Template:Cite web

[{{{url}}} "{{{title}}}"]. {{{website}}}. Retrieved on {{{access-date}}}.

This template is used to standardize citations to any source published on the web. It should be used within <ref></ref> tags.

Usage

The basic formatting with only the required parameters is as follows:

{{Cite web|url= |title= |website= |access-date= }}

The full template with all possible parameters is as follows:

{{Cite web|url= |title= |transtitle= |author= |website= |date= |access-date= |quote= |transquote= |archiveurl= |archivedate= }}

Create a citation to any source published online.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
URL	`url`	The full URL to the source	URL	required
title	`title`	The title of the source. This can be the article's title if one exists, or the page title in the browser.	String	required
Translated Title	`transtitle`	A translation of "title" from the original language to English	String	optional
author	`author`	The author(s) of the source Example LastName, FirstName	String	optional
date	`date`	The date the source was posted or published Example 31 January 2000	String	optional
website	`website`	The website the source is hosted on. This can be linked. Italics are automatically applied.	Content	required
quote	`quote`	The unedited text from the source that is relevant to the citation	String	optional
Translated Quote	`transquote`	A translation of "quote" from the original language to English	String	optional
Archive URL	`archiveurl`	The full URL to an archived version of the source	URL	optional
Archive Date	`archivedate`	The date archiveurl was created Example 31 January 2000	String	optional
Access Date	`access-date`	The date you accessed the source for the citation Example 31 January 2000	String	required