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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
Citations within a page should use consistent formats. However, there is no consensus about which format is best. The following examples are for citations where one or more authors are listed in a single <tt><nowiki>|author=authors</nowiki></tt> parameter, using any format. Also shown below are two separate date formats that are commonly used:
=== Copyable examples with pre-filled accessdate ===
Citations within a page should use consistent formats. However, there is no consensus about which format is best. The following examples are for citations where one or more authors are listed in a single <tt><nowiki>|author=authors</nowiki></tt> parameter, using any format. Also shown below are two separate date formats that are commonly used:


;'''Day Month Year'''
;Day Month Year
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=24 February 2012}}</nowiki></code>
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
;'''Month Day, Year'''
;Month Day, Year
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=February 24, 2012}}</nowiki></code>
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>


=== All parameters ===
;Day Month Year, all parameters
When copying all parameters delete those which are not needed.
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|quote= }}</nowiki></code>
;Month Day, Year, all parameters
<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}<nowiki>|quote= }}</nowiki></code>


<code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= }}</nowiki></code>
=== Paramenters ===
<code style="whitespace: pre-wrap;"><nowiki>{{</nowiki>'''cite web''' <nowiki>|</nowiki>url= <nowiki>|</nowiki>title= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''first''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''last''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''author''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''authorlink''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''coauthors''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''date''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''month''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''year''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''work''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''publisher''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''page''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''pages''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''language''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''format''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''id''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''archiveurl''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''archivedate''= <nowiki>|</nowiki>''accessdate''=<nowiki>|</nowiki>''quote''= <nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
 
The only mandatory parameters are '''url''' and '''title'''.  If '''archiveurl''' and '''archivedate''' are used, both of of them or neither must be used.
 
;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 author(s), not needed to use if the resource have only one author and '''first''' and '''last''' are used instead.
 
;authorlink:  Link to authors home page, user page or profile.
 
;coauthors:  FIXME (unknown usage)
 
;date:  Date of resource.  Could be a full date or a partial date like month and year.
 
;month:  The month the resource was published.  Not needed if date is used.
 
;year:  The year the resource was published.  Not needed if date is used.
 
;work:  See '''url'''.
 
;publisher:  The publisher of the resource.  May include a link.
 
;page:  The page in the resource (online book, catalogue etc.) that is relevant.  Use '''pages''' if more than one page.
 
;pages:  The numbered pages in the resource that is relevant.  Separate ranges with en dash <nowiki>&ndash;</nowiki> (&amp;ndash;) and non sequaential 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, for example pdf, doc or djvu.
 
;id:  FIXME (unknown usage)
 
;archiveurl:  Link to an archived copy of a web page.  Both of '''archiveurl''' and '''archivedate''' or neither must be used.
 
;archivedate:  Date when original URL was archived.
 
;accessdate:  The date the resource was found and added this page, or date it was updated.  For example '''date={{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}''', or '''date={{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}'''.
 
;quote:  A quote from the resource.


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Goal

This template is used to cite online sources in wiki articles.

Usage

Copyable examples with pre-filled accessdate

Citations within a page should use consistent formats. However, there is no consensus about which format is best. The following examples are for citations where one or more authors are listed in a single |author=authors parameter, using any format. Also shown below are two separate date formats that are commonly used:

Day Month Year

{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=26 April 2024}}

Month Day, Year

{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=April 26, 2024}}

Day Month Year, all parameters

{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=26 April 2024|quote= }}

Month Day, Year, all parameters

{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=April 26, 2024|quote= }}

Paramenters

{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |id= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate=|quote= }}

The only mandatory parameters are url and title. If archiveurl and archivedate are used, both of of them or neither must be used.

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 author(s), not needed to use if the resource have only one author and first and last are used instead.
authorlink
Link to authors home page, user page or profile.
coauthors
FIXME (unknown usage)
date
Date of resource. Could be a full date or a partial date like month and year.
month
The month the resource was published. Not needed if date is used.
year
The year the resource was published. Not needed if date is used.
work
See url.
publisher
The publisher of the resource. May include a link.
page
The page in the resource (online book, catalogue etc.) that is relevant. Use pages if more than one page.
pages
The numbered pages in the resource that is relevant. Separate ranges with en dash – (&ndash;) and non sequaential 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, for example pdf, doc or djvu.
id
FIXME (unknown usage)
archiveurl
Link to an archived copy of a web page. Both of archiveurl and archivedate or neither must be used.
archivedate
Date when original URL was archived.
accessdate
The date the resource was found and added this page, or date it was updated. For example date=26 April 2024, or date=April 26, 2024.
quote
A quote from the resource.
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