&amp;gt;last&amp;lt;/code&amp;gt;.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;line&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;display-authors&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Display authors&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;If the Find a Grave article has more than one author, use |display-authors=et al to display 'et al.' after the name of the first author.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;string&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;example&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;et al&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;date&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The date of the Find a Grave article.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;date&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		},&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;access-date&amp;quot;: {&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;aliases&amp;quot;: [&amp;quot;accessdate&amp;quot;],&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;label&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;Access date&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;description&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;The date this citation was added or last updated.&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
			&amp;quot;type&amp;quot;: &amp;quot;date&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
		}&lt;br /&gt;
	},&lt;br /&gt;
	&amp;quot;paramOrder&amp;quot;: [&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;id&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;name&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;work&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;last&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;first&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;display-authors&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;date&amp;quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
		&amp;quot;access-date&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
	]&lt;br /&gt;
}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/templatedata&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{collapse bottom}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Tracking categories ==&lt;br /&gt;
; template with ID&lt;br /&gt;
* {{clc|Find a Grave template with ID different from Wikidata}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{clc|Find a Grave template with ID not in Wikidata}}&lt;br /&gt;
; template missing ID&lt;br /&gt;
* {{clc|Find a Grave template missing ID and not in Wikidata}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== See also ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Wikipedia:FINDAGRAVE]] &lt;br /&gt;
* {{tl|Find a Grave cemetery}} to link to a cemetery at Find a Grave&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;includeonly&amp;gt;{{Sandbox other||&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!--Categories below this line, please; interwikis at Wikidata--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:People and person external link templates]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:External link templates with accessdate parameter]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:External link templates using Wikidata]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Templates that add a tracking category]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Templates that wrap Cite web]]&lt;br /&gt;
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