Template:Cite web/doc
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= }}
Parameters
Create a citation to any source published online.
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
| String | optional |
date | date | The date the source was posted or published
| 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Archive URL | archiveurl | The full URL to an archived version of the source | URL | optional |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
| String | optional |
Access Date | access-date | The date you accessed the source for the citation
| String | required |