Template:Cite web: Difference between revisions

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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.

See the talk page for documentation on how to use this template.

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 This template is used to [[WP:CITE|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.
-== Usage ==
+See the [[Template talk:Cite web|talk page]] for documentation on how to use this template.
-<pre>{{cite web
-| url =
-| title =
-| accessdate =
-| accessmonthday =
-| accessyear =
-| author =
-| last =
-| first =
-| authorlink =
-| coauthors =
-| date =
-| year =
-| month =
-| format =
-| work =
-| publisher =
-| pages =
-| language =
-| archiveurl =
-| archivedate =
-}}</pre>
-<tt><nowiki>{{cite web|url= |title= |accessdate= |accessmonthday= |accessyear= |author= |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate=}}</nowiki></tt>
-=== Required parameters ===
-* '''url''': URL of online item.
-* '''title''': Title of online item.
-* One of the two date format parameters:
-** '''accessdate''': Full date when item was accessed, in [[ISO 8601]] YYYY-MM-DD format, e.g. ''2006-02-17''. Must not be wikilinked; it will be linked automatically.
-** '''accessmonthday''' and '''accessyear''': Month and day when item was accessed, e.g. May 10, and year when item was accessed, e.g. 2005. Will not be wikilinked.
-=== Optional parameters ===
-* '''author''': 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 article
-** '''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''': Pages, if any, especially if pdf format
-* '''language''': language of publication
-* '''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.
-__NOEDITSECTION__
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 ==See also==
 * [[Wikipedia:Cite sources]]: Style guide
-* [[Wikipedia:Template messages/Sources of articles/Generic citations]]: Related templates
+* [[Wikipedia:Citation templates]]: Related templates
 * [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wikicite]]
 * [[Template:Cite news]]