Template:Cite web/doc

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 Cite sources. A general discussion of the use of templates for adding citations to Wikipedia articles is available at Citation templates.

Common forms with authors in any format
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 authors parameter, using any format. Also shown below are two separate date formats that are commonly used in Wikipedia:


 * Day Month Year:
 * Month Day, Year:

Common forms with last1, first1; last2, first2
The examples hereafter 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:
 * Month Day, Year:

All parameters
When copying all parameters in either the vertical or horizontal layouts, delete those which are not needed. None of the parameters should be capitalised, or the template will not work as intended. For example, use "url", "title", etc. - not "URL", "Title", etc.


 * All parameters, horizontal layout:


 * All parameters, vertical layout:

Examples













 * Using format


 * Foreign language and translated title


 * Using authorlink


 * Using coauthors




 * No author

This abbreviated format should only be used when the editor cannot determine the publisher and author.
 * No author, no publisher








 * Using "archiveurl" and "archivedate" (and optionally "deadurl") for webpages that have been archived






 * Using "quote"