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Goal
This template is used to cite online sources in wiki articles.
Usage
{{cite web | url = | title = | first = | last = | author = | coauthors = | authorlink = | authorlink-wiki = | date = | work = | publisher = | pages = | language = | format = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = | quote = }}
The only mandatory parameters are url and title.
- url
- URL of the resource.
- title
- Title of the resource.
- first
- First name of the single author. Not needed if author is used instead.
- last
- Last name of the single author. Not needed if author is used instead.
- author
- Name of the (single) author. Alternatively, first and last can be used.
- authorlink
- URL to the author's home page, profile, etc..
- authorlink-wiki
- Wiki page name to the author's user name on the wiki. For example,
User:BotFlightGear
would link to BotFlightGear.
- coauthors
- Coauthors of the resource, links can be used. If there are two coauthors (three authors overall), separate with semicolons (;).
- date
- Date of resource, any format you wish.
- work
- Name of the work. Will override title. Will be formatted like this: "<work>".
- publisher
- The publisher of the resource. May include a link.
- pages
- The numbered pages in the resource that is relevant. Separate ranges with a dash (
–
) and non sequential pages with comma (,
).
- language
- The language of the resource if it is not English or the language of a translated page.
- format
- Format of the resource, such as PDF, DOC, etc..
- archiveurl
- Link to an archived copy of a web page. Will be used instead of url.
- archivedate
- Date when original URL was archived.
- accessdate
- The date the resource was found and added this page, or date it was updated. You can use any format you wish.
- quote
- A quote from the resource. Will be formatted like this: "<quote>"
Usage examples
* {{cite web | url = http://wiki.flightgear.org/Main_Page | title = FlightGear wiki - Main Page | author = Hellosimon | authorlink-wiki = User:Hellosimon | date = 18<sup>th</sup> April, 2006, 8:42 pm | publisher = [http://wiki.flightgear.org/Main_Page FlightGear wiki] | archiveurl = http://wiki.flightgear.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=1279 | archivedate = 18<sup>th</sup> April, 2006, 8:42 pm | accessdate = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} | quote = Summary: Rough Outline }}
- Hellosimon (18th April, 2006, 8:42 pm). FlightGear wiki - Main Page. Published by FlightGear wiki. Archived from the original on 18th April, 2006, 8:42 pm. Retrieved April 20, 2024. "Summary: Rough Outline"
* {{cite web | url = http://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=15267 | title = How the project works | author = Thorsten | date = Feb 09, 2012 | accessdate = {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}} }}
- Thorsten (Feb 09, 2012). How the project works. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
Copyable examples
Citations within a page should use consistent formats. However, there is no consensus about which format is best. These examples show horizontal and vertical formats of all parameter and often-used ones.
Commonly used parameters (horizontal format)
{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |publisher= |accessdate= }}
Commonly used parameters (vertical format)
* {{cite web | url = | title = | author = | date = | publisher = | accessdate = }}
All parameters (horizontal format)
{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |coauthors= |authorlink= |authorlink-wiki= |date= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |format= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= }}
All parameters (vertical format)
* {{cite web | url = | title = | first = | last = | author = | coauthors = | authorlink = | authorlink-wiki = | date = | work = | publisher = | pages = | language = | format = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = | quote = }}