Module talk:Databox

Databox has 2 new parameters

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The code in this module added 2 new parameters:

• useImage
• excludeProperties

How to use them
Invoke either or both parameters into the template when entering the databox template: {{Databox}}, placing a pipe | and then the parameter name, followed by an equals sign= and ending with the value (no spaces are required), it will have a form like:
{{Databox|parameterName=value}}

• useImage= {{Databox|useImage=add the P18 (image) filename here}}
• excludeProperties= {{Databox|excludeProperties=add comma-separated property ID's here (P105,P171)}}

Parameter behaviour
Both parameters when used will make changes to the invoked databox at the local page level.
They do not affect any other Databoxes on the wiki.

• useImage: This parameter allows the local databox to choose which image of the item's P18 files to display.

A Wikidata item can have multiple files for its property Image (P18). By default, only the most recently uploaded (or Preferred) file will be displayed when a databox is invoked.

• excludeProperties: This parameter allows the local databox to exclude additional properties from being included in the current databox (only).

Databox code already contains a global list of properties to exclude from being displayed, this exclusion list affects all databoxes on the current wiki. Adding or removing properties under local site excluded properties = { of the code at Module:Databox will affect all databoxes currently displayed and any future ones. Editors' may want to have more control over what data/properties are shown for individual databoxes to stop it from becoming too long or containing irrelevant data for the current article, page or topic.

Databox - additional Parameters - More information about these parameters can be found here.
User Talk: Databox - additional Parameters - Questions and feedback about these parameters are welcome here (or as a reply to this topic).

User:Danny_Benjafield (WMDE) on behalf of the Wikidata For Wikimedia Projects team will be updating the local code for the Template:Databox and Module:Databox pages in the coming weeks. If you do not wish to update to the newest version, please let them know at their User talk:Danny_Benjafield (WMDE) or reply here. Thank you, - MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:23, 5 May 2026 (UTC)