This template is used to
cite sources
in Wikipedia. It is specifically for web sites which are not news sources. 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
.
- Common form for cases where little is known about authorship of the page (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-06-10 |format= |work= }}
- Using last, first (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-06-10 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using author (with current date)
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessdate=2024-06-10 |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using non-linked retrieved date, last, first
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- Using non-linked retrieved date, author
{{cite web |url= |title= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= }}
- All parameters, horizontal format (delete the ones you don't need)
{{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= |comment= }}
- All parameters, vertical format
{{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=
|comment=
}}
- url
: URL of online item.
- title
: Title of online item.
For producing a
wikilinked date
of retrieval:
- accessdate
: Full date when item was accessed, in
ISO 8601
YYYY-MM-DD format, for example "accessdate = 2024-06-10".
Must not be wikilinked
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 = 2005". Produces:
Retrieved on May 10, 2006.
- accessdaymonth
and
accessyear
: Month and day when item was accessed, for example "accessmonthday = 10 May",
and
year when item was accessed, for example "accessyear = 2005". Produces:
Retrieved on 10 May 2006.
- 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, preferably in
ISO 8601
YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g.
2006-02-17
. May 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.
- work
: If this item is part of a larger work, name of that work.
- publisher
: Publisher, if any.
- 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. This is especially useful for
PDF
format, where the page can be linked to with the
#page=
number
anchor tagged on the end of the URL:
pages = [http://www.example.org/file.pdf#page=123 p. 123]
- 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
: URL of the archive location of the item (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.
- quote
: Relevant quote from online item.
- comment
: Any comment that may apply to the cite.
- 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
}}
→
Doe, John (
2005-04-30
).
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
. Open Publishing
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{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
}}
→
Doe, John (
2005-04-30
).
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|date=[[2005-04-30]]
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→
Doe, John (
2005-04-30
).
"My favorite things part II"
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{cite web
|author=Doe, John
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→
Doe, John.
"My favorite things part II"
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{cite web
|title=My favorite things part II
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→
"My favorite things part II"
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{cite web
|url=http://www.nfl.com/fans/
|title=Digest of rules
|publisher= National Football League
|accessdate=2005-07-06
}}
→
"Digest of rules"
. National Football League
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- 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
}}
→
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
.
- 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
}}
→
"List of psychotropic substances under international control"
(PDF)
. International Narcotics Control Board
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- language
- {{cite web
|author=Joliet, Francois
|title=Honnit soit qui mal y pense
|date=[[2005-04-30]]
|url=http://www.example.org/
|accessdate=2005-07-06
|language=French
}}
→
Joliet, Francois (
2005-04-30
).
"Honnit soit qui mal y pense"
(in French)
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- coauthors
- {{cite web
|first=John
|last=Doe
|coauthors=Peter Smith, Jim Smythe
|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
}}
→
Doe, John (
2005-04-30
).
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
. Open Publishing
. Retrieved
2006-05-16
.
- 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
}}
→
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
. Open Publishing.
2005-04-30
. Retrieved
2006-05-16
.
- 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
}}
→
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
.
2005-04-30
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- Using archiveurl and archivedate to refer to items that went away but are available from an archive site
- {{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
}}
→
"List of psychotropic substances under international control"
(PDF)
.
2005-04-30
. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 2005-09-11
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
- {{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
}}
→
"Interview with Maggie Downs"
. The Desert Sun.
2006-03-31
. Archived from
the original
on 2006-04-26.
- 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.
}}
→
"My favorite things part II"
.
Encyclopedia of things
. Retrieved
2005-07-06
.
Lorem ipsum dolor.
- No parameters (error)
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