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;Using non-linked retrieved date, author
;Using non-linked retrieved date, author
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt>
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt>

;Using non-linked date fields in International format
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |datestyle=dmy}}</nowiki></tt>

;Using non-linked date fields in American format
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |datestyle=mdy}}</nowiki></tt>


===All parameters===
===All parameters===
When copying all parameters, in either horizontal or vertical layout, delete those you don't need.
When copying all parameters, in either horizontal or vertical layout, delete those you don't need.
;All parameters, horizontal layout
;All parameters, horizontal layout
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= |datestyle=}}</nowiki></tt>
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessdaymonth= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}</nowiki></tt>


;All parameters, vertical layout
;All parameters, vertical layout
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|archiveurl=
|archiveurl=
|archivedate=
|archivedate=
|quote=
|quote=
|datestyle=
}}</pre>
}}</pre>


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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.''
::*'''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.''
::*'''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.''
::*'''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.''
::*'''datestyle''' may be used to force the [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format '''date''', '''accessdate''' & '''archivedate''' parameters to a particular style:
::**''|datestyle=dmy'' - International style, e.g. 5 August 2007
::**''|datestyle=mdy'' - American style, e.g. August 5, 2007
::**''|datestyle=ymd'' - Asian style, e.g. 2007 August 5
::**''|datestyle='' - default unspecified gives the linked date, e.g. [[2007-08-05]]
::**Non-date values, some webpages do not indicate their last revision date, where the '''date''' field wishes to indicate this (rather than that this field was forgotton about), ''|date=undated'' may be explicitly stated.


====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.
**'''coauthors''': allows additional authors
**'''coauthors''': allows additional authors
*'''date''': Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article. If in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17'', must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically, unless '''datestyle''' has been set''
*'''date''': Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article. If in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17'', must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically.''
**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.
**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, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
*'''format''': Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
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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"
*'''archiveurl''': Significant webpages can be [[Web archiving|archived]] by a service like [[WebCite]], in which case this parameter is the URL of the archived copy (requires '''archivedate''').
*'''archiveurl''': Significant webpages can be [[Web archiving|archived]] by a service like [[WebCite]], in which case this parameter is the URL of the archived copy (requires '''archivedate''').
*'''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived (requires '''archiveurl'''), in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''. Must not be wikilinked as normally it will be linked automatically and does not directly support American/International dates (they will display incorrectly as redlinks if used). Instead if '''datastyle''' has been set, then appropriate unlinked American/International format is shown
*'''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived (requires '''archiveurl'''), in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''. Must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically. This field does not support American/International dates (they will display incorrectly as redlinks if used).
*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item.
*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item.


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|accessmonthday=July 6
|accessmonthday=July 6
|accessyear=2005
|accessyear=2005
}}</span>

;Non-linking date fields using datestyle - 1) unspecified default 2) International 3) American
#<nowiki>{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=
}}</span>
#<nowiki>{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=dmy
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=dmy
}}</span>
#<nowiki>{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=mdy
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|datestyle=mdy
}}</span>
}}</span>


Revision as of 22:14, 20 July 2008

This template is used to cite non-news sources in Wikipedia articles. (See cite sources for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles and see {{cite news}} to learn about citing a news source). This template replaces deprecated template:web reference. It provides lower case parameters only.

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=2025-07-12 |work= |publisher= |date= }}

Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date)

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2025-07-12 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}

Using author (with current date)

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2025-07-12 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}

Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |last= |first= |date= |work= |publisher= }}

Using non-linked retrieved date, author

{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}

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= |pages= |language= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}

All parameters, vertical layout
{{cite web
|url= 
|title= 
|accessdate= 
|accessdaymonth= 
|accessmonthday= 
|accessyear= 
|author= 
|last= 
|first= 
|authorlink= 
|coauthors= 
|date= 
|year= 
|month= 
|format= 
|work= 
|publisher= 
|pages= 
|language= 
|doi= 
|archiveurl= 
|archivedate= 
|quote= 
}}

Required parameters

  • url: URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol e.g. http://.
  • title: Title of online item.
  • Choose a date format from the following options that matches the main text of the article.
For producing a wikilinked date of retrieval:
  • accessdate: Full date when item was accessed, in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "accessdate = 2025-07-12". 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.
For producing a non-wikilinked date of retrieval:
  • accessmonthday and accessyear: Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessmonthday = May 10", and year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2006". Produces: Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
  • accessdaymonth and accessyear: Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessdaymonth= 10 May", and year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2006". Produces: Retrieved on 10 May 2006.

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
  • date: Full date of publication in the same format as the main text of the article. If in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17, must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically.
    • 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, 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
  • 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
    • Doilabel: If the doi contains some characters that must be escaped, use "doilabel" for the unescaped version. See {{doi}}: "id" is equivalent to "doi" and "label" is "doilabel"
  • archiveurl: Significant webpages can be archived by a service like WebCite, in which case this parameter is the URL of the archived copy (requires archivedate).
  • archivedate: Date when the item was archived (requires archiveurl), in ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. 2006-02-17. Must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically. This field does not support American/International dates (they will display incorrectly as redlinks if used).
  • 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=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite web |author=Doe, John |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
    → 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=2005-07-06 }}
    → 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=2005-07-06 }}
    → 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=2005-07-06 }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
Non-linking date of retrieval (using accessmonthday and accessyear)
  • {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessmonthday=July 6 |accessyear=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=2005-07-06 }}
    → 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=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 |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=2005-04-30 |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
  • {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |publisher=Open Publishing |date=2005-04-30 |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=2005-04-30 |work=Encyclopedia of things |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06 }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite web |title=My favorite things part II |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.example.org/ |accessdate=2005-07-06}}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
  • {{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2005-07-06 |language=Greek }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).
Using archiveurl and archivedate for webpages that have been archived using services such as WebCite
  • {{cite web |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=2005-04-30 |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2005-07-06 |archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |archivedate=2005-09-11 }}
    → 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=2006-03-31 |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=2006-04-26 }}
    → 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=2005-07-06 |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=2005-07-06 |quote=Lorem ipsum dolor. }}
    → Lua error: bad argument #1 to "get" (not a valid title).


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