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= Template documentation =
= Template documentation =


This template is used to cite Web-based sources. It works similarly to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web Wikipedia's Template:Cite web]. But it accepts fewer parameters and is much less polished.
== Usage ==
 
This template is used to cite Web-based sources. It generate footnotes with consistent styling and information. It works similarly to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web Wikipedia's Template:Cite web]. But it accepts fewer parameters and is much less polished.
 
Not all fields are required.


This template accepts the following parameters. All parameter names must be in lowercase.
This template accepts the following parameters. All parameter names must be in lowercase.
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* '''quote'''
* '''quote'''


== Format ==
This template accepts the following parameters. All parameter names must be in lowercase.


&lt;ref&gt;<br>
<PRE>
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>cite web<br>
<ref>
| title=Title of page or thread<br>
{{cite web
| url=http://blah.blah (required)<br>
| title       = <!-- Title of page or thread -->
| work=Site name or description<br>
| url         = <!-- http://blah.blah (required) -->
| publisher=company name<br>
| work       = <!-- Site name or description -->
| accessdate=date you looked at page in dd mmmm yyyy format<br>
| publisher   = <!-- Publisher's company name -->
| author=Author Name (required)<br>
| accessdate = <!-- date you looked at page, in d mmmm yyyy format, e.g. 2 March 2013 -->
| date=date of article dd mmmm yyyy format, e.g. 12 March 2013<br>
| author     = <!-- Author's name (required) -->
| quote=snippet of pertinent text<nowiki>}}</nowiki><br>
| date       = <!-- date of article, in d mmmm yyyy format, e.g. 2 March 2013 -->
&lt;/ref&gt;
| quote       = <!-- snippet of pertinent text -->
}}
</ref>  
</PRE>


== Known bugs ==
== Known bugs ==

Latest revision as of 12:07, 3 April 2013


Template documentation

Usage

This template is used to cite Web-based sources. It generate footnotes with consistent styling and information. It works similarly to Wikipedia's Template:Cite web. But it accepts fewer parameters and is much less polished.

Not all fields are required.

This template accepts the following parameters. All parameter names must be in lowercase.

  • author
  • date
  • url (required)
  • title (required)
  • work
  • publisher
  • at
  • accessdate
  • quote

This template accepts the following parameters. All parameter names must be in lowercase. 

<ref>
{{cite web
| title       = <!-- Title of page or thread -->
| url         = <!-- http://blah.blah (required) -->
| work        = <!-- Site name or description -->
| publisher   = <!-- Publisher's company name -->
| accessdate  = <!-- date you looked at page, in d mmmm yyyy format, e.g. 2 March 2013 -->
| author      = <!-- Author's name (required) -->
| date        = <!-- date of article, in d mmmm yyyy format, e.g. 2 March 2013 -->
| quote       = <!-- snippet of pertinent text -->
}}
</ref>

Known bugs

  • If author isn't specified, then date will not be shown.


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