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This [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] is used to cite online sources in Wikipedia articles. {{tl|Cite news}} can also be used when citing a news source; for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles, see [[WP:CITE|Wikipedia:cite sources]]. |
This [[Wikipedia:Template namespace|template]] is used to cite online sources in Wikipedia articles. {{tl|Cite news}} can also be used when citing a news source; for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles, see [[WP:CITE|Wikipedia:cite sources]]. |
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===Common forms=== |
===Common forms=== |
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;Common form (with current date) |
;Common form (with current date) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{ |
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTH}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |work= |publisher= |date= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date) |
;Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{ |
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTH}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using author (with current date) |
;Using author (with current date) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{ |
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTH}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first (month day) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}<nowiki> |accessyear=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |last= |first= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using non-linked retrieved date, author (month day) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}<nowiki> |accessyear=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first (day month) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}<nowiki> |accessyear=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |last= |first= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using non-linked retrieved date, author (day month) |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdaymonth=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}}<nowiki> |accessyear=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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;Using archived version |
;Using archived version |
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= </nowiki>{{ |
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= </nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTH}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki> |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}</nowiki></tt> |
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===All parameters=== |
===All parameters=== |
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*'''url''': URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol e.g. <nowiki>http://</nowiki>. |
*'''url''': URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol e.g. <nowiki>http://</nowiki>. |
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*'''title''': Title of online item. |
*'''title''': Title of online item. |
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*'''accessdate''': Full date when item was accessed. |
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*'''''Choose a date format''''' from the following options that matches the main text of the article. |
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:''For producing a [[WP:CONTEXT#Dates|wikilinked date]] of retrieval:'' |
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::*'''accessdate''': Full date when item was accessed, in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "accessdate = {{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}". ''Must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically.'' If the American/International date format is required for consistency within the article, use '''accessyear''' and '''accessmonthday''' or '''accessdaymonth''', as American/International dates will not display correctly if used for '''accessdate'''. |
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:''For producing a non-wikilinked date of retrieval:'' |
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::*'''accessmonthday''' and '''accessyear''': Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessmonthday = May 10", <u>and</u> year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2006". Produces: ''Retrieved on May 10, 2006.'' |
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::*'''accessdaymonth''' and '''accessyear''': Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessdaymonth= 10 May", <u>and</u> year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2006". Produces: ''Retrieved on 10 May 2006.'' |
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====Optional parameters==== |
====Optional parameters==== |
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**'''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs. |
**'''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs. |
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**'''coauthors''': allows additional authors |
**'''coauthors''': allows additional authors |
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*'''date''': Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article. |
*'''date''': Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article. |
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**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. |
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*'''format''': Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified. |
*'''format''': Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified. |
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*'''work''': If this item is part of a larger "work", such as a book, periodical or website, write the name of that work. |
*'''work''': If this item is part of a larger "work", such as a book, periodical or website, write the name of that work. |
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**'''Doilabel''': If the doi contains some characters that must be [[Percent-encoding|escaped]], use "doilabel" for the unescaped version. See {{tl|doi}}: "id" is equivalent to "doi" and "label" is "doilabel" |
**'''Doilabel''': If the doi contains some characters that must be [[Percent-encoding|escaped]], use "doilabel" for the unescaped version. See {{tl|doi}}: "id" is equivalent to "doi" and "label" is "doilabel" |
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*'''archiveurl''': The URL of an [[Web archiving|archived]] copy of the page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like [[WebCite]] and [[Internet Archive|The Internet Archive]]. Requires '''archivedate'''. |
*'''archiveurl''': The URL of an [[Web archiving|archived]] copy of the page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like [[WebCite]] and [[Internet Archive|The Internet Archive]]. Requires '''archivedate'''. |
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*'''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived (requires '''archiveurl''' |
*'''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived (requires '''archiveurl'''). |
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*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item. |
*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item. |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|author=Doe, John |
|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|author=Doe, John |
|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|author=Doe, John |
|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|author=Doe, John |
|author=Doe, John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|title=Digest of rules |
|title=Digest of rules |
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|publisher= National Football League |
|publisher= National Football League |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/ |
|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/ |
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|title=Digest of rules |
|title=Digest of rules |
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|publisher= National Football League |
|publisher= National Football League |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</span> |
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;Non-linking date of retrieval (using accessmonthday and accessyear) |
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*<nowiki>{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessmonthday=July 6 |
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|accessyear=2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessmonthday=July 6 |
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|accessyear=2005 |
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}}</span> |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</span> |
}}</span> |
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|author=Joliet, François |
|author=Joliet, François |
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|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|language=French |
|language=French |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|author=Joliet, François |
|author=Joliet, François |
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|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
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|language=French |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate= |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|first=John |
|first=John |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate= |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16 |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|publisher=Open Publishing |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16 |
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*<nowiki>{{cite web |
*<nowiki>{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</nowiki></br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki></br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|work=Encyclopedia of things |
|work=Encyclopedia of things |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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}}</span> |
}}</span> |
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*<nowiki>{{cite web |
*<nowiki>{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=My favorite things part II |
|title=My favorite things part II |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=2005 |
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*<nowiki>{{cite web |
*<nowiki>{{cite web |
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|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|language=Greek |
|language=Greek |
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}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
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*<nowiki>{{cite web |
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|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|archivedate= |
|archivedate=11 September 2005 |
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}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |
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|date= |
|date=30 April 2005 |
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|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|format=PDF |
|format=PDF |
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|accessdate=2005 |
|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
|archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |
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|archivedate= |
|archivedate=11 September 2005 |
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|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |
|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |
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|title=Interview with Maggie Downs |
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs |
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|date= |
|date=31 March 2006 |
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|publisher=The Desert Sun |
|publisher=The Desert Sun |
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|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |
|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |
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|archivedate= |
|archivedate=26 April 2006 |
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}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |
|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm |
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|title=Interview with Maggie Downs |
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs |
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|date= |
|date=31 March 2006 |
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|publisher=The Desert Sun |
|publisher=The Desert Sun |
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|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |
|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm |
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|archivedate= |
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|url=http://www.example.org/ |
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|accessdate=6 July 2005 |
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|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor. |
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}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web |
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Revision as of 12:43, 9 November 2008
![]() | This is a documentation subpage for Template:Cite web It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
This template is used to cite online sources in Wikipedia articles. {{Cite news}} can also be used when citing a news source; for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles, see Wikipedia:cite sources.
A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citation of open-source web content to Wikipedia articles is available at citation templates.
Usage
Common forms
- Common form (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=25 02 2025 |work= |publisher= |date= }}
- Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=25 02 2025 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}
- Using author (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=25 02 2025 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}
- Using archived version
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= 25 02 2025 |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}
All parameters
When copying all parameters, in either horizontal or vertical layout, delete those you don't need.
- All parameters, horizontal layout
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |location= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- All parameters, vertical layout
{{cite web | url = | title = | accessdate = | author = | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | date = | year = | month = | format = | work = | publisher = | location = | pages = | language = | doi = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | quote = }}
Parameters for alternate access date formatting:
{{cite web ... | accessdaymonth = | accessmonthday = | accessyear = ... }}
Required parameters
- url: URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol e.g. http://.
- title: Title of online item.
- accessdate: Full date when item was accessed.
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 wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
- coauthors: allows additional authors
- last works with first to produce
- date: Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article.
- format: Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
- work: If this item is part of a larger "work", such as a book, periodical or website, write the name of that work.
- publisher: Publisher, if any—for example if the website is hosted by a government service, educational institution, or company
- location: Geographical place of publication.
- pages: pp. 5–7: first page and optional last page. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book.
- language: language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
- doi: A digital object identifier for the document, such as 10.1038/news070508-7
- archiveurl: The URL of an archived copy of the page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like WebCite and The Internet Archive. Requires archivedate.
- archivedate: Date when the item was archived (requires archiveurl).
- quote: Relevant quote from online item.
Examples
- Some standard use cases
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/
|title=Digest of rules
|publisher= National Football League
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- Using format
- {{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- language
- {{cite web
|author=Joliet, François
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|language=French
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- coauthors
- {{cite web
|first=John
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- No author
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- No author, no publisher
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|language=Greek
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- Using archiveurl and archivedate for webpages that have been archived
- {{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|archivedate=11 September 2005
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- {{cite web
|url=http://joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=currnews&story=20060405-01shore.htm
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
|date=31 March 2006
|publisher=The Desert Sun
|archiveurl=http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:JAxf4v-pQmgJ:joanjettbadrep.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi%3Farchive%3Dcurrnews%26story%3D20060405-01shore.htm
|archivedate=26 April 2006
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- Using quote
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
- Omitting the title in error
- {{cite web
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
}}
→ Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).