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This template replaces deprecated [[template:web reference]]. It provides lower case parameters only. | __NOTOC__ | ||
This template is used to [[WP:CITE|cite sources]] in Wikipedia. It is specifically for web sites which are not news sources. This template replaces deprecated [[template:web reference]]. It provides lower case parameters only. | |||
== Usage == | == Usage == | ||
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| accessdate = | | accessdate = | ||
}}</pre> | }}</pre> | ||
=== Required parameters === | === Required parameters === | ||
* '''url''': URL of online item. | * '''url''': URL of online item. | ||
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__NOEDITSECTION__ | __NOEDITSECTION__ | ||
{{esoteric}} | {{esoteric}} | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]: Style guide | |||
* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations]]: Related templates | |||
* [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikicite]] | |||
* [[Template:Cite news]] | |||
* [[Template:Cite book]] | |||
[[Category:Citation templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:Citation templates|{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 9 June 2006
This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for web sites which are not news sources. This template replaces deprecated template:web reference. It provides lower case parameters only.
Usage
{{cite web
| last =
| first =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| date =
| year =
| month =
| url =
| title =
| format =
| work =
| pages =
| publisher =
| language =
| accessdate =
}}
Required parameters
- url: URL of online item.
- title: Title of online item.
- One of the two date format parameters:
- accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17. Must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically.
- accessmonthday and accessyear: Month and day when item was accessed, e.g. May 10, and year when item was accessed, e.g. 2005. Will not be wikilinked.
Optional parameters
- author: Author
- last works with first to produce
last, first - authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate article
- coauthors: allows additional authors
- last works with first to produce
- date: Full date of publication, preferably in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17. May be wikilinked.
- OR: year: Year of publication, and month: Name of the month of publication. If you also have the day, use date instead. Must not be wikilinked.
- format: Format, i.e. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
- work: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
- publisher: Publisher, if any.
- pages: Pages, if any, especially if pdf format
- language: language of publication
 | This template employs intricate features of template syntax.
You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages. You can conduct experiments, and should test all major changes, in either this template's sandbox, the general template sandbox, or your user space before changing anything here. |
