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<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->
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This template is used to cite non-news sources in Wikipedia articles. (See [[WP:CITE|cite sources]] for general information about citations in Wikipedia articles and see {{tl|cite news}} to learn about citing a news source). This template replaces deprecated '''template:web reference'''. It provides lower case parameters only.
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 [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]. A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citations to Wikipedia articles is available at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]].


== Usage ==
A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citation of open-source web content to Wikipedia articles is available at [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|citation templates]].


'''''Note''''': None of the parameters should be capitalised, in order to avoid the article being tagged as having a broken citation. For example, use "url", "title", etc. - not "URL", "Title", etc.
==Usage==
===Common forms===
;Common form (with current date)
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |work= |publisher= |date= }}</nowiki></tt>


=== Common forms with authors in any format ===
;Using last, first and coauthor(s) (with current date)
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</nowiki></tt>


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 {{para|author|<var>authors</var>}} parameter, using any format. Also shown below are three separate date formats that are commonly used in Wikipedia:
;Using author (with current date)
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> |author= |date= |work= |publisher=}}</nowiki></tt>


;Day Month Year: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: j F Y }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
;Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |last= |first= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt>


;Month Day, Year: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: F j, Y }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
;Using non-linked retrieved date, author
<tt><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= }}</nowiki></tt>


;YYYY-MM-DD: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: Y-m-d }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
===All parameters===
When copying all parameters, in either horizontal or vertical layout, delete those you don't need.
;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= }}</nowiki></tt>


=== Common forms with last1, first1; last2, first2 ===
;All parameters, vertical layout
<pre>{{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=
}}</pre>


The examples below will suffice for up to two authors each with first and last names; for more, just create more parameters in a similar style:
====Required parameters====
*'''url''': URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol e.g. <nowiki>http://</nowiki>.
*'''title''': Title of online item.
*'''''Choose a date format''''' from the following options that matches the main text of the article.
:''For producing a [[WP:CONTEXT#Dates|wikilinked date]] of retrieval:''
::*'''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'''.
:''For producing a non-wikilinked date of retrieval:''
::*'''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.''


;Day Month Year: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: j F Y }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
====Optional parameters====

*'''author''': Author
;Month Day, Year: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: F j, Y }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
**'''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>

**'''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
;YYYY-MM-DD: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: Y-m-d }}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
**'''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.''
=== All parameters ===
**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.

When copying all parameters in either the vertical or horizontal layouts, delete those which are not needed.

;All parameters, horizontal layout: <code><nowiki>{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |at= |language= |trans_title= |format= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}</nowiki></code>

;All parameters, vertical layout:
<pre>
{{cite web
| url =
| title =
| first =
| last =
| author =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| date =
| month =
| year =
| work =
| publisher =
| location =
| page =
| pages =
| at =
| language =
| trans_title =
| format =
| doi =
| archiveurl =
| archivedate =
| accessdate =
| quote =
| ref =
| separator =
| postscript =
}}
</pre>

==== Required parameters ====

*'''url''': URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol, e.g. <nowiki>http://</nowiki>.
*'''title''': Title of online item. This title will appear as the citation itself, hyperlinked to the URL.

==== Optional parameters ====

* author parameters
** '''author
** '''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>
** '''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
** '''last1''', '''first1''', ..., '''last9''', '''first9''' and optionally '''authorlink1''', ..., '''authorlink9''' for specifying more authors (note: '''last1''', '''first1''' and '''authorlink1''' are synonyms for '''last''', '''first''' and '''authorlink''', so use ''either'' '''last1''' or '''last''', not both)
** '''coauthors''': alternate way of specifying additional authors
* a date parameter
** ''either'' '''date''': Full date of publication. Should 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. Should not be wikilinked.
*'''format''': Format, e.g. PDF. HTML implied if not specified.
*'''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.
*'''work''': If this item is part of a larger "work", such as a book, periodical or website, write the name of that work. Do not italicize; the software will do so automatically.
*'''publisher''': Publisher, if any—for example if the website is hosted by a government service, educational institution, or company
*'''publisher''': Publisher, if any—for example if the website is hosted by a government service, educational institution, or company. (The '''publisher''' is not usually the name of the website, that is usually the '''work''').
**'''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.<!-- COmmentedout:notimplemented in the template! This is especially useful for [[PDF]] format, where the page can be linked to with the <code>#page=''number''</code> anchor tagged on the end of the URL:
* a page parameter
** ''either'' '''page''': Page number if a multi-page web article and referencing a single page. "page=5" produces ''p. 5.''
** ''or'' '''pages''': Page numbers if a multi-page web article and referencing more than one page. "pages=5–7" produces ''pp. 5–7''. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not a total number of pages.<!-- Commented out: Not implemented in the template! This is especially useful for [[PDF]] format, where the page can be linked to with the <code>#page=''number''</code> anchor tagged on the end of the URL:
*:<code><nowiki>pages = [http://www.example.org/file.pdf#page=123 p. 123]</nowiki></code>-->
*:<code><nowiki>pages = [http://www.example.org/file.pdf#page=123 p. 123]</nowiki></code>-->
** ''or'' '''at''': When the page prefix is unwanted. "at=Table 5" produces ''Table 5''.
*'''language''': language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
*'''language''': language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
**'''trans_title''': A translated title of the article, in case the original title is in a foreign language. Would normally be used in conjunction with the 'language' parameter.
* '''doi''': A [[digital object identifier]] for the document, such as ''<nowiki>10.1038/news070508-7</nowiki>''
* '''doi''': A [[digital object identifier]] for the document, such as ''<nowiki>10.1038/news070508-7</nowiki>''
**'''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"
* archive parameters ''(if used, must be used both of them together)''
*'''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''': 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|Archive.org]].
*'''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).
** '''archivedate''': Date when the item was archived. Should not be wikilinked.
*'''accessdate''': Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wikilinked. This should be given if the publication date is unknown; see ''[[WP:CITEHOW|Citation styles]]''.
*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item.
*'''quote''': Relevant quote from online item.
*'''ref''': ID for anchor. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value {{para|ref|<var>ID</var>}} generates an anchor with the given <code><var>ID</var></code>; such a linkable reference can be made the target of [[Wikipedia:Citing sources/Further considerations #Wikilinks to full references|wikilinks to full references]], especially useful in short citations like [[Wikipedia:Citing sources #Shortened footnotes|shortened notes]] and [[Wikipedia:Parenthetical referencing|parenthetical referencing]]. The special value {{para|ref|harv}} generates an anchor suitable for the {{tl|harv}} template; see ''[[Template:Citation/doc #Anchors for Harvard referencing templates|anchors for Harvard referencing templates]]''.
*'''separator''' / '''postscript''': The punctuation to use between fields / at the end of the citation

==== Duplicate periods ====

By default, {{tl|cite web}} separates some fields with periods, so don't encode those fields ending with a period or a duplicate period will be added. Example: "publisher=Camelot, Inc" will correctly show as <code>Camelot, Inc.</code> but "publisher=Camelot, Inc." will incorrectly show as <code>Camelot, Inc..</code>

== Examples ==


==Examples==
;Some standard use cases
;Some standard use cases
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|date=30 April 2005
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|author=Doe, John
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|date=30 April 2005
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|date=30 April 2005
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
||url=http://www.example.org/
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
author=Doe, John
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|author=Doe, John
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My Favorite Things, Part II
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/
|url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules
|title=Digest of rules
|title=Digest of Rules
|publisher= National Football League
|publisher=National Football League
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki><br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/
|url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules
|title=Digest of rules
|title=Digest of Rules
|publisher= National Football League
|publisher=National Football League
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</span>

;Non-linking date of retrieval (using accessmonthday and accessyear)
*<nowiki>{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessmonthday=July 6
|accessyear=2005
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessmonthday=July 6
|accessyear=2005
}}</span>
}}</span>


;Using format
;Using format
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
|publisher=International Narcotics Control Board
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
}}</span>
}}</span>


;language
;Foreign language and translated title
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|author=Joliet, François
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Honni soit qui mal y pense
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|language=French
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|author=Joliet, François
|author=Joliet, François
|date=30 April 2005
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense
|date=2005-04-30
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|language=French
|trans_title=Shame on those who think evil
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Honni soit qui mal y pense
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|author=Joliet, François
|date=30 April 2005
|accessdate=6 July 2005
|language=French
|language=French
|trans_title=Shame on those who think evil
}}</span>
}}</span>


;coauthors
;coauthors
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Our Favorite Things
|first=John
|first=John
|last=Doe
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim
|coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Our Favorite Things
|accessdate=2006-05-16
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|first=John
|first=John
|last=Doe
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim
|coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim
|title=My favorite things part II
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
}}</span>

*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Our Favorite Things
|accessdate=2006-05-16
|first=John
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Peter Smith; Jim Smythe
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Our Favorite Things
|first=John
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Peter Smith; Jim Smythe
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
}}</span>
}}</span>


;No author
;No author
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My favorite things part II
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
|url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=My favorite things part II
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|publisher=Open Publishing
|publisher=Open Publishing
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=16 May 2006
|url=http://www.example.org/ | accessdate=2006-05-16
}}</span>
}}</span>


;No author, no publisher
;No author, no publisher
This abbreviated format should only be used when the editor cannot determine the publisher and author.
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|date=30 April 2005
}}</nowiki></br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</nowiki></code></br>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|date=30 April 2005
|work=Encyclopedia of Things
|accessdate=6 July 2005
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|accessdate=2005-07-06}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|date=30 April 2005
|title=My favorite things part II
|accessdate=6 July 2005}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.example.org/
|url=http://www.example.org/
|title=Index of Sharp Things
|accessdate=2005-07-06}}</span>
|date=30 April 2005
|accessdate=6 July 2005}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|format=PDF
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
|language=Greek
}}</nowiki></code><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|language=Greek
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=2005-04-30
|date=30 April 2005
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|format=PDF
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
|language=Greek
|language=Greek
}}</span>
}}</span>


;Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site
;Using "archiveurl" and "archivedate" for webpages that have been archived
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=30 April 2005
|format=PDF
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
|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
|archivedate=2005-09-11
|archivedate=2005-09-11
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=2005-04-30
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf
|title=List of psychotropic substances under international control
|date=30 April 2005
|format=PDF
|format=PDF
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=July 6, 2005
|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
|archivedate=2005-09-11
|archivedate=2005-09-11
}}</span>
}}</span>


*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|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
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
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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
|archivedate=2006-04-26
|archivedate=2006-04-26
}}</nowiki><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/> → <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|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
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
|title=Interview with Maggie Downs
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}}</span>
}}</span>


;Using quote
;Using "quote"
*<nowiki>{{cite web
*<code><nowiki>{{cite web
|url=http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
|title=My favorite things part II
|title=Daylight saving time: rationale and original idea
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|work=WebExhibits
|url=http://www.example.org/
|date=2008
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|accessdate=2009-09-27
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
|quote=...&amp;nbsp;Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins&amp;nbsp;...'
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
}}</nowiki></code><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html
|work=Encyclopedia of things
|title=Daylight saving time: rationale and original idea
|url=http://www.example.org/
|work=WebExhibits
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|date=2008
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
|accessdate=2009-09-27
|quote=...&nbsp;Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins&nbsp;...'
}}</span>
}}</span>


==Using cite web on other Mediawiki installations==
;Omitting the title in error

*<nowiki>{{cite web
If you want to use 'cite web' on another Mediawiki site, for example at wikia.com or at referata.com, you probably want to edit your <nowiki>http://yoursite.whatever.org/wiki/Mediawiki:common.css</nowiki> file to match the cite styles at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki:common.css . Easiest is to just copy the whole file. But if you don't want that, you probably want to add the following:
|work=Encyclopedia of things

|url=http://www.example.org/
<blockquote>
|accessdate=2005-07-06
<tt>
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
<pre>
}}</nowiki><br/>→ <span style="background:white">{{cite web

|work=Encyclopedia of things
/* Styling for citations */
|url=http://www.example.org/
span.citation, cite {
|accessdate=2005-07-06
font-style: normal;
|quote=Lorem ipsum dolor.
word-wrap: break-word;
}}</span>
}

/* For linked citation numbers and document IDs, where
the number need not be shown on a screen or a handheld,
but should be included in the printed version
*/
@media screen, handheld {
span.citation *.printonly {
display: none;
}
}

</pre>
</tt>
</blockquote>

The reason? If you don't, every URL will show up twice in your &lt;references&gt; or &#123;&#123;reflist&#125;&#125; section, because it think's it is printing on paper, and when it prints on paper, it prints out the entire URL.

==See also==
* [[User:Citation bot|Citation bot]]
* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates|Citation templates]]
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|Citing sources]]
* [[Wikipedia:Citing sources/example style|Citing sources/example style]]
* [[WP:DOI|Digital Object Identifier]]
* [[Template:Cite book]]
* [[Template:Cite journal]]
* [[Template:Cite news]]
* [[Zotero]]


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<includeonly>
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[[Category:Citation templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]
[[Category:Templates using ParserFunctions|{{PAGENAME}}]]


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[[az:Şablon:Cite web]]
[[be-x-old:Шаблён:Спасылка]]
[[bg:Шаблон:Цитат уеб]]
[[bg:Шаблон:Цитат уеб]]
[[cs:Šablona:Citace webu]]
[[ca:Plantilla:Citar web]]
[[cs:Šablona:Citace elektronické monografie]]
[[cy:Nodyn:Dyf gwe]]
[[da:Skabelon:Kilde www]]
[[da:Skabelon:Kilde www]]
[[de:Vorlage:Cite web]]
[[de:Vorlage:Cite web]]
[[el:Πρότυπο:Cite web]]
[[el:Πρότυπο:Cite web]]
[[et:Mall:Netiviide]]
[[eo:Ŝablono:Citaĵo el la reto]]
[[eo:Ŝablono:Citaĵo el la reto]]
[[es:Plantilla:Cita web]]
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[[fr:Modèle:Lien web]]
[[fr:Modèle:Lien web]]
[[hr:Predložak:Cite web]]
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[[hy:Կաղապար:Cite web]]
[[ia:Patrono:Cite web]]
[[ia:Patrono:Cite web]]
[[it:Template:Cita web]]
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[[ja:Template:Cite web]]
[[ja:Template:Cite web]]
[[ko:틀:웹 인용]]
[[ko:틀:웹 인용]]
[[hu:Sablon:Cite web]]
[[mk:Шаблон:Cite web]]
[[ms:Templat:Cite web]]
[[ms:Templat:Cite web]]
[[nl:Sjabloon:Voetnoot web]]
[[nl:Sjabloon:Voetnoot web]]
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[[sk:Šablóna:Cite web]]
[[sl:Predloga:Navedi splet]]
[[sl:Predloga:Navedi splet]]
[[sr:Шаблон:Cite web]]
[[sv:Mall:Webbref]]
[[sv:Mall:Webbref]]
[[fi:Malline:Verkkoviite]]
[[fi:Malline:Verkkoviite]]
[[uk:Шаблон:Cite web]]
[[ur:Template:Cite web]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Chú thích web]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Chú thích web]]
[[tr:Şablon:Cite web]]
[[zh:Template:Cite web]]
[[zh:Template:Cite web]]
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An exaple: www.web4you.ca

Latest revision as of 22:06, 15 May 2010

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 citations to Wikipedia articles is available at Wikipedia:Citation templates.

Usage[edit source]

Note: None of the parameters should be capitalised, in order to avoid the article being tagged as having a broken citation. For example, use "url", "title", etc. - not "URL", "Title", etc.

Common forms with authors in any format[edit source]

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 three separate date formats that are commonly used in Wikipedia:

Day Month Year
{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=26 May 2024}}
Month Day, Year
{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2024}}
YYYY-MM-DD
{{cite web |url= |title= |author= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2024-05-26}}

Common forms with last1, first1; last2, first2[edit source]

The examples below will suffice for up to two authors each with first and last names; for more, just create more parameters in a similar style:

Day Month Year
{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=26 May 2024}}
Month Day, Year
{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=May 26, 2024}}
YYYY-MM-DD
{{cite web |url= |title= |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work= |publisher= |accessdate=2024-05-26}}

All parameters[edit source]

When copying all parameters in either the vertical or horizontal layouts, delete those which are not needed.

All parameters, horizontal layout
{{cite web |url= |title= |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |month= |year= |work= |publisher= |location= |page= |pages= |at= |language= |trans_title= |format= |doi= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |quote= |ref= |separator= |postscript= }}
All parameters, vertical layout
{{cite web
| url         =
| title       =
| first       =
| last        =
| author      =
| authorlink  =
| coauthors   =
| date        =
| month       =
| year        =
| work        =
| publisher   =
| location    =
| page        =
| pages       =
| at          =
| language    =
| trans_title =
| format      =
| doi         =
| archiveurl  =
| archivedate =
| accessdate  =
| quote       =
| ref         =
| separator   =
| postscript  =
}}

Required parameters[edit source]

  • url: URL of online item. Start the url with the communications protocol, e.g. http://.
  • title: Title of online item. This title will appear as the citation itself, hyperlinked to the URL.

Optional parameters[edit source]

  • author parameters
    • 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.
    • last1, first1, ..., last9, first9 and optionally authorlink1, ..., authorlink9 for specifying more authors (note: last1, first1 and authorlink1 are synonyms for last, first and authorlink, so use either last1 or last, not both)
    • coauthors: alternate way of specifying additional authors
  • a date parameter
    • either date: Full date of publication. Should 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. Should 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. Do not italicize; the software will do so automatically.
  • publisher: Publisher, if any—for example if the website is hosted by a government service, educational institution, or company. (The publisher is not usually the name of the website, that is usually the work).
    • location: Geographical place of publication.
  • a page parameter
    • either page: Page number if a multi-page web article and referencing a single page. "page=5" produces p. 5.
    • or pages: Page numbers if a multi-page web article and referencing more than one page. "pages=5–7" produces pp. 5–7. This is for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not a total number of pages.
    • or at: When the page prefix is unwanted. "at=Table 5" produces Table 5.
  • language: language of publication (don't specify "English" as this is the default).
    • trans_title: A translated title of the article, in case the original title is in a foreign language. Would normally be used in conjunction with the 'language' parameter.
  • 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"
  • archive parameters (if used, must be used both of them together)
    • 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 Archive.org.
    • archivedate: Date when the item was archived. Should not be wikilinked.
  • accessdate: Full date when item was accessed. Should not be wikilinked. This should be given if the publication date is unknown; see Citation styles.
  • quote: Relevant quote from online item.
  • ref: ID for anchor. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value |ref=ID generates an anchor with the given ID; such a linkable reference can be made the target of wikilinks to full references, especially useful in short citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing. The special value |ref=harv generates an anchor suitable for the {{harv}} template; see anchors for Harvard referencing templates.
  • separator / postscript: The punctuation to use between fields / at the end of the citation

Duplicate periods[edit source]

By default, {{cite web}} separates some fields with periods, so don't encode those fields ending with a period or a duplicate period will be added. Example: "publisher=Camelot, Inc" will correctly show as Camelot, Inc. but "publisher=Camelot, Inc." will incorrectly show as Camelot, Inc..

Examples[edit source]

Some standard use cases
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |author=Doe, John |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |author=Doe, John |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of things |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |author=Doe, John |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web ||url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II author=Doe, John |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=My Favorite Things, Part II |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/digestofrules |title=Digest of Rules |publisher=National Football League |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Using format
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |publisher=International Narcotics Control Board |format=PDF |accessdate=July 6, 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Foreign language and translated title
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Honni soit qui mal y pense |author=Joliet, François |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=6 July 2005 |language=French |trans_title=Shame on those who think evil }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
coauthors
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Our Favorite Things |first=John |last=Doe |coauthors=Smith, Peter; Smythe, Jim |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=16 May 2006 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Our Favorite Things |first=John |last=Doe |coauthors=Peter Smith; Jim Smythe |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=16 May 2006 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
No author
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |publisher=Open Publishing |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=16 May 2006 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
No author, no publisher

This abbreviated format should only be used when the editor cannot determine the publisher and author.

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |date=30 April 2005 |work=Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate=6 July 2005 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.example.org/ |title=Index of Sharp Things |date=30 April 2005 |accessdate=6 July 2005}}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=30 April 2005 |format=PDF |accessdate=July 6, 2005 |language=Greek }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Using "archiveurl" and "archivedate" for webpages that have been archived
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |title=List of psychotropic substances under international control |date=30 April 2005 |format=PDF |accessdate=July 6, 2005 |archiveurl=http://www.archive.org/2005-09-11/www.incb.org/pdf/e/list/green.pdf |archivedate=2005-09-11 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  • {{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 }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Using "quote"
  • {{cite web |url=http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/c.html |title=Daylight saving time: rationale and original idea |work=WebExhibits |date=2008 |accessdate=2009-09-27 |quote=...&nbsp;Lord Balfour came forward with a unique concern: 'Supposing some unfortunate lady was confined with twins&nbsp;...' }}
    → Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Using cite web on other Mediawiki installations[edit source]

If you want to use 'cite web' on another Mediawiki site, for example at wikia.com or at referata.com, you probably want to edit your http://yoursite.whatever.org/wiki/Mediawiki:common.css file to match the cite styles at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediawiki:common.css . Easiest is to just copy the whole file. But if you don't want that, you probably want to add the following: 


/* Styling for citations */
span.citation, cite {
    font-style: normal;
    word-wrap: break-word;
}

/* For linked citation numbers and document IDs, where
   the number need not be shown on a screen or a handheld,
   but should be included in the printed version
*/
@media screen, handheld {
    span.citation *.printonly {
        display: none;
    }
}

The reason? If you don't, every URL will show up twice in your <references> or {{reflist}} section, because it think's it is printing on paper, and when it prints on paper, it prints out the entire URL.

See also[edit source]


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